Publications by authors named "M P Poelman"
Background: Dutch adolescents predominantly purchase unhealthy snacks in supermarkets, which negatively influence their health. The aim of this study was to investigate the short- and longer-term effects of a nutrition peer-education intervention in supermarkets on food purchases and determinants of food purchase behaviour among adolescents of different education levels.
Methods: We performed a quasi-experimental study in three supermarkets (two intervention and one comparison school) in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Background: Over the past decades, the prevalence of obesity among adults has rapidly increased, particularly in socioeconomically deprived urban neighbourhoods. To better understand the complex mechanisms behind this trend, we created a system map exposing the underlying system driving obesity prevalence in socioeconomically deprived urban neighbourhoods over the last three decades in the Netherlands.
Methods: We conducted Group Model Building (GMB) sessions with a group of thirteen interdisciplinary experts to develop a Causal Loop Diagram (CLD) of the obesogenic system.
Background: Unhealthy visual food cues in outdoor public spaces are external drivers of unhealthy diets. Food cues are visible situations associated with food-related memories. This study aimed to gain insight into the (un)healthy food cues residents notice in outdoor public spaces in Dutch municipalities.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCorrection: Supporting vulnerable families' meal practices: process evaluation of a nationwide intervention implemented by a retailer and social organizations.
BMC Public Health
December 2024
Article Synopsis
- A growing interest in applying complex systems methods to study socioeconomic inequalities in health is found, but there's a noticeable gap in how these methods are actually utilized in research.
- The analysis reveals that studies employing more complex systems concepts also provide better reporting on relationships within the data, but the underlying beliefs within the system are often overlooked.
- The authors emphasize the need for better reporting practices, including a full depiction of model structures, and suggest creating guidelines to enhance clarity and effectiveness in future studies.