the intake of and vegetables increased from 2.6 some areas evidence of its in the workplace fruit and to 2.8 servings/day in the effectiveness but does not vegetables, intervention group, compared with have a and increasing 2.58 to 2.6 servings/day in the consistent the intake of control group (p<0.001). The results national fibre. of the second trial showed that there programme was no post-test difference in the mean servings per month of fruit. The intervention group also experienced significant mean reduction in the servings/week of margarine and butter. Jepson J et al., Dietary is limited evidence of the One moderate quality SR of mixed This This B. 2006 change: effectiveness of interventions study types (1&2+, C) evaluated 23 intervention is intervention Continued reducing the to promote healthy eating in studies of interventions aimed at supported by may be intake of older people. A strategy of promoting healthy eating in older moderate to implemented Interventions and saturated individual feedback and people (Fletcher & Rake, 1998). The good quality locally in to promote fat, increasing tended to be interventions included: nutrition evidence of its some areas healthy eating the intake of associated with a positive education targeted at the individual effectiveness but does not in older fruit and intervention. or the community; individual people. vegetables, counselling; and policies to facilitate have a and increasing healthy eating behaviour, but not consistent the intake of the provision of a meal. There was national fibre. limited evidence for effectiveness of programme healthy eating interventions in this age range. Jepson J et al., Dietary Giving tailored information A moderate quality SR of mixed U. G. There is 2006 change: was ineffective as was having study types (1&2+, B) evaluated some evidence Continued reducing the a Healthy Heart Coalition. three non-worksite interventions suggesting status is intake of total with adults (see above Ciliska et al, that this unknown Non-worksite and saturated 1999) (only 2 met inclusion criteria intervention is healthy eating fat, increasing ineffective but
in the workplace the intake of fruit and vegetables, and increasing the intake of fibre. and vegetables increased from 2.6 to 2.8 servings/day in the intervention group, compared with 2.58 to 2.6 servings/day in the control group (p<0.001). The results of the second trial showed that there was no post-test difference in the mean servings per month of fruit. The intervention group also experienced significant mean reduction in the servings/week of margarine and butter. some areas but does not have a consistent national programme evidence of its effectiveness Jepson J et al., 2006 Continued Interventions to promote healthy eating in older people. Dietary change: reducing the intake of and saturated fat, increasing the intake of fruit and vegetables, and increasing the intake of fibre. is limited evidence of the effectiveness of interventions to promote healthy eating in older people. A strategy of individual feedback and tended to be associated with a positive intervention. One moderate quality SR of mixed study types (1&2+, C) evaluated 23 studies of interventions aimed at promoting healthy eating in older people (Fletcher & Rake, 1998). The interventions included: nutrition education targeted at the individual or the community; individual counselling; and policies to facilitate healthy eating behaviour, but not the provision of a meal. There was limited evidence for effectiveness of healthy eating interventions in this age range. This intervention may be implemented locally in some areas but does not have a consistent national programme B. This intervention is supported by moderate to good quality evidence of its effectiveness Jepson J et al., 2006 Continued Non-worksite healthy eating Dietary change: reducing the intake of total and saturated fat, increasing Giving tailored information was ineffective as was having a Healthy Heart Coalition. A moderate quality SR of mixed study types (1&2+, B) evaluated three non-worksite interventions with adults (see above Ciliska et al, 1999) (only 2 met inclusion criteria U. status is unknown G. There is some evidence suggesting that this intervention is ineffective but
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