Implementation and effectiveness of a food education intervention to promote plant-based foods: a partially cluster-randomized controlled trial

Henna Vepsäläinen, Satu Kinnunen, Sari Niinistö, Leena Forma, Suvi T. Itkonen, Tuuli E. Korhonen, Liisa Korkalo, Heli Kuusipalo, Jelena Meinilä, Kaija Nissinen, Susanna Raulio, Ros Sambell, Mari Åkerlund, Suvi M. Virtanen, Maijaliisa Erkkola

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DOI: 10.1186/s12966-026-01924-x
Published: 2026-04-22
Container: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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@article{allodium:10.1186/s12966-026-01924-x,
  title = {Implementation and effectiveness of a food education intervention to promote plant-based foods: a partially cluster-randomized controlled trial},
  author = {Henna Vepsäläinen and Satu Kinnunen and Sari Niinistö and Leena Forma and Suvi T. Itkonen and Tuuli E. Korhonen and Liisa Korkalo and Heli Kuusipalo and Jelena Meinilä and Kaija Nissinen and Susanna Raulio and Ros Sambell and Mari Åkerlund and Suvi M. Virtanen and Maijaliisa Erkkola},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity},
  doi = {10.1186/s12966-026-01924-x},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-026-01924-x}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Implementation and effectiveness of a food education intervention to promote plant-based foods: a partially cluster-randomized controlled trial
AU  - Henna Vepsäläinen
AU  - Satu Kinnunen
AU  - Sari Niinistö
AU  - Leena Forma
AU  - Suvi T. Itkonen
AU  - Tuuli E. Korhonen
AU  - Liisa Korkalo
AU  - Heli Kuusipalo
AU  - Jelena Meinilä
AU  - Kaija Nissinen
AU  - Susanna Raulio
AU  - Ros Sambell
AU  - Mari Åkerlund
AU  - Suvi M. Virtanen
AU  - Maijaliisa Erkkola
PY  - 2026
JO  - International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
DO  - 10.1186/s12966-026-01924-x
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-026-01924-x
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Vepsäläinen, H., Kinnunen, S., Niinistö, S., Forma, L., Itkonen, S. T., Korhonen, T. E., Korkalo, L., Kuusipalo, H., Meinilä, J., Nissinen, K., Raulio, S., Sambell, R., Åkerlund, M., Virtanen, S. M., & Erkkola, M. (2026). Implementation and effectiveness of a food education intervention to promote plant-based foods: a partially cluster-randomized controlled trial. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-026-01924-x

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