Can Public Health Interventions Change Immediate and Long-Term Dietary Behaviours? Encouraging Evidence from a Pilot Study of the U.K. Change4Life Sugar Swaps Campaign
The aim of this pilot study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the U.K. Change4Life Sugar Swaps campaign for improving nutritional intake in a small sample of families prior to the 2015 nationwide launch. A total of 49 participants from 14 families received information and materials during a two-w...
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| author | Daniel J. Lamport Szu-Yun Wu Jenni Drever-Heaps Orla Hugueniot Daniel J. W. Jones Orla B. Kennedy Claire M. Williams Laurie T. Butler |
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| description | The aim of this pilot study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the U.K. Change4Life Sugar Swaps campaign for improving nutritional intake in a small sample of families prior to the 2015 nationwide launch. A total of 49 participants from 14 families received information and materials during a two-week intervention period in November 2014 encouraging them to swap high sugar foods and drinks for low sugar alternatives. Daily dietary intake was reported with online food diaries over four stages, each two weeks in length: (i) baseline (no information provided), (ii) intervention when Sugar Swaps materials were accessible, (iii) immediate follow-up, and (iv) one year on from baseline. Data were analysed for sugar, glucose, fructose, sucrose, lactose, fat, saturated fat, carbohydrate, protein, salt, fibre, vitamin C, and energy. During the intervention, significant daily reductions of 32 g sugar, 11 g fat, and 236 kcal for each family member were observed, among others, and 61% of benefits achieved during the intervention period were maintained at immediate follow-up. Encouragingly, for children, reductions in sugar, sucrose, fat, saturated fat, carbohydrate, and energy were observed one year on. The Sugar Swaps Campaign is potentially an effective public health intervention for improving short- and long-term dietary behaviour for the whole family. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5d29a2bfe95742e59bbb3bdf84af53012023-11-23T12:03:41ZengMDPI AGNutrients2072-66432021-12-011416810.3390/nu14010068Can Public Health Interventions Change Immediate and Long-Term Dietary Behaviours? Encouraging Evidence from a Pilot Study of the U.K. Change4Life Sugar Swaps CampaignDaniel J. Lamport0Szu-Yun Wu1Jenni Drever-Heaps2Orla Hugueniot3Daniel J. W. Jones4Orla B. Kennedy5Claire M. Williams6Laurie T. Butler7School of Psychology and Clinical Language Science, University of Reading, Reading RG6 6AL, UKInstitute of Biomedical Science, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, TaiwanSchool of Psychology and Clinical Language Science, University of Reading, Reading RG6 6AL, UKPublic Health England, London NW9 5EQ, UKSchool of Psychology and Clinical Language Science, University of Reading, Reading RG6 6AL, UKSchool of Chemistry Food and Pharmacy, University of Reading, Reading RG6 6AL, UKSchool of Psychology and Clinical Language Science, University of Reading, Reading RG6 6AL, UKFaculty of Science and Engineering, Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford CM1 1SQ, UKThe aim of this pilot study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the U.K. Change4Life Sugar Swaps campaign for improving nutritional intake in a small sample of families prior to the 2015 nationwide launch. A total of 49 participants from 14 families received information and materials during a two-week intervention period in November 2014 encouraging them to swap high sugar foods and drinks for low sugar alternatives. Daily dietary intake was reported with online food diaries over four stages, each two weeks in length: (i) baseline (no information provided), (ii) intervention when Sugar Swaps materials were accessible, (iii) immediate follow-up, and (iv) one year on from baseline. Data were analysed for sugar, glucose, fructose, sucrose, lactose, fat, saturated fat, carbohydrate, protein, salt, fibre, vitamin C, and energy. During the intervention, significant daily reductions of 32 g sugar, 11 g fat, and 236 kcal for each family member were observed, among others, and 61% of benefits achieved during the intervention period were maintained at immediate follow-up. Encouragingly, for children, reductions in sugar, sucrose, fat, saturated fat, carbohydrate, and energy were observed one year on. The Sugar Swaps Campaign is potentially an effective public health intervention for improving short- and long-term dietary behaviour for the whole family.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/1/68change for lifesugar swapsdietary interventionpublic healthnutritionsugar |
| spellingShingle | Daniel J. Lamport Szu-Yun Wu Jenni Drever-Heaps Orla Hugueniot Daniel J. W. Jones Orla B. Kennedy Claire M. Williams Laurie T. Butler Can Public Health Interventions Change Immediate and Long-Term Dietary Behaviours? Encouraging Evidence from a Pilot Study of the U.K. Change4Life Sugar Swaps Campaign Nutrients change for life sugar swaps dietary intervention public health nutrition sugar |
| title | Can Public Health Interventions Change Immediate and Long-Term Dietary Behaviours? Encouraging Evidence from a Pilot Study of the U.K. Change4Life Sugar Swaps Campaign |
| title_full | Can Public Health Interventions Change Immediate and Long-Term Dietary Behaviours? Encouraging Evidence from a Pilot Study of the U.K. Change4Life Sugar Swaps Campaign |
| title_fullStr | Can Public Health Interventions Change Immediate and Long-Term Dietary Behaviours? Encouraging Evidence from a Pilot Study of the U.K. Change4Life Sugar Swaps Campaign |
| title_full_unstemmed | Can Public Health Interventions Change Immediate and Long-Term Dietary Behaviours? Encouraging Evidence from a Pilot Study of the U.K. Change4Life Sugar Swaps Campaign |
| title_short | Can Public Health Interventions Change Immediate and Long-Term Dietary Behaviours? Encouraging Evidence from a Pilot Study of the U.K. Change4Life Sugar Swaps Campaign |
| title_sort | can public health interventions change immediate and long term dietary behaviours encouraging evidence from a pilot study of the u k change4life sugar swaps campaign |
| topic | change for life sugar swaps dietary intervention public health nutrition sugar |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/1/68 |
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