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. 2019 Oct 18;11(10):2520. doi: 10.3390/nu11102520

Table 5.

Nudging and choice architecture types and effectiveness examined in the included studies.

Intervention Class. Intervention Type Lowe et al.
2010 [36]
Nikolaou et al.
2014 [37]
Olstad
et al.
2014 [38]
Seward et al.
2016 [39]
Thorndike et al.
2014 [40]
Thorndike et al.
2012 [41]
A B A B C A B A B
Primarily alter properties of objects or stimuli Ambience
Functional design
Labeling X X X X X X X X X X X
Presentation X X X
Sizing
Pricing X X
Primarily alter placement of objects or stimuli Availability X X X
Proximity X X
Alter both properties and placement objects and stimuli Priming X X
Prompting
Effect On food choice Y Y N N N N Y Y Y Y
On dietary consumption Short-term
On dietary consumption Long-term Y

A, B, and C refer to different conditions in the same study. Effect: Short-term <6 months, and long-term ≥6 months. X: Nudging and choice architecture types. Y: Yes, N: NO.