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dc.contributor.authorEjlerskov, Katrine Ten_UK
dc.contributor.authorStead, Martineen_UK
dc.contributor.authorAdamson, Ashleyen_UK
dc.contributor.authorWhite, Martinen_UK
dc.contributor.authorAdams, Jeanen_UK
dc.date.accessioned2018-07-18T00:03:02Z-
dc.date.available2018-07-18T00:03:02Z-
dc.date.issued2018-06-11en_UK
dc.identifier.other52en_UK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1893/27493-
dc.description.abstractBackground: 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 the East of England in Feb-May 2017 of the number and type of checkout foods on each 'checkout journey' (each possible route through the checkout area). Checkout foods were categorised as less healthy or healthier, using the UK Food Standard's Agency's Nutrient Profile Model, and into food groups. Checkout food policies were categorised as clear and consistent, vague or inconsistent, or absent. Results: Checkout food policies differed between store formats in some supermarket groups. Across the 14 store formats included, two had no checkout food policy, six had 'clear and consistent' policies, and six 'vague or inconsistent' policies. In supermarkets with clear and consistent policies there were a median of 13 products per checkout journey, of which 35% were less healthy. Comparable figures for supermarkets with vague or inconsistent, and absent policies were 15 (57%) and 39 (90%) respectively (ps for trend < 0.001). Whilst most supermarkets with a clear and consistent checkout food policy were fully adherent to their policy, those with vague or inconsistent policies were not. Conclusions: Most UK supermarkets have checkout food policies, but not all are clear and consistent. Supermarkets with clear and consistent policies display fewer checkout foods and a lower proportion of these are less healthy than in other supermarkets. Supermarkets with clear and consistent policies adhere well to these. More stores should be encouraged to develop a clear and consistent checkout food policy. This may require non-voluntary intervention.en_UK
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherBMCen_UK
dc.relationEjlerskov KT, Stead M, Adamson A, White M & Adams J (2018) The nature of UK supermarkets' policies on checkout food and associations with healthfulness and type of food displayed: cross-sectional study. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 15 (1), Art. No.: 52. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-018-0684-2en_UK
dc.rights© The Author(s). 2018 This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated.en_UK
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en_UK
dc.subjectCheckouten_UK
dc.subjectSupermarketen_UK
dc.subjectNutritionen_UK
dc.subjectObesogenic environmenten_UK
dc.subjectMarketingen_UK
dc.subjectSnack fooden_UK
dc.subjectPolicyen_UK
dc.subjectUnhealthyen_UK
dc.subjectPublic healthen_UK
dc.titleThe nature of UK supermarkets' policies on checkout food and associations with healthfulness and type of food displayed: cross-sectional studyen_UK
dc.typeJournal Articleen_UK
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s12966-018-0684-2en_UK
dc.identifier.pmid29891005en_UK
dc.citation.jtitleInternational Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activityen_UK
dc.citation.issn1479-5868en_UK
dc.citation.volume15en_UK
dc.citation.issue1en_UK
dc.citation.publicationstatusPublisheden_UK
dc.citation.peerreviewedRefereeden_UK
dc.type.statusVoR - Version of Recorden_UK
dc.contributor.funderNational Institute for Health Researchen_UK
dc.citation.date11/06/2018en_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Cambridgeen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationInstitute for Social Marketingen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationNewcastle Universityen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Cambridgeen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Cambridgeen_UK
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000435403100001en_UK
dc.identifier.scopusid2-s2.0-85048347017en_UK
dc.identifier.wtid943564en_UK
dc.contributor.orcid0000-0002-3066-4604en_UK
dc.date.accepted2018-05-24en_UK
dcterms.dateAccepted2018-05-24en_UK
dc.date.filedepositdate2018-07-17en_UK
rioxxterms.apcnot requireden_UK
rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Reviewen_UK
rioxxterms.versionVoRen_UK
local.rioxx.authorEjlerskov, Katrine T|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorStead, Martine|0000-0002-3066-4604en_UK
local.rioxx.authorAdamson, Ashley|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorWhite, Martin|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorAdams, Jean|en_UK
local.rioxx.projectProject ID unknown|National Institute for Health Research|http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000272en_UK
local.rioxx.freetoreaddate2018-07-17en_UK
local.rioxx.licencehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/|2018-07-17|en_UK
local.rioxx.filenames12966-018-0684-2.pdfen_UK
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