Influence of Nutrition, Food and Diet-Related Interventions in the Workplace: A Meta-Analysis with Meta-Regression
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Melián Fleitas, LilianaEditorial
MDPI
Materia
Diet Food Nutrition Occupational health Working conditions Workplace Obesity Overweight Occupational health policy
Fecha
2021-11-04Referencia bibliográfica
Melián-Fleitas, L... [et al.]. Influence of Nutrition, Food and Diet-Related Interventions in theWorkplace: A Meta-Analysis with Meta-Regression. Nutrients 2021, 13, 3945. [https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13113945]
Resumen
Objective: To review the scientific literature on the influence of verified nutrition, food
and diet interventions on occupational health. Method: This study involved a critical analysis of
articles retrieved from MEDLINE (via PubMed), Embase, Cochrane Library, PsycINFO, Scopus, Web
of Science, Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature (LILACS) and Medicina en
Español (MEDES) using the descriptors “Diet, Food, and Nutrition” and “Occupational Health” and
applying the filters “Clinical Trial”, “Humans” and “Adult: 19+ years”; the search was conducted on
29 May 2021. Results: A total of 401 references were retrieved from the bibliographic databases, with
an additional 16 identified through a secondary search; among the studies retrieved, 34 clinical trials
were selected after applying the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The interventions were grouped
into seven categories: (1) dietary interventions associated with exercise or educational programs;
(2) individual environmental interventions or other educational actions; (3) educational interventions
oriented toward lifestyle, dietetics, physical activity and stress management; (4) economic incentives;
(5) multicomponent interventions (combination of mindfulness, e-coaching and the addition of
fruits and vegetables); or dietary interventions (facilitating greater food supply in cafeterias); or
interventions focused on physical exercise. Conclusions: Given that most people spend a large part
of their time in the workplace and, therefore, eat at least one of their daily meals there, well-planned
interventions—preferably including several strategies—have been demonstrated, in general, as
useful for combating overweight and obesity. From the meta-regression study, it was observed that
the interventions give better results in people who presented high Body Mass Index (BMI) values
(obesity). In contrast, intervention 2 (interventions related to workplace environment) would not
give the expected results (it would increase the BMI).