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. 2018 Apr 17;13(4):e0196020. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0196020

Table 1. List of items measuring support for healthy eating policies.

Policy support item Short name
The government should ban advertising for junk food and fast food that is aimed at children ADVBANCHILD
The government should ban advertising for junk food and fast food that is aimed at adults ADVBANADULT
The government should spend money for information campaigns informing people about the risks of unhealthy eating SOCIALMKTG
Education to promote healthy eating should be provided in all schools EDUSCHOOL
The government should subsidise firms which provide programmes to train their employees in healthy eating EDUWORK
All foods should be required to carry labels with calorie and nutrient information LABELING
All restaurants should be required to provide calorie and nutrient information in menus MENUS
The food industry should cooperate in financing governmental campaigns that promote healthy eating INDCOOPER
The government should award companies for healthy food innovations INDAWARDS
The government should impose taxes on unhealthy food and use the proceeds to promote healthier eating FATTAX
The government should subsidise fruit and vegetables to promote healthier eating THINSUBS
The government should provide vouchers to low-income families to buy healthy foods at reduced prices VOUCHERS
Vending machines should be banned from our schools VENDBAN
The government should regulate the nutritional content of school meals SCHOOLMEAL
The government should regulate the nutritional content of workplace meals WORKMEAL
The government should work with the food companies to improve the nutritional content of processed foods VOLUNTSTD
The government should impose on food companies limits on certain ingredients to improve the nutritional content of processed foods COMPSTD
TV-stations should give free air-time to governmental campaigns that promote healthier eating FREEADS
There should be public measures like free home delivery to support easier access to healthy foods for the elderly and those with lower incomes ACCESS
VAT rates should be lower for healthy foods and higher for unhealthy foods VAT