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ArticlePublic health nutrition2021

Seven-year trends in the availability, sugar content and serve size of single-serve non-alcoholic beverages in New Zealand: 2013-2019.

Teresa Gontijo de Castro, Helen Eyles, Cliona Ni Mhurchu, Leanne Young, Sally Mackay

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Teresa Gontijo de CastroDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Population Health, The University of Auckland, Level 1, Building 507, Grafton Campus, 22-30 Park Avenue, Grafton 1142, Auckland, New Zealand.ORCID 0000-0003-1275-4072
Helen EylesDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Population Health, The University of Auckland, Level 1, Building 507, Grafton Campus, 22-30 Park Avenue, Grafton 1142, Auckland, New Zealand.
Cliona Ni MhurchuNational Institute for Health Innovation, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
Leanne YoungNational Institute for Health Innovation, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
Sally MackayDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Population Health, The University of Auckland, Level 1, Building 507, Grafton Campus, 22-30 Park Avenue, Grafton 1142, Auckland, New Zealand.ORCID 0000-0002-4135-6738

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Abstract

objectiveTo assess trends in relative availability, sugar content and serve size of ready-to-drink non-alcoholic beverages available for sale in supermarkets from 2013 to 2019.

designRepeat cross-sectional surveys. Data on single-serve beverages to be consumed in one sitting were obtained from an updated brand-specific food composition database. Trends in beverages availability and proportions with serve size ≤ 250 ml were assessed by χ2 tests. Sugar content trends were examined using linear regressions. The proportion of beverages exceeding the sugar threshold of the United Kingdom Soft Drinks Industry Levy (SDIL) was assessed.

settingNew Zealand.

resultsFrom 2013 to 2019, there was (i) an increase in the availability of sugar-free/low-sugar beverages (n 25 (8·4 %) to n 75 (19·1 %); P < 0·001) and craft sugar-sweetened soft drinks (n 11 (3·7 %) to n 36 (9·2 %); P < 0·001), and a decrease in availability of fruit/vegetable juices/drinks (n 94 (31·8 %) to n 75 (19·4 %); P < 0·001); (ii) small decreases in sugar content (mean g/100 ml) of sugar-sweetened soft drinks (3·03; 95 % CI 3·77, 2·29); fruit/vegetable juices/drinks (1·08; 95 % CI 2·14, 0·01) and energy drinks (0·98; 95 % CI 1·63, 0·32) and (iii) slight reduction in the proportion of beverages with serve size ≤ 250 ml (21·6 to 18·9 %; P < 0·001). In 2019, most beverages were sugar-sweetened or had naturally occurring sugars (79·1 %) and serve size > 250 ml (81·1 %) and most sugar-sweetened beverages exceeded the SDIL lower benchmark (72·9 %).

conclusionsMost single-serve beverages available for sale in 2019 were sugary drinks with high sugar content and large serve sizes; therefore, changes made across the years were not meaningful for population's health.

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Energy DrinksSugar-Sweetened BeveragesBeveragesCarbonated BeveragesCross-Sectional StudiesHumansNew ZealandPopulation HealthReformulationSugar reductionSugar-sweetened beveragesSugary drinks

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PMID33317662
PMCPMC10195579

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