| Pricing strategy | Positive (++) | Negative (--) |
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1 | Tax increase on unhealthy food items | - unhealthy food may become less attractive | - may result in opposite effects - patronizing - is not effective, food remains attractive - is regressive |
2 | Subsidizing healthy foods | - motivating - encouraging to buy more healthy food - direct effect - applies to whole population | - someone has to pay for the allowances |
3 | Allowance for low-income groups designed to purchase healthy food | - extra money may result in buying more healthy food | - extra money may not be spent on healthy foods - indirect effect - restricted to low-income consumers |
4 | Insurance premium cutback when a healthy diet is comprised | - motivating - encouraging to buy more healthy food | - difficult to implement - unverifiable - indirect effect |
5 | Healthy food options being on offer more frequently | - motivating - stimulating to buy more healthy food - direct effect | - saved money may not be spend on healthy foods |
6 | Prohibition of discounts on unhealthy food items | - fair (especially involving children) - discouraging | - patronizing - difficult to implement |
7 | Offering small presents, extras or saving stamps with healthy food items | - motivating - encouraging to buy more healthy food (especially for children) | - none listed |
8 | Making healthy food items cheaper and unhealthy food items more expensive | - fair - encouraging to buy more healthy food - more effective than only providing discounts on healthy foods | - difficult to implement |
9 | Healthy food items discount card exclusively for low-income groups | - fair - encouraging to buy more healthy food - discount cards are heavily used and effective | - indirectly, people have to pay for such allowances - restricted to low-income consumers |