Bordeaux Population Health Research Center (UMR 1219), team HEALTHY, University of Bordeaux, Inserm, Bordeaux (Dr Montagni); Sanofi France (Mr Prevot, Mr Goubel, Dr Fontvieille); Sanofi USA, New Jersey (Dr Castro); Regional Health Agency (ARS) of Ile-de-France (Ms Perrin); and Department of Nutrition, Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital (AP-HP), Center for Research on Human Nutrition Ile-de-France (CRNH IdF), Institute of Cardiometabolism and Nutrition (ICAN), Sorbonne University (Prof Oppert), Paris, France.
Address correspondence to: Ilaria Montagni, PhD, Bordeaux Population Health Research Center (UMR 1219), team HEALTHY, University of Bordeaux, Inserm, 146, rue Léo Saignat, 33000 Bordeaux Cedex, France ([email protected]).
This work was supported by SANOFI SA. It received a supplementary grant in May 2015 by the EIT-Health (European Innovation & Technology for health).
Authorship: I.M. drafted the manuscript and contributed substantially to the analysis and interpretation of the data. F.P. and B.G. collected the data and provided critical revision of the paper. Z.C. collected the data and co-authored the paper. L.P. and J.M.O. substantially provided critical revision of the paper. A.M.F. conceived and planned the intervention, provided critical revision of the article and finally approved it.
Ethical Standards Disclosure: This study was conducted according to the guidelines laid down in the Declaration of Helsinki and all procedures involving research study participants were approved by the Sanofi Bioethics Committee. Since data of this study were aggregated, they were fully anonymous and participants’ informed consent was not required. With raw data obtained, the attendance to the intervention described in this paper could only be calculated through the mean number of participants. Data could not be associated with any characteristic of the population, like sex or age.
Availability of data and materials: The authors confirm that the data supporting the findings of this study are available within the article. The datasets generated during and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.
Conflict of Interest: I.M. received financial support by SANOFI SA for interpreting data, writing the full manuscript, and submitting it. F.P., Z.C., J.B.G., and A.M.F. are employed by SANOFI SA. Other authors have no COI to declare.
Clinical Significance: This study provides evidence of the effectiveness of a simple and practical intervention at worksite encouraging healthier food choices among employees through a positive nudge approach. As a non-expensive intervention, the “Green Apple Label” has the potential of being highly transferable to similar worksite settings.
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