RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Can Information Enhanced with Nudges Mitigate the Rise of Childhood Obesity in the Global South? JF Journal of Human Resources JO J Hum Resour FD University of Wisconsin Press SP 0821-11827R2 DO 10.3368/jhr.0821-11827R2 A1 Nam, Pham Khanh A1 Restrepo, Brandon J. A1 Rieger, Matthias A1 Wagner, Natascha YR 2022 UL http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/early/2022/11/01/jhr.0821-11827R2.abstract AB We conducted a RCT to test whether updating nutrition information sets of parents along with nudges reduces excess body fat among primary schoolchildren in urban Vietnam. Parents of overweight or obese children were randomly offered a nutrition consultation that led to goal setting with soft commitment, BMI-for-age report card, and weight scale. After 6 months, the intervention reduced body fat, waist circumference, and the likelihood of being overweight or obese, which are partly explained by improvements in diets and diet-related parental perceptions. Anthropometric improvements are concentrated among girls—partly operating through achievement of dietary goals—and persisted after 22 months.