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ReviewObesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity2025

A best practice guide for conducting healthy food retail research: A resource for researchers and health promotion practitioners.

Tailane Scapin, Tara Boelsen-Robinson, Shaan Naughton, Jaithri Ananthapavan, Miranda Blake, Megan Ferguson, Clara Gomez-Donoso, Adyya Gupta, Victoria Hobbs, Emma Joy McMahon and 22 more

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Review in Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity, 2025. 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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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Sustaining Health Promotion in Australian Supermarkets: Qualitative Perspectives From the Reach for the Stars Programme.Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals · 2026
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  4. Peas in a Pod: The Process of Mutual Learning in Knowledge Exchange on Health Promotion Interventions Research.Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals · 2025
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  7. A best practice guide for conducting healthy food retail research: A resource for researchers and health promotion practitioners.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

32 authors.

Tailane ScapinInstitute for Health Transformation, Global Centre for Preventive Health and Nutrition (GLOBE), School of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia.
Tara Boelsen-RobinsonInstitute for Health Transformation, Global Centre for Preventive Health and Nutrition (GLOBE), School of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia.
Shaan NaughtonInstitute for Health Transformation, Global Centre for Preventive Health and Nutrition (GLOBE), School of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-0174-3933
Jaithri AnanthapavanInstitute for Health Transformation, Global Centre for Preventive Health and Nutrition (GLOBE), School of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia.
Miranda BlakeInstitute for Health Transformation, Global Centre for Preventive Health and Nutrition (GLOBE), School of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-0649-2320
Megan FergusonWellbeing and Preventable Chronic Disease Division, Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University, Casuarina, NT, Australia.
Clara Gomez-DonosoInstitute for Health Transformation, Global Centre for Preventive Health and Nutrition (GLOBE), School of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-4753-3560
Adyya GuptaInstitute for Health Transformation, Global Centre for Preventive Health and Nutrition (GLOBE), School of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-3900-9849
Victoria HobbsInstitute for Health Transformation, Global Centre for Preventive Health and Nutrition (GLOBE), School of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia.
Emma Joy McMahonWellbeing and Preventable Chronic Disease Division, Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University, Casuarina, NT, Australia.
Helena RomaniukBiostatistics Unit, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia.
Gary SacksInstitute for Health Transformation, Global Centre for Preventive Health and Nutrition (GLOBE), School of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-9736-1539
Julia ThompsonInstitute for Health Transformation, Global Centre for Preventive Health and Nutrition (GLOBE), School of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia.
Laura AlstonDeakin Rural Health, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Victoria, Australia.
Kathryn BackholerInstitute for Health Transformation, Global Centre for Preventive Health and Nutrition (GLOBE), School of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-3323-575X
Rebecca BennettInstitute for Health Transformation, Global Centre for Preventive Health and Nutrition (GLOBE), School of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-0686-9853
Julie BrimblecombeDepartment of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food, School of Clinical Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Jasmine ChanInstitute for Health Transformation, Global Centre for Preventive Health and Nutrition (GLOBE), School of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-4406-3970
Katrine S DuusNational Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Oliver HuseInstitute for Health Transformation, Global Centre for Preventive Health and Nutrition (GLOBE), School of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-9366-8012
Damian MaganjaThe George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Josephine MarshallInstitute for Health Transformation, Global Centre for Preventive Health and Nutrition (GLOBE), School of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia.
Liliana OrellanaBiostatistics Unit, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia.
Emalie RosewarneThe George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Sally SchultzInstitute for Health Transformation, Global Centre for Preventive Health and Nutrition (GLOBE), School of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia.
Katherine SievertInstitute for Health Transformation, Global Centre for Preventive Health and Nutrition (GLOBE), School of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia.
Simone SherriffPoche Centre for Indigenous Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Huong Ngoc Quynh TranInstitute for Health Transformation, Global Centre for Preventive Health and Nutrition (GLOBE), School of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-4892-8345
Carmen VargasInstitute for Health Transformation, Global Centre for Preventive Health and Nutrition (GLOBE), School of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-6166-8897
Jason H Y WuThe George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Anna PeetersInstitute for Health Transformation, Global Centre for Preventive Health and Nutrition (GLOBE), School of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia.
Adrian J CameronInstitute for Health Transformation, Global Centre for Preventive Health and Nutrition (GLOBE), School of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia.

Funding

2021 Fundación Alfonso Martín Escudero Postdoctoral Research FellowshipAlfred Deakin Postdoctoral Research FellowshipsAustralian Government Medical Research Future Fund Cardiovascular Health Grant MRF1200105Deakin UniversityNational Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Centre of Research Excellence in Food Retail Environments for Health (RE-FRESH) 1152968National Heart Foundation of Australia 102611NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellowship 2021/GNT2008535NHMRC Investigator Grant 2017170Rural Health Multidisciplinary Training (RHMT)Victorian Health (VicHealth) Promotion Foundation Early Career Fellowship
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Retail food environments play a pivotal role in influencing dietary behaviors, and therefore have huge potential as settings for promoting good nutrition and preventing obesity. Conducting research in retail settings can be challenging due to the varied motivations of the parties involved and the complex nature of retail environments. To improve the quality and consistency of research in this field, we have identified 16 thematic topics aimed at guiding researchers and public health practitioners on how to conduct healthy food retail research. A summary for each topic, encompassing existing methodologies, best practice examples, and knowledge gaps, was developed based on available literature and the collective experience and expertise of 32 multidisciplinary researchers from a high-income perspective engaged in healthy food retail research in a diverse range of retail settings. A summary checklist describing key considerations at each stage of conducting healthy food retail research was also developed.

Indexed as

CommerceDiet, HealthyHealth PromotionObesityHumansResearch Designhealth‐promoting interventionsobesity preventionretail food environmentssupermarket

Identifiers

PMID39887915
PMCPMC11884958

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