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https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1121888
INTRO: Placing fruit and vegetable sections near supermarket entrances increases the amount purchased and may improve the quality of women’s diets, according to a new study funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).
Published in the journal PLOS Medicine, the results of the study showed that the placement of such produce near store entrances led to approximately 2,525 extra portions of fruit and vegetables being purchased per store, per week. This contrasted with substantial declines in population-level fruit and vegetable purchasing and intake over the study period, which coincided with the COVID-19 pandemic and the cost-of-living crisis.
The researchers say that Government regulations to curb the promotion of unhealthy foods should consider requiring the placement of a fruit and vegetable section at store entrances – as well as limiting the placement of unhealthy foods in locations such as checkouts, aisle-ends and store entrances to maximise their health benefit... (MORE - details, no ads)
INTRO: Placing fruit and vegetable sections near supermarket entrances increases the amount purchased and may improve the quality of women’s diets, according to a new study funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).
Published in the journal PLOS Medicine, the results of the study showed that the placement of such produce near store entrances led to approximately 2,525 extra portions of fruit and vegetables being purchased per store, per week. This contrasted with substantial declines in population-level fruit and vegetable purchasing and intake over the study period, which coincided with the COVID-19 pandemic and the cost-of-living crisis.
The researchers say that Government regulations to curb the promotion of unhealthy foods should consider requiring the placement of a fruit and vegetable section at store entrances – as well as limiting the placement of unhealthy foods in locations such as checkouts, aisle-ends and store entrances to maximise their health benefit... (MORE - details, no ads)