| Title |
Testing the price and affordability of healthy and current (unhealthy) diets and the potential impacts of policy change in Australia
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| Published in |
BMC Public Health, April 2016
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12889-016-2996-y |
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| Authors |
Amanda J. Lee, Sarah Kane, Rebecca Ramsey, Elizabeth Good, Mathew Dick |
| Abstract |
Price and affordability of foods are important determinants of health. Targeted food pricing policies may help improve population diets. However, methods producing comparable data to inform relevant policy decisions are lacking in Australia and globally. The objective was to develop and pilot standardised methods to assess the price, relative price and affordability of healthy (recommended) and current (unhealthy) diets and test impacts of a potential policy change. Methods followed the optimal approach proposed by INFORMAS using recent Australian dietary intake data and guidelines. Draft healthy and current (unhealthy) diet baskets were developed for five household structures. Food prices were collected in stores in a high and low SES location in Brisbane, Australia. Diet prices were calculated and compared with household incomes, and with potential changes to the Australian Taxation System. Wilcoxen-signed rank tests were used to compare differences in price. The draft tools and protocols were deemed acceptable at household level, but methods could be refined. All households spend more on current (unhealthy) diets than required to purchase healthy (recommended) diets, with the majority (53-64 %) of the food budget being spent on 'discretionary' choices, including take-away foods and alcohol. A healthy diet presently costs between 20-31 % of disposable income of low income households, but would become unaffordable for these families under proposed changes to expand the GST to apply to all foods in Australia. Results confirmed that diet pricing methods providing meaningful, comparable data to inform potential fiscal and health policy actions can be developed, but draft tools should be refined. Results suggest that healthy diets can be more affordable than current (unhealthy) diets in Australia, but other factors may be as important as price in determining food choices. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 39 | 46% |
| United Kingdom | 8 | 10% |
| Ireland | 5 | 6% |
| Canada | 2 | 2% |
| France | 1 | 1% |
| United States | 1 | 1% |
| Spain | 1 | 1% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1% |
| Italy | 1 | 1% |
| Other | 3 | 4% |
| Unknown | 22 | 26% |
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| Members of the public | 42 | 50% |
| Scientists | 23 | 27% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 19 | 23% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| France | 1 | <1% |
| Australia | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 208 | 99% |
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| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 41 | 20% |
| Student > Master | 35 | 17% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 22 | 10% |
| Researcher | 20 | 10% |
| Other | 8 | 4% |
| Other | 19 | 9% |
| Unknown | 65 | 31% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Nursing and Health Professions | 39 | 19% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 18 | 9% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 17 | 8% |
| Social Sciences | 13 | 6% |
| Psychology | 9 | 4% |
| Other | 43 | 20% |
| Unknown | 71 | 34% |
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