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. 2013 Oct 31;10:E180. doi: 10.5888/pcd10.130073

Table 3c. Feasibility, Process, and Impact Results of Interventions on Prepared-Food Sources: Interventions Conducted in Small Local Restaurantsa .

Characteristic Shape Up Somerville (3236) Smart Menu Program (37,38) The Healthy Options Program (3942)
Feasibility and process results Low acceptability; medium reach High acceptability; low feasibility; low reach; low operability Moderate acceptability of promoted items; high fidelity; high feasibility
Prepared-food source impact results 4/10 Restaurants changed menus; 6/10 reported customers ordering from Shape Up Somerville options; 7/10 believed beneficial to participate; 7/10 were more aware of nutrition; 4/10 thought customers were more aware of nutrition Fewer average calories, lower levels of fat and sodium per entrée sold No significant change in ordering
Consumer psychosocial impact results Not assessed at restaurant level High level of awareness; no impact on knowledge reported Moderate awareness
Consumer behavioral impact results Not assessed at restaurant level 20.4% of customers reported ordering lower calories, 16.5% lower fat 1/3 of customers reported materials influenced ordering
Other results Body mass index among children reduced by 0.1005 Higher entrée cost associated with more calories and fat consumed; consumers chose smaller, cheaper entrées None
Sustainability Low-medium: more than 50% of restaurants were noncompliant at follow-up Medium: resource-intensive intervention. High: materials stayed in place
Policy results, implications Needed a stronger prepared-food source component Success for calorie-labeling policy Possibilities for combination with other intervention strategies
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Includes small, locally owned “mom-and-pop” establishments that include but are not limited to take-out and sit-down restaurants and restaurants that focused on specialty foods; it excludes chain restaurants.