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| Title |
Protocol for a cluster-randomised trial to determine the effects of advocacy actions on the salt content of processed foods
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| Published in |
BMC Public Health, January 2016
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12889-016-2743-4 |
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| Authors |
Helen Trevena, Anne Marie Thow, Elizabeth Dunford, Jason H. Y. Wu, Bruce Neal |
| Abstract |
Corporate decisions affecting the composition of processed foods are a potent factor shaping the nutritional quality of the food supply. The addition of large quantities of salt to foods is incompatible with Australian Dietary Guidelines and the reformulation of processed foods to have less salt is a focus of non-governmental organisations (NGOs). There is evidence that advocacy can influence corporate behaviour but there are few data to define the effects of NGOs working in the food space. The aim of this study is to quantify the effects of advocacy delivered by a local NGO on the salt content of food products produced or marketed by companies in Australia. This is a cluster-randomised controlled trial that will be done in Australia from 2013 to 2015 which includes 45 food companies. The 23 companies in the control group will receive no specific intervention whilst the 22 companies in the intervention group will receive an advocacy program based upon an established theory of change model. The primary outcome will be the mean change in sodium content (mg/100 g) of processed foods produced or marketed by intervention compared to control companies assessed at 24 months. Interim outcomes (statements of support, published nutrition policies, level of engagement, knowledge and use of technology to reduce salt, salt reduction plans, and support for national initiatives) will also be assessed and a qualitative evaluation will provide more detailed insight. This novel study will provide robust randomised evidence about the effects of advocacy on food company behaviour and the quality of the processed food supply. A finding of improved food company behaviour will highlight the potential for greater investment in advocacy whilst the opposite result will reinforce the importance of government-led initiatives for the improvement of the food supply. ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02373423 . 26/02/2015. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 67 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 67 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 12 | 18% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 6 | 9% |
| Researcher | 5 | 7% |
| Student > Bachelor | 5 | 7% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 6% |
| Other | 14 | 21% |
| Unknown | 21 | 31% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing and Health Professions | 10 | 15% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 8 | 12% |
| Social Sciences | 7 | 10% |
| Psychology | 3 | 4% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 4% |
| Other | 10 | 15% |
| Unknown | 26 | 39% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 6. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 12 July 2012.
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#5,625
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#91,932
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#91
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