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dc.contributor.authorWhitehead, Ross David
dc.contributor.authorOzakinci, Gozde
dc.contributor.authorPerrett, David Ian
dc.date.accessioned2013-07-30T09:01:03Z
dc.date.available2013-07-30T09:01:03Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.identifier.citationWhitehead , R D , Ozakinci , G & Perrett , D I 2014 , ' A randomized controlled trial of an appearance-based dietary intervention ' , Health Psychology , vol. 33 , no. 1 , pp. 99-102 . https://doi.org/10.1037/a0032322en
dc.identifier.issn0278-6133
dc.identifier.otherPURE: 34931702
dc.identifier.otherPURE UUID: 97c1abdd-de79-41bf-94f4-e682aa90cfc3
dc.identifier.otherScopus: 84892464600
dc.identifier.otherORCID: /0000-0001-5869-3274/work/27163484
dc.identifier.otherWOS: 000329863700013
dc.identifier.otherORCID: /0000-0002-6025-0939/work/64360922
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10023/3891
dc.description.abstractObjective: Inadequate fruit and vegetable consumption precipitates preventable morbidity and mortality. The efficacy of an appearance-based dietary intervention was investigated, which illustrates the beneficial effect that fruit and vegetable consumption has on skin appearance. Methods: Participants were randomly allocated to three groups receiving information-only or a generic or own-face appearance-based intervention. Diet was recorded at baseline and 10 weekly follow-ups. Participants in the generic and own-face intervention groups witnessed on-screen stimuli and received printed photographic materials to illustrate the beneficial effect of fruit and vegetable consumption on skin color. Results: Controlling for baseline diet, a significant effect of intervention group was found on self-reported fruit and vegetable intake among 46 completers who were free of medical and personal reasons preventing diet change. The own-face appearance-based intervention group reported a significant, sustained improvement in fruit and vegetable consumption whereas the information-only and generic appearance-based intervention groups reported no significant dietary changes. Conclusions: Seeing the potential benefits of fruit and vegetable consumption on own skin color may motivate dietary improvement.
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofHealth Psychologyen
dc.rights© 2013 American Psychological Association. This article was made open access through BIS OA funding.en
dc.subjectFruit and vegetablesen
dc.subjectDieten
dc.subjectAppearance-based interventionen
dc.subjectSkin colouren
dc.subjectCartenoidsen
dc.subjectRA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicineen
dc.subjectBF Psychologyen
dc.subjectSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-beingen
dc.subject.lccRA0421en
dc.subject.lccBFen
dc.titleA randomized controlled trial of an appearance-based dietary interventionen
dc.typeJournal articleen
dc.description.versionPublisher PDFen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. Child and Adolescent Health Research Uniten
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. School of Medicineen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. St Andrews Sustainability Instituteen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. Health Psychologyen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. School of Psychology and Neuroscienceen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. Institute of Behavioural and Neural Sciencesen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. Centre for Social Learning & Cognitive Evolutionen
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1037/a0032322
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden


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