Package size and manufacturer-recommended serving size of sweet beverages:a cross-sectional study across four high-income countries
OBJECTIVE: To assess the mean package size and manufacturer-recommended serving size of sweet beverages available in four high-income countries: Australia, Canada, the Netherlands and New Zealand. DESIGN: Cross-sectional surveys. SETTING: The two largest supermarket chains of each country in 2012/2013. SUBJECTS: Individual pack size (IPS) drinks (n 891) and bulk pack size (BPS) drinks (n 1904). RESULTS: For all IPS drinks, the mean package size was larger than the mean serving size (mean (sd)=412 (157) ml and 359 (159) ml, respectively). The mean (sd) package size of IPS drinks was significant... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2016 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Poelman , M P , Eyles , H , Dunford , E , Schermel , A , L'Abbe , M R , Neal , B , Seidell , J C , Steenhuis , I H & Ni Mhurchu , C 2016 , ' Package size and manufacturer-recommended serving size of sweet beverages : a cross-sectional study across four high-income countries ' , Public Health Nutrition , vol. 19 , no. 6 , pp. 1008-16 . https://doi.org/10.1017/S1368980015001974 |
Schlagwörter: | Australia / Beverages / Canada / Cross-Sectional Studies / Developed Countries / Energy Intake / Food Packaging / Humans / Netherlands / New Zealand / Portion Size / Serving Size / Sweetening Agents / Journal Article / Research Support / Non-U.S. Gov't |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-29213087 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://research.vu.nl/en/publications/00d214a5-f6b6-45b6-a397-70c63d6032e2 |
OBJECTIVE: To assess the mean package size and manufacturer-recommended serving size of sweet beverages available in four high-income countries: Australia, Canada, the Netherlands and New Zealand. DESIGN: Cross-sectional surveys. SETTING: The two largest supermarket chains of each country in 2012/2013. SUBJECTS: Individual pack size (IPS) drinks (n 891) and bulk pack size (BPS) drinks (n 1904). RESULTS: For all IPS drinks, the mean package size was larger than the mean serving size (mean (sd)=412 (157) ml and 359 (159) ml, respectively). The mean (sd) package size of IPS drinks was significantly different for all countries (range: Australia=370 (149) ml to New Zealand=484 (191) ml; P<0·01). The mean (sd) package size of Dutch BPS drinks (1313 (323) ml) was significantly smaller compared with the other countries (New Zealand=1481 (595) ml, Australia=1542 (595) ml, Canada=1550 (434) ml; P<0·01). The mean (sd) serving size of BPS drinks was significantly different across all countries (range: Netherlands=216 (30) ml to Canada=248 (31) ml; P<0·00). New Zealand had the largest package and serving sizes of the countries assessed. In all countries, a large number of different serving sizes were used to provide information on the amount appropriate to consume in one sitting. CONCLUSIONS: At this point there is substantial inconsistency in package sizes and manufacturer-recommended serving sizes of sweet beverages within and between four high-income countries, especially for IPS drinks. As consumers do factor serving size into their judgements of healthiness of a product, serving size regulations, preferably set by governments and global health organisations, would provide consistency and assist individuals in making healthier food choices.