Availability and placement of healthy and discretionary food in Australian supermarkets by chain and level of socio-economic disadvantage.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The current study aimed to investigate availability and placement of healthy and discretionary (less healthy) food in supermarkets in Victoria, Australia, and examine variation by supermarket chain and area-level socio-economic disadvantage.

Design

Cross-sectional supermarket audit. Measures included: (i) proportion of shelf space (in square metres) allocated to selected healthy and discretionary food and beverages; (ii) proportion of end-of-aisle, checkout and island bin displays containing discretionary food and beverages and (iii) proportion of space within end-of-aisle, checkout and island bin displays devoted to discretionary food and beverages.

Setting

Metropolitan areas of Melbourne and Geelong, Australia. Assessment: June-July 2019.

Participants</

SUBMITTER: Schultz S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10195512 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature