A Lesson on “How Much Should I Eat?” Helps Learners Understand and Apply MyPyramid Recommendations

Kelley, Elizabeth; Ashley, Brooke; Getlinger, Mary Jane; Nitzke, Susan

doi:10.1016/j.jneb.2006.12.011

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“…Few studies focused specifically on infants or older adults as the target group [36,42,44,46,64,71,86,94,99,112,152,165,182,193,195,222,224,229,231,253,258,273]. [119][120][121]123,127,132,133,135,139,141,142,145,146,[148][149][150][151][152]155,157,158,160,[162][163][164]167,171,172,174,175,…”

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Trends in the Number of Behavioural Theory-Based Healthy Eating Interventions Inclusive of Dietitians/Nutritionists in 2000–2020

Luo

Allman‐Farinelli

2021

Nutrients

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Nutrition interventions developed using behaviour theory may be more effective than those without theoretical underpinnings. This study aimed to document the number of theory-based healthy eating interventions, the involvement of dietitians/nutritionists and the behaviour theories employed from 2000 to 2020. We conducted a review of publications related to healthy eating interventions that used behaviour change theories. Interventional studies published in English between 2000 and 2020 were retrieved from searching Medline, Cinahl, Embase, Psycinfo and Cochrane Central. Citation, country of origin, presence or absence of dietitian/nutritionist authors, participants, dietary behaviours, outcomes, theories and any behaviour change techniques (BCTs) stated were extracted. The publication trends on a yearly basis were recorded. A total of 266 articles were included. The number of theory-based interventions increased over the two decades. The number of studies conducted by dietitians/nutritionists increased, but since 2012, increases have been driven by other researchers. Social cognitive theory was the most used behaviour theory. Dietitians/nutritionists contributed to growth in publication of theory-based healthy eating interventions, but the proportion of researchers from other professions engaged in this field increased markedly. The reasons for this growth in publications from other professions is unknown but conjectured to result from greater prominence of dietary behaviours within the context of an obesity epidemic.

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Section: Characteristics Of the Included Studiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Trends in the Number of Behavioural Theory-Based Healthy Eating Interventions Inclusive of Dietitians/Nutritionists in 2000–2020

Luo

Allman‐Farinelli

2021

Nutrients

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“…As noted earlier, people often defer choice and action when facing excessive complexity (45) and are more likely to implement a plan when it has a series of very simple steps (47). Second, some reacted with confusion about the MyPyramid recommendations because it was unclear what the cups and ounces translate into (58); this confusion led others to design interventions to teach people what the graphic represented (69) and how much is in a cup or an ounce (70).…”

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Communicating science-based recommendations with memorable and actionable guidelines

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Riis

2014

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

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For many domains of basic and applied science, a key set of scientific facts is well established and there is a need for public action in light of those facts. However, individual citizens do not consistently follow science-based recommendations, even when they accept the veracity of the advice. To address this challenge, science communicators need to develop a guideline that individuals can commit to memory easily and act on straightforwardly at moments of decision. We draw on research from psychology to discuss several characteristics that will enhance a guideline's memorability and actionability and illustrate using a case study from the US Department of Agriculture's communications based on nutrition science. We conclude by discussing the importance of careful research to test whether any given guideline is memorable and actionable by the intended target audience.cognitive psychology | consumer behavior | social psychology I n many domains of basic and applied science, a key set of scientific facts is well-established, and there is a need for public action in light of those facts. And yet, individual citizens do not consistently follow science-based recommendations, even when they accept the veracity of the advice. The complexity of daily life and the limited capacity of the human mind prevent important science-based recommendations from getting the intended behavior change. To address this challenge, we argue that a specific type of communication tool is needed to promote a scientific field's most important recommendations. In this review paper, we refer to this tool as the memorable and actionable guideline.Because of the cognitive limitations of memory and attention that we review in this article, science-based recommendations must be focused on influencing the moments when key consumer decisions are likely to be made. People do what they do in their daily lives, and communications should be structured so that they can influence particular key moments, whether it is food choices at mealtime, energy use at home in the evening, intervening when you see a friend about to do something dangerous, etc. Recommendations must be memorable at those key moments and must be usable/actionable at those key moments.The challenge of getting people to take action is one that has interested psychologists and communications experts for decades. Research on attitude change demonstrates that persuasive communications need to convince people that the scientific facts are credible and that the science-based recommendations are sound. However, even once the audience is convinced that the facts and recommendations are legitimate, behavior change will not necessarily follow. For example, even though most Americans think it is important to be ready for emergencies, only a minority have taken the necessary actions to be prepared for a disaster (1). Science communicators need to activate people's behaviors to incorporate the science-based recommendations into their lives. Given this major challenge, considerable research in fields ra...

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Childhood Obesity, Food Choice and Market Influence

Kolodinsky

Goldstein

Roche

2011

Global Perspectives on Childhood Obesity

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A Lesson on “How Much Should I Eat?” Helps Learners Understand and Apply MyPyramid Recommendations

Cited by 6 publications

References 2 publications

Trends in the Number of Behavioural Theory-Based Healthy Eating Interventions Inclusive of Dietitians/Nutritionists in 2000–2020

Trends in the Number of Behavioural Theory-Based Healthy Eating Interventions Inclusive of Dietitians/Nutritionists in 2000–2020

Communicating science-based recommendations with memorable and actionable guidelines

Childhood Obesity, Food Choice and Market Influence

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