Food pantry selection solutions: A randomized controlled trial in client-choice food pantries to nudge clients to targeted foods

Journal of Public Health (United Kingdom)

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 366-372

  Wilson, Norbert L W ^a   Just, David R ^b   Swigert, Jeffery ^b   Wansink, Brian ^b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

behavioral economics; food banks; food pantries; nudges; nutrition

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEW YORK; NUTRITION; ODDS RATIO; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGISTRATION; ADULT; AGED; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; FRUIT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTHY DIET; MALE; MARKETING; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; VEGETABLE; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; FRUIT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTHY DIET; HUMANS; MALE; MARKETING; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK; VEGETABLES;

EID: 85021361674     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdw043     Document Type: Article

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