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September 10, 2025

Biting into digital solutions: A systematic review and meta-analysis of digital interventions targeting healthy and sustainable eating behavior (Preprint)

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KVKäbi VanwinkelenBSBram SpruytTSTim Smits

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Overview

Systematic review evaluates digital interventions targeting healthy eating behavior in diverse populations, suggesting effectiveness varies by medium and approach.

Key Points

  • Digital interventions led to a small positive effect of 0.33 on food consumption outcomes, indicating potential for change.
  • High variability in effectiveness was noted across different intervention characteristics, highlighting social media's superior performance.
  • Moderator analyses demonstrated that interventions incorporating prompts or cues enhanced effectiveness, especially among young adults.
  • A lack of studies focused on adolescents and low socioeconomic groups calls for more targeted research to address these populations.

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Vanwinkelen et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c1c22554b1d3bfb60ef1c6https://doi.org/10.2196/preprints.80821
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