The proportion of unhealthy foodstuffs children are exposed to at the checkout of convenience supermarkets
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15093451 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jason A Horsley (University of Sheffield, corresponding author), Katie AR Absalom (University of Sheffield), Evie M Akiens (University of Sheffield), Robert J Dunk (University of Sheffield), Alice M Ferguson (University of Sheffield) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Pages | 2453-2458 |
| Publication date | 2014-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Public Health Nutrition (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1368-9800 • E-ISSN: 1475-2727 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1368980013003571 |
| PMID | 24477033 |
| OpenAlex | W2026959053 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 23 |
Objective To investigate the proportion of foods that are unhealthy to which children are exposed at the checkout of convenience supermarkets. Design We performed a cross-sectional survey of foodstuffs displayed at the checkout. Products displayed at or below children's eye-level were designated as healthy, unhealthy or unclassifiable using the Food Standards Agency's scoring criteria. Setting Thirteen convenience supermarkets from the three leading UK supermarket chains were selected on the basis of proximity to the town hall in Sheffield, England. Subjects Convenience supermarkets were defined as branches of supermarket chains that were identified as being other than superstores on their company's store locator website. Results In almost all of the convenience supermarkets surveyed, the main healthy product on display was sugar-free chewing gum. On average, when chewing gum was not included as a foodstuff, 89% of the products on display at the checkouts of convenience supermarkets were unhealthy using the Food Standards Agency's criteria. One store was a notable outlier, providing only fruit and nuts at its checkout. Conclusions The overwhelming majority of products to which children are exposed at the convenience supermarket checkout are unhealthy. This is despite all the supermarket chains surveyed having signed up to the UK Government's ‘responsibility deal’
Advertising · Business · Environmental health · Chemistry · Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling · Medicine · Obesity and Health Practices · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Food Science
Convenience Store Use and the Health of Urban Adolescents in Seoul, South Korea
Can Healthy Checkout Counters Improve Food Purchases? Two Real-Life Experiments in Dutch Supermarkets
Substituting sugar confectionery with fruit and healthy snacks at checkout – a win-win strategy for consumers and food stores? a study on consumer attitudes and sales effects of a healthy supermarket intervention
Can unhealthy food purchases at checkout counters be discouraged by introducing healthier snacks? A real-life experiment in supermarkets in deprived urban areas in the Netherlands
Convenience store visits by US adolescents
Availability and placement of healthy and discretionary food in Australian supermarkets by chain and level of socio-economic disadvantage
Association of neighbourhood food availability with the consumption of processed and ultra-processed food products by children in a city of Brazil
Food at checkouts in non-food stores
Voluntary policies on checkout foods and healthfulness of foods displayed at, or near, supermarket checkout areas
Why a Global Convention to Protect and Promote Healthy Diets is timely
Parents' and carers' awareness and perceptions of UK supermarket policies on less healthy food at checkouts
How do consumers respond to "sin taxes"? New evidence from a tax on sugary drinks
Cross sectional stature and weight reference curves for the UK, 1990.
Health Consequences of Obesity in Youth
Prevalence and trends in overweight and obesity in three cross sectional studies of British children, 1974-94
Do Obese Children Become Obese Adults? A Review of the Literature
The extent and nature of food promotion directed to children in Australian supermarkets
A mixed-method examination of food marketing directed towards children in Australian supermarkets
The availability of snack food displays that may trigger impulse purchases in Melbourne supermarkets
Variation in supermarket exposure to energy-dense snack foods by socio-economic position
Marketing foods to children through product packaging
Calories for Sale
Children's understanding of the selling versus persuasive intent of junk food advertising
Observing Purchase-Related Parent-Child Communication in Retail Environments
| Unique citing works | 12 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2021 (8) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 12 |