Nutrition Education Research Brief: Message Framing, Use of Interactive Technology to Tailor Messages, and Intervention Intensity

摘要

The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) supports nutrition education in its nutrition assistance programs to help participants choose healthy foods and active lifestyles, within the constraints of a limited budget. Achieving and sustaining positive changes in eating and nutrition-related behaviors is, however, a complex challenge. To maximize the impact of nutrition education, FNS encourages providers to incorporate available scientific evidence into their plans and implementation. This research brief and the more comprehensive research it summarizes here are intended to assist nutrition educators in maximizing the impact of nutrition research. The brief highlights key findings from research reviews on three topics that are pertinent to the design and implementation of nutrition education programs: Message framing; Use of interactive technology to tailor messages; Intervention intensity. These topics reflect an interest in understanding whether specific characteristics of nutrition education messages and interventions influence their effectiveness in promoting desired behavior change.