Removal of sugary drinks from vending machines: an Australian university case study

Tsai, Carrie; Slater, Scott; Ronto, Rimante; Gebel, Klaus; Wu, Jason

doi:10.1111/1753-6405.12827

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“…In six studies, the interventions targeted food items only, three studies targeted drink items only, three studies targeted both food and drink items, and in one study this was unclear. The types of intervention strategies included promotion of healthier food and drink choices (n = 11, 85%) [13,14,[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25], increasing the availability of healthier food and drinks within vending machines (n = 8, 62%) [13,14,[22][23][24][25][26][27], price alterations (n = 4, 31%) [13,14,20,24], and modifying product placement within vending machines (n = 2, 15%) [14,23]. Interventions in seven studies involved more than one of these strategies, with three studies using two strategies [20,22,25], three studies using three strategies [13,23,24], and one study using four strategies [14].…”

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“…Two studies (15%) also measured the acceptability of/satisfaction with the intervention [22,26], and one study (8%) also measured dietary behavior change [22]. The outcome measure of the remaining study was the change in food/drinks available within vending machines [27]. Intervention machines branded with Healthy Campus Initiative stickers including a web address for further info on the intervention and nutrition criteria for healthier products.…”

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“…In two studies (both pre-post test), interventions involved increasing the availability of healthier food and/or drink choices as the sole intervention strategy [26,27], with one reporting positive change in outcomes and the other reporting mixed findings. In the study by Tsai et al, the ratio of healthy to unhealthy items available across all vending machines on campus changed from 23:77 to 77:23, and availability of sugar-sweetened drinks from 56% of drinks to 0%, 12 months after the university-wide implementation of a healthy food and drink framework based on the Australian Dietary Guidelines [27]. In the study by Lapp et al, 45% of vending machine items were replaced with healthier choices over a two-week intervention period [26].…”

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Effectiveness of Nutrition Interventions in Vending Machines to Encourage the Purchase and Consumption of Healthier Food and Drinks in the University Setting: A Systematic Review

2020

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University food environments typically offer an abundance of unhealthy foods, including through vending machines. This review evaluated the effectiveness of nutrition interventions in vending machines in the university setting. Ten databases were searched for experimental studies published up to July 2019, evaluating nutrition interventions that aimed to encourage the purchase or consumption of healthier foods and drinks in vending machines in the university setting. In total, 401 articles were identified, and 13 studies were included. Studies were pre-post test (n = 7, 54%), randomized controlled trials (RCTs) (n = 5, 38%), and non-randomized controlled trial (n = 1, 8%). Most studies were from the USA (n = 10, 77%) and were published between 2014 and 2018 (n = 9, 69%). Eight interventions (62%) reported positive change in outcomes, including increased number/proportion of sales or revenue from healthier items (n = 6), improved adherence to guidelines for the ratio of healthy/unhealthy products available (n = 1), and improved consumer perception of items available (n = 1). Effective interventions involved the promotion, reduced pricing, increased availability, and/or optimized product placement of healthier items within vending machines. Strategies to improve the nutritional quality of food and drinks in vending machines are warranted. This may be achieved by making healthier options more available and promoting them; however, more robust intervention studies are needed to determine effectiveness.

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Effectiveness of Nutrition Interventions in Vending Machines to Encourage the Purchase and Consumption of Healthier Food and Drinks in the University Setting: A Systematic Review

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“…The policy examples were chosen for two reasons: their relevance to the existing literature on young adults and food choices, and what was already occurring at a policy level in Australia and the UK. For example: the removal of sugary drinks from adult settings like universities 46,47 and hospitals and health services; 48 and changing the placement of less‐healthy foods in stores and supermarkets 49 . Economic or fiscal policies such as taxing sugary drinks were included because at the time, such a tax had been introduced in the UK and discussed in Australia 31 .…”

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Are young adults’ discussions of public health nutrition policies associated with common food industry discourses? A qualitative pilot study

Howse

Hankey

Bauman

et al. 2021

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

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Objective: Unhealthy diets are a key risk factor for chronic disease, with young adults (18–30 years old) in high‐income countries like Australia and the UK particularly at risk. Improved public health nutrition policies can help address unhealthy diets in the population, but many of the more regulatory policies are opposed by food industry groups. This research explores how young adults in Australia and the UK discuss a range of topical public health nutrition policies and analyses whether and how their views may be associated with food industry discourses. Methods: Eight focus groups were held in Sydney, Australia, and Glasgow, UK, with a total of thirty young adults participating. A deliberative‐style method was used in the focus groups to generate discussion about six public health nutrition policies, such as taxation of sugar‐sweetened beverages and restrictions on advertising of less‐healthy foods. Discourse analysis was used to examine participants’ discussions. Results: Twenty discourse codes were developed iteratively from the focus group data. These were thematically linked with nine food industry discourses found in the peer‐reviewed literature, including industry self‐regulation, personal responsibility, corporate social responsibility and challenging nutrition science. Conclusions: These results demonstrate there is an association between common food industry discourses and some young adults’ views about public health nutrition policies. Implications for public health: Identifying, engaging with and responding to common industry discourses is a priority in order to build greater public support and acceptability of policies that will improve diet and prevent chronic disease.

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“…A small but statistically significant reduction in the odds of preconception smoking (smoking in the three months prior to conception) was identified in the six months after policy enforcement. Further examples of policy change that may improve the health of preconception women include removing sugary drinks from vending machines, or enforcing employers to offer only nutritious foods in on-site cafes(28,29). These types of strategies, where legislation and/or policy either enforces or supports positive lifestyle behavior change, could be considered as important tools in preconception health promotion strategies in the workplace.…”

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Preconception health and wellbeing interventions in the workplace: A systematic review

Bailey¹,

Walker²,

Hill³

et al. 2019

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Background Preconception health status is an important indicator of later health outcomes for mothers and infants. Preconception health promotion strategies are required, as pregnancy may be too late to influence some health behaviors, with impacts on fetal health already established. The workplace has the potential to play an important role in the health and wellbeing of employees and could be an ideal intervention setting in the preconception period. The aim of this systematic review was to evaluate workplace interventions designed to improve the health and/or wellbeing of women during preconception. Methods Medline, EMBASE and PsycINFO, CINAHL, and Scopus were systematically searched for relevant studies published between January 2009 and October 2018. Inclusion criteria were interventions involving preconception or pre-pregnancy health, wellbeing or health promotion, and which occurred in the workplace or work organization. Results Two hundred and forty-eight records were retrieved in the search, and four were screened in full text. No eligible studies were identified. We then capitalized on the opportunity to learn from the literature explored during the review screening process to identify areas for consideration in future research and policy agendas for workplace health promotion for preconception women. Conclusions Specific examples of strategies that could be applied in the workplace include legislative changes to reduce smoking, policy directives to improve the food environment and increase physical activity, and the application of electronic health interventions in the workplace. Further research should be undertaken to design, conduct and evaluate interventions to improve preconception health and wellbeing, as well as to improve our understanding of how the workplace might be leveraged for preconception health promotion.

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Removal of sugary drinks from vending machines: an Australian university case study

Cited by 7 publications

References 4 publications

Effectiveness of Nutrition Interventions in Vending Machines to Encourage the Purchase and Consumption of Healthier Food and Drinks in the University Setting: A Systematic Review

Effectiveness of Nutrition Interventions in Vending Machines to Encourage the Purchase and Consumption of Healthier Food and Drinks in the University Setting: A Systematic Review

Are young adults’ discussions of public health nutrition policies associated with common food industry discourses? A qualitative pilot study

Preconception health and wellbeing interventions in the workplace: A systematic review

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