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Table 1 Intervention component typology

From: Tackling inequalities in obesity: a protocol for a systematic review of the effectiveness of public health interventions at reducing socioeconomic inequalities in obesity amongst children

Intervention component

Examples

Education

Food labelling, healthy lifestyle advice, counselling

Regulation

Advertising, retail location, greenbelts

Taxation

Fat ingredient tax, sugar ingredient tax

Subsidy

Free public parks, gardens, play areas, school-based sport and exercise classes

Incentive

Payment for weight loss, reward points for eating healthy school dinners, conditional cash transfer