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ArticlePublic health nutrition2021

Energy-dense, nutrient-poor food and beverage sales in Australia: where and when products are sold, and how sales are changing over time.

Emma Gearon, Devorah Riesenberg, Kathryn Backholer, Adrian J Cameron, Gary Sacks, Cliona Ni Mhurchu, Anna Peeters

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  1. Evaluation of Ireland's Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax (SSBT).Irish journal of medical science · 2025
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7 authors.

Emma GearonFaculty of Health, School of Health and Social Development, Global Obesity Centre (GLOBE), Institute for Health Transformation, Deakin University, Geelong, 3220VIC, Australia.
Devorah RiesenbergFaculty of Health, School of Health and Social Development, Global Obesity Centre (GLOBE), Institute for Health Transformation, Deakin University, Geelong, 3220VIC, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-2797-2574
Kathryn BackholerFaculty of Health, School of Health and Social Development, Global Obesity Centre (GLOBE), Institute for Health Transformation, Deakin University, Geelong, 3220VIC, Australia.
Adrian J CameronFaculty of Health, School of Health and Social Development, Global Obesity Centre (GLOBE), Institute for Health Transformation, Deakin University, Geelong, 3220VIC, Australia.
Gary SacksFaculty of Health, School of Health and Social Development, Global Obesity Centre (GLOBE), Institute for Health Transformation, Deakin University, Geelong, 3220VIC, Australia.
Cliona Ni MhurchuNational Institute for Health Innovation, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
Anna PeetersFaculty of Health, School of Health and Social Development, Global Obesity Centre (GLOBE), Institute for Health Transformation, Deakin University, Geelong, 3220VIC, Australia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo quantify sales trends for key energy-dense, nutrient-poor (EDNP) foods and beverages over 5 years in Australia.

designThe Euromonitor Global Market Information Database and linear regression models were used to estimate average annual change in sales per capita of thirteen EDNP food categories and two EDNP beverage categories (defined using Australian Dietary Guidelines) over 5 years (2012-2017 for foods and 2011-2016 for beverages). The average annual change in sales was divided by the observed sales in 2012 (foods) or 2011 (beverages) to estimate the average percentage-change in sales per capita per annum.

settingAll major retail outlets in Australia.

participantsEuromonitor Global Market Information Database sales data.

resultsBetween 2012 and 2017, sales per capita per annum of frozen pizza (6 %), pastries (5 %), potato chips (crisps) (5 %), tortilla chips (3 %), chocolate confectionery (2 %), frozen processed potatoes (2 %), ice cream (2 %) and sugar confectionery (0·2 %) increased. There were no changes in sales of sweet biscuits, chocolate spreads and cakes, and sales of savoury biscuits and processed meat decreased (-2 and -1 %, respectively). Between 2011 and 2016, sales per capita per annum of sports and energy drinks increased (4 %), sales of regular (sugar-sweetened) cola (-6 %) and all non-cola soft drinks (-1 %) decreased and sales of diet cola did not change.

conclusionsSales of EDNP foods and beverages generally increased or remained stable relative to population growth. Our results demonstrate the need for public health policies to reduce sales of EDNP foods and beverages.

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BeveragesCommerceFast FoodsAustraliaDietHumansNutrientsNutrientsBeverages/statistics andnumerical dataDiscretionary foodsFood supply/statistics and numerical dataPublic healthSales dataSugar-sweetened beveragesUnhealthy foods

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PMID32782045
PMCPMC10195541

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