dc.contributor.author |
Grech, A |
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dc.contributor.author |
Hebden, L |
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dc.contributor.author |
Roy, Rajshri |
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dc.contributor.author |
Allman-Farinelli, M |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2017-05-11T03:18:15Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2016-11 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Nutrition and Dietetics 74(2):185-190 Nov 2016 |
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dc.identifier.issn |
1446-6368 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2292/32857 |
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dc.description.abstract |
Aim (i) To audit the nutritional composition, promotion and cost of products available from vending machines available to young adults; and (ii) to examine the relationship between product availability and sales. Methods A cross-sectional analysis of snacks and beverages available and purchased at a large urban university was conducted between March and September 2014. Sales were electronically tracked for nine months. Results A total of 61 vending machines were identified; 95% (n = 864) of the available snacks and 49% of beverages (n = 455) were less-healthy items. The mean (SD) nutrient value of snacks sold was: energy 1173 kJ (437.5), saturated fat 5.36 g (3.6), sodium 251 mg (219), fibre 1.56 g (1.29) and energy density 20.16 kJ/g (2.34) per portion vended. There was a strong correlation between the availability of food and beverages and purchases (R2 = 0.98, P < 0.001). Conclusions Vending machines market and sell less-healthy food and beverages to university students. Efforts to improve the nutritional quality are indicated and afford an opportunity to improve the diet quality of young adults, a group at risk of obesity. |
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dc.publisher |
Dietitians Association of Australia |
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dc.relation.ispartofseries |
Nutrition and Dietetics |
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dc.rights |
Items in ResearchSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated. Previously published items are made available in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. |
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dc.rights.uri |
https://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/docs/uoa-docs/rights.htm |
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dc.title |
Are products sold in university vending machines nutritionally poor? A food environment audit |
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dc.type |
Journal Article |
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dc.identifier.doi |
10.1111/1747-0080.12332 |
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pubs.issue |
2 |
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pubs.begin-page |
185 |
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pubs.volume |
74 |
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dc.rights.holder |
Copyright: Dietitians Association of Australia |
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pubs.end-page |
190 |
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pubs.publication-status |
Published |
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dc.rights.accessrights |
http://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/RestrictedAccess |
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pubs.subtype |
Article |
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pubs.elements-id |
609048 |
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pubs.org-id |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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pubs.org-id |
Medical Sciences |
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pubs.org-id |
Nutrition |
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pubs.record-created-at-source-date |
2017-05-11 |
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pubs.online-publication-date |
2016-11-17 |
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pubs.dimensions-id |
28731640 |
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