Table 3.
Nutritional and health outcomes associated with comprehensive food subsidy program for non-pregnant adults
| First Author, Year Intervention, Participants | Nutritional outcomes | Health outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ni Mhurchu 2010[30] |
Food purchases* |
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| 12.5% discount on healthier foods at point-of-sale (PD) |
Change in foods/nutrients at 6 months (PD- no PD) |
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| |
Mean (95%CI) |
PD |
p |
|
| |
Foods, kg/week |
|
|
|
| or tailored nutrition education (NE) or both compared to no intervention |
All foods |
0.90 (0.29-1.52) |
0.004 |
|
| |
All healthier |
0.79 (0.43-1.16) |
<0.001 |
|
| |
All less healthy |
0.07 (−0.15-0.29) |
0.56 |
|
| Main household shoppers >18 years |
Healthier F&V |
0.48 (0.21-0.75) |
<0.001 |
|
| |
Healthier meat |
0.06 (0.02-0.11) |
<0.001 |
|
| |
Healthier dairy |
0.21 (0.10-0.31) |
<0.001 |
|
| |
No change was noted in intake of saturated fat (primary outcome), energy density or any other macronutrients |
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||
| |
There were no effects of tailored nutrition education on food purchases at 6 months. |
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| |
Change in foods/nutrients at 12 months (PD- no PD)** |
|
||
| |
Mean (95%CI) |
PD |
p |
|
| |
Foods, kg/week |
|
|
|
| |
All foods |
0.37 (−0.26-1.00) |
0.25 |
|
| |
All healthier |
0.38 (0.01-0.76) |
0.045 |
|
| |
All less-healthy |
0.05 (−0.18-0.27) |
0.67 |
|
| |
Healthier F&V |
0.28 (0.00-0.56) |
0.05 |
|
| |
Healthier meat |
0.03 (−0.01-0.08) |
0.15 |
|
| Healthier dairy | 0.06 (−0.04-0.18) | 0.21 | ||
*Adjusted for baseline values, ethnicity, income, age, sex.
**The 12 month follow-up was 6 months after intervention ended.