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Proven Steps to Diet Adherence
Shubha Lakshmi BhatMay 13, 2010
habits.stanford.edu
Expert Focus
Target: Patients who are insulin resistant/pre-diabetic from Palo Alto who self select to enroll in a 12-week weight-loss clinical trial at Stanford Hospital
Task: Adhere to the research diet of caloric restriction and macronutrient distribution of 15% protein, 40% carbohydrate, 45% unsaturated fat
Habits that matter
New Habit
Only go to restaurants that publish their calorie content
Step 1 to New Habit
• Decide to eat out only if restaurant meets your criteria
Blue Behavior
Step 2 to New Habit
• Decide on criteria:o Food type (Indian, American, etc) o Locationo Price
Blue Behavior
Step 3 to New Habit
• Search for restaurants that meet criteriao Word of moutho Googleo Yelpo Open Table
Blue Span
Step 4 to New Habit
• Find out if menu with caloric content is availableo Callo Search website
Green Span
Step 5 to New Habit
• Present restaurant options to friendso Emailo In persono Phoneo Google Poll
Blue Behavior
Step 6 to New Habit
• Decide on restaurant
Blue Behavior
Result of inserting GreenSpan to a Blue Behavior
• More likely to…o view menu with caloric contento discuss options with friends/familyo decide order based on caloric content
Blue Behavior= Choosing a restaurant
Green Span= asking if restaurant publishes caloric content