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Título:
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The effect of changes in visibility and price on fruit purchasing at a university cafeteria in Lima, Peru
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Autores:
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Cardenas, Maria Kathia ;
Benziger, Catherine P. ;
Pillay, Timesh D. ;
Miranda, J. Jaime
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texto impreso
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Cambridge University Press, 2019-02-06T14:53:34Z
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info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es
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OBJECTIVE: To determine the effect of increasing fruit visibility, adding information and lowering price on fruit purchasing at a university cafeteria in Lima, Peru. DESIGN: Quasi-experimental pilot study of a three-phase stepped intervention. In Phase 1, fruit was displayed >3 m from the point of purchase with no additional information. Phase 2 consisted in displaying the fruit near the point of purchase with added health and price information. Phase 3 added a 33% price reduction. The duration of each phase was 3 weeks and phases were separated by 2-week breaks. Primary outcomes were total pieces of fruit and number of meals sold daily. SETTING: A university cafeteria in Lima, Peru. SUBJECTS: Approximately 150 people, students and non-student adults, who purchased food daily. Twelve students participated in post-intervention interviews. RESULTS: Fruit purchasing doubled from Phase 1 to Phase 3 (P
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En línea:
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http://doi.org/10.1017/S1368980014002730
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