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Environmental Intervention for Weight Gain Prevention
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating weight gain prevention for Obesity. Completed, enrolled 1,747 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
The primary aim of this research is to evaluate the efficacy of a multicomponent worksite-based, environmental intervention in reducing weight increase and obesity over time in working adults.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
1. Changes in the food environment that increase the availability of healthy foods and beverages, reduce food and beverage portion sizes, reduce prices on healthy food items, and increase prices on less healthy food items. 2. Changes in the activity environment that increase cues and incentives for walking at work and at home, using stairs, and to increase exposure of employees to information about active recreational opportunities at work and at home. 3. Changes to the environment to increase cues and incentives for regular weight monitoring by providing scales at convenient locations. 4. Changes in the informational environment that increase frequency of exposure of the employee population to accurate information about healthy food and activity choices.