A Community-Based, Participatory, Multi-Component Intervention Increased Sales of Healthy Foods in Local Supermarkets-The Health and Local Community Project (SoL)

Project SoL was a 19-month (September 2012 to April 2014) community-based multi-component intervention based on the supersetting approach that was designed to promote healthier eating and physical activity among children and their families. The aim of this study was to examine the effects of a multi...

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Published inInternational journal of environmental research and public health Vol. 20; no. 3; p. 2478
Main Authors Toft, Ulla, Buch-Andersen, Tine, Bloch, Paul, Reinbach, Helene Christine, Jensen, Bjarne Bruun, Mikkelsen, Bent Egberg, Aagaard-Hansen, Jens, Glümer, Charlotte
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland MDPI AG 30.01.2023
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Summary:Project SoL was a 19-month (September 2012 to April 2014) community-based multi-component intervention based on the supersetting approach that was designed to promote healthier eating and physical activity among children and their families. The aim of this study was to examine the effects of a multi-component intervention (level 1) and a mass media intervention alone (level 2) compared to a control area (level 3) on food sales. The design was quasi-experimental. Weekly sales data for all Coop supermarkets in the intervention and control areas were analysed via longitudinal linear mixed-effects analyses. Significant increases in the sales of fish (total) (29%; = 0.003), canned fish (31%; = 0.025) and oatmeal (31%; = 0.003) were found for the level 1 intervention area compared to the control area. In the level 2 intervention area, significant increases in the sales of vegetables (total) (17%; = 0.038), fresh vegetables (20%; = 0.01), dried fruit (51%; = 0.022), oatmeal (19%; = 0.008) and wholegrain pasta (58%; = 0.0007) were found compared to the control area. The sales of canned fish increased by 30% in the level 1 area compared to the level 2 area ( = 0.025). This study demonstrated significant increases in the sales of healthy foods, both in the areas with multi-component and mass media interventions alone compared to the control area.
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ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph20032478