Have socio-economic inequalities in sugar purchasing widened? A longitudinal analysis of food and beverage consumer data from British households, 2014-2017.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine socio-economic inequalities in decreases in household sugar purchasing in Great Britain (GB).

Design

Longitudinal, population-based study.

Setting

Data were obtained from the GB Kantar Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) panel (2014-2017), a nationally representative panel study of food and beverages bought and brought into the home. We estimated changes in daily sugar purchases by occupational social grade from twenty-three food groups, using generalised estimating equations (household-level clustering).

Participants

British households who regularly reported food and beverages to the GB Kantar FMCG (n 28 033).

Results

We found that lower social grades obtained a lower proportion of sugar from healthier foods and a greater proportion o

SUBMITTER: Berger N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10195497 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature