کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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5122691 | 1487193 | 2017 | 9 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
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- This study evaluated a traffic-light food labelling (TFL) intervention in a Taiwan worksite.
- The buffet provided more green-light entrées after the TFL intervention than it had before.
- Customers reported positive attitudes towards TFL and used the TFL information to choose healthier meals.
- Customers were more likely to choose green-light entrées after the TFL was implemented than they had been before.
ObjectiveThis study evaluated customer attitudes, perceptions, and utilisation of a traffic-light food labelling (TFL) programme before and after the TFL was implemented in a worksite canteen in Taiwan.Study designA one-arm intervention was implemented in the canteen and buffet of a research park in Taiwan. Phase 1 consisted of dissemination of information regarding the TFL, targeting the customers (June-July, 2014); phase 2 consisted of implementation of the TFL in the buffet starting in August 2014. The TFL included red, yellow and green labels, indicating 'unhealthy/stop', 'moderately unhealthy/wait' and 'healthy/go', respectively.MethodsThe evaluation was based on two independent anonymous surveys in July 2014 (in phase 1) and April 2015 (in phase 2). Customers were invited to take a survey regarding the TFL programme, the food environment in the canteen, and their lunch choices. Logistic regression models examined the changes in customers' attention and attitudes towards the labelling and their food choices between the two surveys.ResultsThe customers reported positive attitudes towards the TFL. The proportion of customers who reported choosing foods based on the recommendations increased from 38% to 50% (PÂ <Â 0.01). The proportion of the buffet customers who chose green-light entrées and red-light entrées changed from 13% and 63% to 36% and 21%, respectively (PÂ <Â 0.001). The availability of green-light entrées in the buffet increased as well.ConclusionsThis first report of a TFL intervention in an Asian worksite suggests that TFL is acceptable and well understood by this population and may assist customers in choosing healthier items when healthier choices are available.
Journal: Public Health - Volume 150, September 2017, Pages 17-25