A cross-sectional study of the relative availability and prominence of shelf space allocated to healthy and unhealthy foods in supermarkets in urban Ireland, by area-level deprivation
Unhealthy foods had a higher proportion of shelf space and were more prominent than healthy foods in supermarkets in County Dublin, Ireland. The current availability and prominence of foods in supermarkets does not align with Food Based Dietary Guideline recommendations and does not support consumers to make healthier food choices. There is a need for supermarkets in Ireland to improve the availability and prominence of healthy foods to support consumers to make healthier food choices.
Authors
- S. O‘Mahony (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9882-0749)
- Gerardine Doyle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8516-4431)
- Kylie Burke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4246-0120)
- Nicola Collins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-6827-2869)
- Eileen R. Gibney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9465-052X)
- A. McCann
- Anthony T. Moore
Institutions
- University College Dublin (IE)
- Food Safety Authority of Ireland (IE)
- University of Ulster (GB)
- University of Limerick (IE)
- Food for Health Ireland (IE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2024-10-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-19671-8
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.63
Funders
- Food Safety Authority of Ireland