School of Economics, Finance and Marketing, RMIT University, 124 La Trobe Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia.
School of Media and Communication, RMIT University, 124 La Trobe Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia.
Health Promot Int. 2022 Feb 17;37(1). doi: 10.1093/heapro/daab030.
Community sport organizations promote beneficial health outcomes such as social connection and physical activity, yet they can also facilitate the consumption of unhealthy food and beverages. To provide a foundation for future research and to inform intervention efforts in this context, this scoping review summarizes existing knowledge of the factors that contribute to unhealthy food and beverage consumption in the community sport setting and explores the interventions to promote healthier choices. Using a qualitative process aligned with the nature of our aims, 228 articles were initially identified and subjected to a systemized appraisal, resulting in 45 articles pertinent to the review. The findings identify that the two key factors contributing to unhealthy food choices are the limited availability of healthy options within the sport setting and the presence of unhealthy food and beverage sponsorship. These factors contribute to the normalization of unhealthy eating in this context and health promotion interventions have had limited success. Barriers to change primarily stem from the revenue implications of removing unhealthy food sponsors, lack of organizational capabilities and resources, and consumer preference for unhealthy options. Public health practitioners seeking to intervene in this setting should consider adopting practices used in other settings outside of the sport environment, including the use of technology, the role of peers and mentors and the co-production of impactful material. Community sport plays a vital role in delivering health benefits but must do more to stem its facilitation of a potentially unhealthy consumptive environment.
社区体育组织促进了有益的健康结果，如社交联系和身体活动，但它们也可能促进不健康食品和饮料的消费。为了为未来的研究提供基础，并为这一背景下的干预措施提供信息，本范围综述总结了导致社区体育环境中不健康食品和饮料消费的因素，并探讨了促进更健康选择的干预措施。使用与我们目标性质一致的定性过程，最初确定了 228 篇文章，并对其进行了系统评估，最终确定了 45 篇与综述相关的文章。研究结果表明，导致不健康饮食选择的两个关键因素是体育场所内健康选择的有限供应以及不健康食品和饮料赞助的存在。这些因素导致了不健康饮食在这种情况下的常态化，而健康促进干预措施的效果有限。变革的障碍主要源于取消不健康食品赞助商的收入影响、缺乏组织能力和资源以及消费者对不健康选择的偏好。希望在这种环境中进行干预的公共卫生从业者应该考虑采用其他体育环境之外的其他环境中使用的实践，包括使用技术、同伴和导师的作用以及有影响力的材料的共同制作。社区体育在提供健康益处方面发挥着至关重要的作用，但必须采取更多措施来阻止其促进潜在不健康的消费环境。
