Environmental changes to promote physical activity and healthy dietary behavior.

S P J Kremers,R E Andersen,F F Eves

doi:10.1155/2012/470858

Abstract

Environmental changes to promote physical activity and healthy dietary behavior.

Highlights

Studies such as those presented in this volume will help us design interventions and health policies that change the environment in order to make physical activity and healthy dietary behavior more likely
It is clear that retrofitting the physical activity landscape towards more physically active choices would entail considerably more costs than reconfiguring the choice architecture of the canteen environment
Environmental changes cannot be considered in isolation from issues of costeffectiveness, and the latter often requires action at a policy level

Summary

Introduction

Studies such as those presented in this volume will help us design interventions and health policies that change the environment in order to make physical activity and healthy dietary behavior more likely. Changing the layout of cafeteria food [1] or even the positioning of items on the menu [2] can bias behavior towards more healthy choices. Implementing policies towards the provision of physical, social, and economic environmental changes

Results

Conclusion