Cognitive and environmental interventions to encourage healthy eating: evidence-based recommendations for public health policy
dc.contributor.author | Walker, LA | |
dc.contributor.author | Chambers, CD | |
dc.contributor.author | Veling, H | |
dc.contributor.author | Lawrence, NS | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-01-17T14:37:00Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2019-10-30 | |
dc.date.updated | 2022-01-17T14:11:32Z | |
dc.description.abstract | Policymakers are focused on reducing the public health burden of obesity. The UK average percentage of adults classified as obese is 26%, which is double that of the global average. Over a third of UK adults report using at least one weight management aid. Yet, many people still struggle to change their diet-related behaviour, despite having the awareness, intention and capability to do so. This 'intention-behaviour gap' may be because most existing dietary-choice interventions focus on individual decision-making, ignoring the effects of environmental cues on human behaviour. Behaviour change interventions that 'nudge' people into making healthier choices by modifying the food environment have been shown to be effective. However, this type of intervention is typically challenging for policymakers to implement for economic, ethical and public accessibility reasons. To overcome these concerns, policymakers should consider 'boosting' interventions. Boosting involves enhancing competences that help people make decisions consistent with their goals. Here, we outline cognitive training as a boosting intervention to tackle obesity. We synthesize the evidence for one type of cognitive training (go/no-go training) that may be effective at modifying food-related decisions and reducing body weight. We offer evidence-based recommendations for an obesity-focused Public Health Wales behaviour change programme. | en_GB |
dc.description.sponsorship | European Research Council (ERC) | en_GB |
dc.format.extent | 190624- | |
dc.identifier.citation | Vol. 6 (10), article 190624 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.190624 | |
dc.identifier.grantnumber | 647893 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10871/128436 | |
dc.identifier | ORCID: 0000-0003-1969-6637 (Lawrence, Natalia S) | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Royal Society | en_GB |
dc.relation.url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31824693 | en_GB |
dc.rights | © 2019 The Authors. Open access. Published by the Royal Society under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/, which permits unrestricted use, provided the original author and source are credited. | en_GB |
dc.subject | behaviour change | en_GB |
dc.subject | cognitive training | en_GB |
dc.subject | obesity | en_GB |
dc.subject | policy | en_GB |
dc.title | Cognitive and environmental interventions to encourage healthy eating: evidence-based recommendations for public health policy | en_GB |
dc.type | Article | en_GB |
dc.date.available | 2022-01-17T14:37:00Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2054-5703 | |
exeter.article-number | ARTN 190624 | |
exeter.place-of-publication | England | |
dc.description | This is the final version. Available on open access from the Royal Society via the DOI in this record | en_GB |
dc.identifier.eissn | 2054-5703 | |
dc.identifier.journal | Royal Society Open Science | en_GB |
dc.relation.ispartof | R Soc Open Sci, 6(10) | |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 | en_GB |
dcterms.dateAccepted | 2019-09-24 | |
rioxxterms.version | VoR | en_GB |
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate | 2019-10-30 | |
rioxxterms.type | Journal Article/Review | en_GB |
refterms.dateFCD | 2022-01-17T14:35:37Z | |
refterms.versionFCD | VoR | |
refterms.dateFOA | 2022-01-17T14:37:06Z | |
refterms.panel | A | en_GB |
refterms.dateFirstOnline | 2019-10-30 |
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