Ni Mhurchu C
Pac Health Dialog. 2014 Mar;20(1):51-8.
Sweetened beverages are a major contributor to sugar intakes in New Zealand, yet little information exists regarding the retail environment and the characteristics of sweetened and unsweetened beverages available for purchase.
Our aim was to assess the availability, price, serve size and sugar content of sweetened and unsweetened non-alcoholic beverages available for purchase in New Zealand supermarkets. We also review and summarise the evidence for policy options relating to beverage availability, price, serve size and sugar content.
Data on all non-alcoholic beverages available for purchase in two large Auckland supermarkets were sourced from Nutritrack, a brand- specific packaged food composition database.
Of 680 beverages available for sale in 2012, less than one in five (17%) was low-energy or unsweetened. However, low-energy options were cheaper, on average, than their sugar-sweetened counterparts (by approximately one third). The sugar content of beverages available ranged from zero to 23 g/100 mL. Some beverages contained more than 80 g of sugar (16 teaspoons) per single serve. National and international evidence suggests that increasing prices of fizzy drinks could reduce consumption, but long-term impacts on obesity and population health are unknown. Little evidence exists regarding other strategies to create healthier retail food environments.
The vast majority of beverages available for purchase in New Zealand supermarkets are either sugar-sweetened or contain naturally occurring sugars. Options to decrease availability and reduce consumption of sweetened beverages should be urgently explored.
甜味饮料是新西兰人糖分摄入的主要来源，但关于零售环境以及可供购买的甜味和无糖饮料的特征，相关信息却很少。
我们的目的是评估在新西兰超市中可供购买的甜味和无糖非酒精饮料的可获得性、价格、份量和含糖量。我们还回顾并总结了与饮料可获得性、价格、份量和含糖量相关的政策选项的证据。
奥克兰两家大型超市中所有可供购买的非酒精饮料的数据来自Nutritrack，这是一个特定品牌的包装食品成分数据库。
在2012年出售的680种饮料中，不到五分之一（17%）是低能量或无糖的。然而，低能量饮料平均比含糖饮料便宜（约三分之一）。在售饮料的含糖量从零到23克/100毫升不等。一些饮料每份含糖量超过80克（16茶匙）。国内和国际证据表明，提高汽水价格可能会减少消费，但对肥胖和人群健康的长期影响尚不清楚。关于创造更健康零售食品环境的其他策略，几乎没有证据。
在新西兰超市中可供购买的绝大多数饮料要么是含糖的，要么含有天然糖分。应紧急探索减少甜味饮料可获得性和减少其消费的方法。
