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Availability of food and beverage items on school canteen menus and association with items purchased by children of primary-school age
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posted on 2023-02-13, 05:06 authored by T Clinton-McHarg, L Janssen, T Delaney, K Reilly, T Regan, N Nathan, J Wiggers, Serene YoongSerene Yoong, R Wyse, A Grady, C Lecathelinais, L WolfendenObjective To (i) describe the proportion of foods and beverages available on school canteen menus classified as having high ('green'), moderate ('amber') or low ('red') nutritional value; (ii) describe the proportion of these items purchased by students; and (iii) examine the association between food and beverage availability on school canteen menus and food and beverage purchasing by students.Design A cross-sectional study was conducted as part of a larger randomised controlled trial (RCT).Setting A nested sample of fifty randomly selected government schools from the Hunter New England region of New South Wales, Australia, who had participated in an RCT of an intervention to improve the availability of healthy foods sold from school canteens, was approached to participate.Subjects School principals, canteen managers and students.Results The average proportion of green, amber and red items available on menus was 47·9, 47·4 and 4·7 %, respectively. The average proportion of green, amber and red items purchased by students was 30·1, 61·8 and 8·1 %, respectively. There was a significant positive relationship between the availability and purchasing of green (R 2=0·66), amber (R 2=0·57) and red menu items (R 2=0·61). In each case, a 1 % increase in the availability of items in these categories was associated with a 1·21, 1·35 and 1·67 % increase in purchasing of items of high, moderate and low nutritional value, respectively.Conclusions The findings provide support for school-based policies to improve the relative availability of healthy foods for sale in these settings.
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Public Health NutritionVolume
21Pagination
2907-2914Location
EnglandPublisher DOI
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1368-9800eISSN
1475-2727Language
EnglishPublication classification
C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalIssue
15Publisher
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Science & TechnologyLife Sciences & BiomedicinePublic, Environmental & Occupational HealthNutrition & DieteticsObesityCanteenAvailabilityPurchasingSchoolIMPLEMENTATIONRISKCHILDHOODBARRIERSPOLICIESOBESITYFRUITBeveragesChildCommerceConsumer BehaviorCross-Sectional StudiesDiet, HealthyFemaleFood PreferencesFood ServicesFood SupplyHumansMaleNew South WalesSchool Health ServicesSchoolsStudentsClinical ResearchNutritionPediatricPrevention4 Quality EducationMedical and Health Sciences
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