A pricing strategy to promote low-fat snack choices through vending machines.
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French, SA; Jeffery, RW; Story, M; Hannan, P; Snyder, MP
Published in: Am J Public Health
May 1997
OBJECTIVES: This study examined the role of price on purchases of low-fat snacks from vending machines. METHODS: Sales of low-fat and regular snacks were monitored in nine vending machines during a 4-week baseline, a 3-week intervention in which prices of low-fat snacks were reduced 50%, and 3 weeks postintervention. RESULTS: The proportion of low-fat snacks purchased was 25.7%, 45.8%, and 22.8% in the three periods, respectively. Total snack purchases did not vary by period. CONCLUSIONS: Reducing relative prices may be effective in promoting lower-fat food choices in the population. Vending machines may be a feasible method for implementing such nutrition interventions.
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Am J Public Health
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0090-0036
Publication Date
May 1997
Volume
87
Issue
5
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849 / 851
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- United States
- Public Health
- Humans
- Dietary Fats
- Commerce
- 42 Health sciences
- 32 Biomedical and clinical sciences
- 11 Medical and Health Sciences
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French, S. A., Jeffery, R. W., Story, M., Hannan, P., & Snyder, M. P. (1997). A pricing strategy to promote low-fat snack choices through vending machines. Am J Public Health, 87(5), 849–851. https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.87.5.849
French, S. A., R. W. Jeffery, M. Story, P. Hannan, and M. P. Snyder. “A pricing strategy to promote low-fat snack choices through vending machines.” Am J Public Health 87, no. 5 (May 1997): 849–51. https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.87.5.849.
French SA, Jeffery RW, Story M, Hannan P, Snyder MP. A pricing strategy to promote low-fat snack choices through vending machines. Am J Public Health. 1997 May;87(5):849–51.
French, S. A., et al. “A pricing strategy to promote low-fat snack choices through vending machines.” Am J Public Health, vol. 87, no. 5, May 1997, pp. 849–51. Pubmed, doi:10.2105/ajph.87.5.849.
French SA, Jeffery RW, Story M, Hannan P, Snyder MP. A pricing strategy to promote low-fat snack choices through vending machines. Am J Public Health. 1997 May;87(5):849–851.
Published In
Am J Public Health
DOI
ISSN
0090-0036
Publication Date
May 1997
Volume
87
Issue
5
Start / End Page
849 / 851
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- United States
- Public Health
- Humans
- Dietary Fats
- Commerce
- 42 Health sciences
- 32 Biomedical and clinical sciences
- 11 Medical and Health Sciences