ArticleJournal of hunger & environmental nutrition2018
The Relative Costs of High- vs. Low-Energy-Density Foods and More vs. Less Healthful Beverages Consumed by Children.
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- Socioeconomic differences in dietary habits in Italy before and during COVID-19 pandemic: secondary analysis of a nationwide cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2024Article
- A rapid review of stocking and marketing practices used to sell sugar-sweetened beverages in U.S. food stores.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2021Review
- Factors related to poor diet quality in food insecure populations.Translational behavioral medicine · 2020Article
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objectiveTo compare grocery costs between relatively high energy density foods and sugar-sweetened/high-fat beverages and lower energy density foods and more healthful beverages in children's diets.
methodsSixty foods were divided into high and low energy density baskets. Fourteen beverages were designated to either basket based on fat and added-sugar content. Prices were collected at 60 grocery stores and composite costs compared between baskets using Wilcoxon tests.
resultsThe cost per kilogram of high energy density foods was greater, but the cost per quart of sugar-sweetened/high-fat beverages was lower than more healthful beverages. The cost per 1000 calories and the cost per serving of the high energy density basket were lower.
conclusionsThe relative cost of high and low energy density foods in children's diets depends on how cost is quantified. "Pound-for-pound," lower energy density foods and more healthful beverages are generally less expensive, but high energy density foods and less healthful beverages are cheaper per serving. Cost metrics including other factors (e.g. time cost) may further clarify the role of grocery prices in children's diets.
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