Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Maribor, Žitna ulica 15, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia.
Nutrition Institute, Tržaška cesta 40, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Sep 27;17(19):7059. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17197059.
Vending machines in health and social care facilities are often the only possible choice for a quick snack for workers and visitors, in many cases providing unhealthy dietary choices. Our study aimed to analyse the variety and nutritional quality of foods available in vending machines placed in social and health care institution in Slovenia. The available snacks were quantitatively assessed, using traffic light profiling. The model used for nutrient profiling was that of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ). Vending machines in 188 institutions were surveyed, resulting in 5625 food-items consisting of 267 unique product labels. Sweet products dominate in vending machines offers (about 70%), while nuts and seeds (8.4%), yoghurts (2.1%), fruits (1.4%) and milk (0.3%) are present in a very small proportion or are not available at all. According to FSANZ, 88.5% of all displayed food items in vending machines can be considered as lower nutritional quality or less healthy products. The authors' future activities will be focused on ensuring wider availability of healthy dietary choices and on including official guidelines in tender conditions for vending machines in health and social care institutions in Slovenia.
医疗机构和社会福利机构中的自动售货机通常是工作人员和访客快速购买零食的唯一选择，但这些自动售货机提供的往往是不健康的饮食选择。我们的研究旨在分析斯洛文尼亚社会福利机构中自动售货机中供应的食品种类和营养质量。使用红绿灯标志法对可获得的零食进行了定量评估。用于营养成分分析的模型是澳大利亚新西兰食品标准局（FSANZ）的模型。调查了 188 个机构中的自动售货机，共获得 5625 种食品，包含 267 个独特的产品标签。自动售货机提供的甜食产品占主导地位（约 70%），而坚果和种子（8.4%）、酸奶（2.1%）、水果（1.4%）和牛奶（0.3%）的供应比例非常小，或者根本无法供应。根据 FSANZ 的标准，自动售货机中展示的所有食品中，88.5%可被认为是营养价值较低或不太健康的产品。作者未来的活动将侧重于确保更广泛地提供健康饮食选择，并在斯洛文尼亚医疗机构和社会福利机构的自动售货机招标条件中纳入官方指南。
