Hartigan Phyllis, Patton-Ku Dana, Fidler Cheri, Boutelle Kerri N
1 Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, CA, USA.
2 University of California, San Diego, CA, USA.
Health Promot Pract. 2017 Mar;18(2):238-244. doi: 10.1177/1524839915625215. Epub 2016 Jul 9.
Sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) are linked to obesity; hospitals are a priority setting to reduce intake. This article describes the development, implementation, and results of a focused intervention to reduce SSB sales within a hospital setting.
After a formative research process, Rethink Your Drink was launched at a children's hospital in San Diego. The initiative consisted of an educational intervention using the stoplight system to categorize beverages as red, yellow, or green based on sugar content. Beverage sales data were collected for 3 months prior, during the 12-month intervention, and for 4 months after the intervention ended.
Monthly red beverage sales decreased from an average of 56% during baseline to 32% at the end of the data collection period (p < .001). Monthly green beverage sales increased from an average of 12.2% during baseline to 38% at the end of the data collection period (p < .001). Sales revenue for all drinks remained constant.
The intervention resulted in a decrease in SSB sales and an increase in sales of healthier beverage choices. Such interventions can play an important role in obesity prevention and may be more feasible for smaller hospitals with limited resources.
含糖饮料(SSB)与肥胖有关;医院是减少其摄入量的重点场所。本文描述了在医院环境中为减少SSB销售而进行的针对性干预措施的制定、实施和结果。
经过形成性研究过程后,“重新思考你的饮品”活动在圣地亚哥的一家儿童医院启动。该倡议包括一项教育干预措施,即使用红绿灯系统根据含糖量将饮料分为红色、黄色或绿色。在干预前3个月、为期12个月的干预期间以及干预结束后4个月收集饮料销售数据。
每月红色饮料的销售量从基线时的平均56%降至数据收集期结束时的32%(p < 0.001)。每月绿色饮料的销售量从基线时的平均12.2%增至数据收集期结束时的38%(p < 0.001)。所有饮料的销售收入保持不变。
该干预措施导致了SSB销售量的下降以及更健康饮料选择的销售量增加。此类干预措施在预防肥胖方面可发挥重要作用,对于资源有限的小型医院可能更可行。