ArticleJournal of health, population, and nutrition2021
Nutritional quality of beverages available in vending machines in health and social care institutions: do we really want such offers?
Article in Journal of health, population, and nutrition, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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- Healthy vending machines on campus: the effect of traffic light labelling on food and beverage choices.Public health nutrition · 2025Article
- Sustainability aspects of food and drinks offered in vending machines at Slovenian universities.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Evaluating campaign concepts aimed at replacing sugar-sweetened beverages with water.Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals · 2025Article
- Effects of traffic light labelling and increased healthy range on beverage choices from vending machines.Public health nutrition · 2024Article
- Branded Foods Databases as a Tool to Support Nutrition Research and Monitoring of the Food Supply: Insights From the Slovenian Composition and Labeling Information System.Frontiers in nutrition · 2021Review
- Sweet, Fat and Salty: Snacks in Vending Machines in Health and Social Care Institutions in Slovenia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundVending machines represent one way of offering food, but they are overlooked in the efforts to improve people's eating habits. The aim of our study was to analyse the variety and nutritional values of beverages offered in vending machines in social and health care institution in Slovenia.
methodsThe available beverages were quantitatively assessed using traffic light profiling and the model for nutrient profiling used by Food Standards Australia New Zealand. Vending machines in 188 institutions were surveyed, resulting in 3046 different beverages consisting of 162 unique product labels.
resultsBetween 51 and 54% of beverages were categorised as unhealthy with regard to sugar content. Water accounted for only 13.7% of all beverages in vending machines. About 82% of beverages in vending machines were devoted to sugar-sweetened beverages, the majority (58.9%) presented in 500-ml bottles. The average sugar content and average calories in beverages sold in vending machines are slightly lower than in beverages sold in food stores.
conclusionsWe suggest that regulatory guidelines should be included in the tender conditions for vending machines in health and social care institutions, to ensure healthy food and beverage choices.
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