Food prescription pilots: feasibility, acceptability and affordability of improving diet through menu planning and grocery delivery.
Food prescription pilots: feasibility, acceptability and affordability of improving diet through menu planning and grocery delivery.
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食品处方试点:通过菜单规划和杂货配送改善饮食的可行性、可接受性和负担能力。
DOI:
10.1111/jhn.13142
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发表时间:
2023
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Hashmi,Sean
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Cohen,DeborahA;Estrada,ErikaL;Montes,Monica;Voorhees,AllisonC;Inzhakova,Galina;Rios,Claudia;Hsieh,Timothy;Tayag,Justin;Castillo,Amorette;Hashmi,Sean
BackgroundLack of adherence is a primary reason people fail to maintain a healthy diet or lose weight. Multiple environmental factors, including aggressive marketing and convenience of nutrient‐poor food, undermine people's best intentions. The aim was to assess the feasibility, acceptability and impact of food prescriptions in which participants' exposure to commercial food outlets is reduced, because the groceries are delivered with weekly menu plans and recipes.MethodsThis is a series of pre‐post pilot proof‐of‐concept studies. We recruited 37 members of Kaiser Permanente interested in improving their diet or losing weight. Weekly meal plans meeting more than 90% of recommended dietary allowances were designed to be low cost, in line with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) allowances. Five separate pilots targeted different populations. Participants were required to provide 24‐h dietary recalls (ASA24) before and during the interventions. Weight management pilot participants had height, weight and blood pressure measured before and after 4‐week pilots and followed sustainability guidelines, limiting meat and dairy.ResultsAcross pilots, the healthy eating index improved (+21.1 points; 95% CI [confidence interval] 15.9, 26.3). For the weight management pilots, most participants lost weight (average 10.3 lbs for men, 5.7 lbs for women; 95% CI −10.2, −5.4). The majority of participants liked the programme and considered it the easiest weight loss programme they ever tried.ConclusionsThese pilots suggest that meal planning and grocery delivery can be affordable and acceptable and could ultimately have a major impact on diet‐related chronic diseases. Longer‐term studies are needed to confirm how long compliance will endure.