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Inside our supermarkets: Assessment of the healthiness of Australian supermarkets

Unhealthy diets are a major public health issue in Australia. Along with obesity, the unhealthy diets of many Australians are leading contributors to poor health, and have a high cost to the economy.
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Excess consumption of food and beverages such as chocolate, confectionery, chips and soft drinks is a key driver of unhealthy diets.

In this study, we assessed the degree to which the in-store environments within major Australian supermarket chains (Coles, Woolworths, ALDI and independent stores) promote healthy eating, and how this varies according to the level of socioeconomic disadvantage of the area in which the stores were located.

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DATE 17 May 2020

TYPE Reports

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  • Professor Gary Sacks

    Deakin University
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  • Healthy eating ,

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  • Prevention in the health sector ,
  • Systems and complexity ,

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