Author:
Horsley Jason A,Absalom Katie AR,Akiens Evie M,Dunk Robert J,Ferguson Alice M
Abstract
AbstractObjectiveTo investigate the proportion of foods that are unhealthy to which children are exposed at the checkout of convenience supermarkets.DesignWe performed a cross-sectional survey of foodstuffs displayed at the checkout. Products displayed at or below children's eye-level were designated as healthy, unhealthy or unclassifiable using the Food Standards Agency's scoring criteria.SettingThirteen convenience supermarkets from the three leading UK supermarket chains were selected on the basis of proximity to the town hall in Sheffield, England.SubjectsConvenience supermarkets were defined as branches of supermarket chains that were identified as being other than superstores on their company's store locator website.ResultsIn almost all of the convenience supermarkets surveyed, the main healthy product on display was sugar-free chewing gum. On average, when chewing gum was not included as a foodstuff, 89% of the products on display at the checkouts of convenience supermarkets were unhealthy using the Food Standards Agency's criteria. One store was a notable outlier, providing only fruit and nuts at its checkout.ConclusionsThe overwhelming majority of products to which children are exposed at the convenience supermarket checkout are unhealthy. This is despite all the supermarket chains surveyed having signed up to the UK Government's ‘responsibility deal’.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Subject
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health,Nutrition and Dietetics,Medicine (miscellaneous)
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