Seasonal and Community Size-Related Patterns of Population Dietary Energy, Macronutrients, and Fiber Purchased in Grocery Stores across Nunavut, Canada.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Food composition-linked grocery sales data provide time- and resource-efficient, low-bias population nutrition insights. This is particularly valuable in the Inuit-majority territory of Nunavut, Canada, where up-to-date diet-related data are lacking amid a nutrition transition.

Objectives

We aimed to investigate whether, in 21 Nunavut communities served by a market-dominant retailer: 1) mean daily per capita sales of energy, macronutrients (protein, fat, and carbohydrate), and fiber; 2) percentage of energy from each macronutrient; 3) mean daily energy density; and 4) food category contributions to sales of energy, macronutrients, and fiber differed across the 1) 6 Inuit-defined seasons and 2) 5 community size levels (with the territori

SUBMITTER: Gilbert SZ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12719650 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature