Environmental interventions for altering eating behaviours of employees in the workplace: a systematic review

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 214-226

  Allan, J L ^a   Querstret, D ^b,c   Banas, K ^d   de Bruin, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^c ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Choice architecture; eating; environmental intervention; workplace

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; CALORIE; DIET; EMPLOYEE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FRUIT; HUMAN; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WORKPLACE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTHY DIET; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); VEGETABLE;

FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FRUIT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTHY DIET; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; VEGETABLES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 85006026332     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: 1467789X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/obr.12470     Document Type: Review

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