Examining the nutritional quality of food and beverage consumed at Melbourne aquatic and recreation centres Boelsen-Robinson, Tara, Chung, Alexandra, Khalil, Marianne, Wong, Evelyn, Kurzeme, Ariana and Peeters, Anna 2017, Examining the nutritional quality of food and beverage consumed at Melbourne aquatic and recreation centres, Australian and New Zealand journal of public health, vol. 41, no. 2, pp. 184-186, doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.12632. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads boelsenrobinson-examining-2017.pdf Published version application/pdf 252.59KB 197 Title Examining the nutritional quality of food and beverage consumed at Melbourne aquatic and recreation centres Author(s) Boelsen-Robinson, Tara orcid.org/0000-0003-1671-3091 Chung, Alexandra orcid.org/0000-0001-7121-9534 Khalil, Marianne Wong, Evelyn Kurzeme, Ariana Peeters, Anna orcid.org/0000-0003-4340-9132 Journal name Australian and New Zealand journal of public health Volume number 41 Issue number 2 Start page 184 End page 186 Total pages 3 Publisher Wiley-Blackwell Place of publication Chichester, Eng. Publication date 2017-04 ISSN 1753-6405 Keyword(s) aquatic and recreation centre child nutrition policy sport Australia Beverages Energy Intake Female Food Food Preferences Humans Male Nutrition Policy Nutritive Value Recreation Sports Summary OBJECTIVE: Examine the nutritional quality of food and beverages consumed across a sample of community aquatic and recreation centres in metropolitan Melbourne, Australia. METHODS: Interviewer-administered surveys of randomly selected patrons attending four aquatic and recreation centres were conducted to ascertain food and beverage items consumed over two data collection periods (May-June 2014, January-February 2015). We selected centres in and around metropolitan Melbourne with a sit-down cafeteria and children's swimming classes. We classified items by government nutrient profiling guidelines; 'green' (best choice), 'amber' (choose carefully) or 'red' (limit). RESULTS: A total of 2,326 surveys were conducted (response rate 63%). Thirty-five per cent of surveyed patrons consumed food or beverages while at the centre; 54% of patrons purchased from the café and 61% brought items to the centre. More than half the food consumed from the café was 'red', increasing to 92% for children. One in five children visiting the centre consumed a 'red' item bought from the centre café. CONCLUSIONS: The nutritional quality of food and beverages consumed at recreation centres was generally poor, with the on-site cafés providing the majority of discretionary items consumed. Implications for public health: Community aquatic and recreation centres provide an opportunity to promote healthy eating by increasing the provision of healthy options and limiting discretionary food and drink items. Language eng DOI 10.1111/1753-6405.12632 Field of Research 111799 Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified 1117 Public Health And Health Services 1402 Applied Economics 1605 Policy And Administration Socio Economic Objective 920401 Behaviour and Health HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal ERA Research output type C Journal article Copyright notice ©2017, The Authors Free to Read? Yes Use Rights Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30090960 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health Population Health Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Wed, 01 Feb 2017, 09:05:50 EST Thu, 02 Feb 2017, 04:00:36 EST Thu, 02 Feb 2017, 07:26:22 EST Thu, 20 Apr 2017, 06:04:33 EST Fri, 21 Apr 2017, 13:50:16 EST Sat, 29 Apr 2017, 02:33:55 EST Sat, 06 May 2017, 02:30:13 EST Fri, 23 Jun 2017, 09:03:32 EST Fri, 23 Jun 2017, 09:10:11 EST Fri, 23 Jun 2017, 09:11:02 EST Mon, 03 Jul 2017, 10:16:26 EST Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 12:38:43 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 3 times in TR Web of Science Cited 3 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 502 Abstract Views, 199 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Wed, 01 Feb 2017, 09:05:50 EST

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