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Dietary counseling and individual-based education interventions tend to widen socioeconomic inequalities in healthy eating outcomes.
When designing health programs, avoid relying solely on dietary counseling for lower socioeconomic groups. Instead, combine education with structural support to ensure equitable outcomes.
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All four dietary counselling interventions appear likely to widen inequalities.
Why this rating
Based on 4 specific studies identified in the review.
Source
Are interventions to promote healthy eating equally effective for all? Systematic review of socioeconomic inequalities in impact
Rory McGill et al. · BMC Public Health · 2015
DOI 10.1186/s12889-015-1781-7
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