The nature of UK supermarkets' policies on checkout food and associations with healthfulness and type of food displayed: cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Food choices are often determined by stimuli from our immediate surroundings, including strategic placement in shops to encourage impulse purchases. One example of this is food in shop checkout areas. Recently a number of UK supermarkets have voluntarily committed to providing healthier checkout foods. The aim of this study was to document the nature of current UK supermarket checkout food policies; determine whether there are any differences in the healthfulness and type of food displayed at checkouts in supermarkets according to the presence or nature of policies; and determine whether supermarkets are adhering to their checkout food policies.

Methods

Survey of checkout food policies. Cross-sectional observations in 69 supermarkets (covering 14 store formats) in

SUBMITTER: Ejlerskov KT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5996483 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature