Store turnover as a predictor of food and beverage provider turnover and associated dietary intake estimates in very remote Indigenous communities

• Published in: Australian and New Zealand journal of public health 2016-12, Vol.40 (6), p.569-571
• Main Authors: Wycherley, Thomas, Ferguson, Megan, O'Dea, Kerin, McMahon, Emma, Liberato, Selma, Brimblecombe, Julie
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Aboriginal Australians; Australia; Beverages; Beverages - supply & distribution; Community; Diet; Diet - ethnology; Dietary intake; Distribution; Energy; Estimates; Food; Food Industry - statistics & numerical data; Food intake; Food Preferences; Food Supply; Humans; Indigenous Australians; Indigenous peoples; Micronutrients; nutrition; Stores
• ISSN: 1326-0200; 1753-6405; 1753-6405
• DOI: 10.1111/1753-6405.12571

Determine how very‐remote Indigenous community (RIC) food and beverage (F&B) turnover quantities and associated dietary intake estimates derived from only stores, compare with values derived from all community F&B providers. F&B turnover quantity and associated dietary intake estimates (energy, micro/macronutrients and major contributing food types) were derived from 12‐months transaction data of all F&B providers in three RICs (NT, Australia). F&B turnover quantities and dietary intake estimates from only stores (plus only the primary store in multiple‐store communities) were expressed as a proportion of complete F&B provider turnover values. Food types and macronutrient distribution (%E) estimates were quantitatively compared. Combined stores F&B turnover accounted for the majority of F&B quantity (98.1%) and absolute dietary intake estimates (energy [97.8%], macronutrients [≥96.7%] and micronutrients [≥83.8%]). Macronutrient distribution estimates from combined stores and only the primary store closely aligned complete provider estimates (≤0.9% absolute). Food types were similar using combined stores, primary store or complete provider turnover. Evaluating combined stores F&B turnover represents an efficient method to estimate total F&B turnover quantity and associated dietary intake in RICs. In multiple‐store communities, evaluating only primary store F&B turnover provides an efficient estimate of macronutrient distribution and major food types.