Effects of a Novel Applet-Based Personalized Dietary Intervention on Dietary Intakes: A Randomized Controlled Trial in a Real-World Scenario
The objective of this study was to assess the feasibility and effectiveness of a novel WeChat applet-based personalized dietary intervention aimed at promoting healthier dietary intakes. A two-arm parallel, randomized, controlled trial was conducted in a real-world scenario and involved a total of 1...
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| description | The objective of this study was to assess the feasibility and effectiveness of a novel WeChat applet-based personalized dietary intervention aimed at promoting healthier dietary intakes. A two-arm parallel, randomized, controlled trial was conducted in a real-world scenario and involved a total of 153 participants (the intervention group, <i>n</i> = 76; the control group, <i>n</i> = 77), lasting for 4 months in Shanghai, China. The intervention group had access to visualized nutrition evaluations through the applet during workday lunch time, while the control group received no interventions. A total of 3413 lunch dietary intake records were captured through the applet. Linear mixed models were utilized to assess the intervention effects over time. At baseline, the participants’ lunchtime dietary intakes were characterized by insufficient consumption of plant foods (86.9% of the participants) and excessive intake of animal foods (79.7% of the participants). Following the commencement of the intervention, the intervention group showed a significant decrease in the animal/plant food ratio (β = −0.03/week, <i>p</i> = 0.024) and the consumption of livestock and poultry meat (β = −1.80 g/week, <i>p</i> = 0.035), as well as a borderline significant increase in the consumption of vegetables and fruits (β = 3.22 g/week, <i>p</i> = 0.055) and plant foods (β = 3.26 g/week, <i>p</i> = 0.057) over time at lunch compared to the control group. The applet-based personalized dietary intervention was feasible and effective in improving dietary intakes and, consequently, possibly may manage body weight issues in real-world scenarios. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f6ee624b6c3842e4a1d26075379cc2ae2024-02-23T15:30:09ZengMDPI AGNutrients2072-66432024-02-0116456510.3390/nu16040565Effects of a Novel Applet-Based Personalized Dietary Intervention on Dietary Intakes: A Randomized Controlled Trial in a Real-World ScenarioHongwei Liu0Jingyuan Feng1Zehuan Shi2Jin Su3Jing Sun4Fan Wu5Zhenni Zhu6School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, ChinaSchool of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, ChinaDivision of Health Risk Factors Monitoring and Control, Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai 200336, ChinaDivision of Health Risk Factors Monitoring and Control, Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai 200336, ChinaNational Institute for Nutrition and Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050, ChinaSchool of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, ChinaDivision of Health Risk Factors Monitoring and Control, Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai 200336, ChinaThe objective of this study was to assess the feasibility and effectiveness of a novel WeChat applet-based personalized dietary intervention aimed at promoting healthier dietary intakes. A two-arm parallel, randomized, controlled trial was conducted in a real-world scenario and involved a total of 153 participants (the intervention group, <i>n</i> = 76; the control group, <i>n</i> = 77), lasting for 4 months in Shanghai, China. The intervention group had access to visualized nutrition evaluations through the applet during workday lunch time, while the control group received no interventions. A total of 3413 lunch dietary intake records were captured through the applet. Linear mixed models were utilized to assess the intervention effects over time. At baseline, the participants’ lunchtime dietary intakes were characterized by insufficient consumption of plant foods (86.9% of the participants) and excessive intake of animal foods (79.7% of the participants). Following the commencement of the intervention, the intervention group showed a significant decrease in the animal/plant food ratio (β = −0.03/week, <i>p</i> = 0.024) and the consumption of livestock and poultry meat (β = −1.80 g/week, <i>p</i> = 0.035), as well as a borderline significant increase in the consumption of vegetables and fruits (β = 3.22 g/week, <i>p</i> = 0.055) and plant foods (β = 3.26 g/week, <i>p</i> = 0.057) over time at lunch compared to the control group. The applet-based personalized dietary intervention was feasible and effective in improving dietary intakes and, consequently, possibly may manage body weight issues in real-world scenarios.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/16/4/565personalized nutritionbehavioral nutrition interventionsdietary intakesrandomized control trial (RCT)nutrition translation |
| spellingShingle | Hongwei Liu Jingyuan Feng Zehuan Shi Jin Su Jing Sun Fan Wu Zhenni Zhu Effects of a Novel Applet-Based Personalized Dietary Intervention on Dietary Intakes: A Randomized Controlled Trial in a Real-World Scenario Nutrients personalized nutrition behavioral nutrition interventions dietary intakes randomized control trial (RCT) nutrition translation |
| title | Effects of a Novel Applet-Based Personalized Dietary Intervention on Dietary Intakes: A Randomized Controlled Trial in a Real-World Scenario |
| title_full | Effects of a Novel Applet-Based Personalized Dietary Intervention on Dietary Intakes: A Randomized Controlled Trial in a Real-World Scenario |
| title_fullStr | Effects of a Novel Applet-Based Personalized Dietary Intervention on Dietary Intakes: A Randomized Controlled Trial in a Real-World Scenario |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of a Novel Applet-Based Personalized Dietary Intervention on Dietary Intakes: A Randomized Controlled Trial in a Real-World Scenario |
| title_short | Effects of a Novel Applet-Based Personalized Dietary Intervention on Dietary Intakes: A Randomized Controlled Trial in a Real-World Scenario |
| title_sort | effects of a novel applet based personalized dietary intervention on dietary intakes a randomized controlled trial in a real world scenario |
| topic | personalized nutrition behavioral nutrition interventions dietary intakes randomized control trial (RCT) nutrition translation |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/16/4/565 |
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