Sugar Habit Hacker: A pilot randomised controlled trial of personalised normative feedback to change sugar consumption

= -0.27; 95% CI [-0.43, -0.11]), and this change was maintained at two months. Improvements were found for all secondary outcomes except mental well-being. There were, however, no significant group-by-time interactions for sugar intake or other outcomes.ConclusionPNF shows promise in improving sugar consumption, but outcomes were similar to offering a personalised summary of scores alone. Given rapid recruitment and strong retention, future research should compare these conditions with a true control group that provides no feedback. Further work should also examine the reliability and validity of the FFQ for measuring sugar consumption.

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Nutrition and Health
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2026-05-14
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https://doi.org/10.1177/02601060261450642
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Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
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Sugar Habit Hacker: A pilot randomised controlled trial of personalised normative feedback to change sugar consumption

Rimke Bijker, Simone N. Rodda, Braden Te Ao, Hiranya Khullar
Nutrition and Health
Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
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Sugar Habit Hacker: A pilot randomised controlled trial of personalised normative feedback to change sugar consumption

Rimke Bijker, Simone N. Rodda, Braden Te Ao, Hiranya Khullar
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= -0.27; 95% CI [-0.43, -0.11]), and this change was maintained at two months. Improvements were found for all secondary outcomes except mental well-being. There were, however, no significant group-by-time interactions for sugar intake or other outcomes.ConclusionPNF shows promise in improving sugar consumption, but outcomes were similar to offering a personalised summary of scores alone. Given rapid recruitment and strong retention, future research should compare these conditions with a true control group that provides no feedback. Further work should also examine the reliability and validity of the FFQ for measuring sugar consumption.

Nutrition and Health
University of Auckland (NZ), American University of Technology (LB)
Zero hunger
Openalex Percentile: Top 4%
Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
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