Bennett Rebecca, Gomez-Donoso Clara, Zorbas Christina, Sacks Gary, White Christine M, Hammond David, Gupta Adyya, Cameron Adrian James, Vanderlee Lana, Contreras-Manzano Alejandra, Backholer Kathryn
Global Centre for Preventive Health and Nutrition, Institute of Health Transformation, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia.
School of Public Health Sciences, Faculty of Health, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, N2L 3G1, Canada.
Int J Obes (Lond). 2025 Apr 13. doi: 10.1038/s41366-025-01771-z.
Online food retail use is rapidly increasing in popularity, and offers user-friendly apps, and new food delivery models, including online food delivery platforms, online grocery retailers, and online meal kit delivery. We aimed to: (1) quantify the prevalence of online food retail platform use by adults across Australia, Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom and the United States, and to (2) assess the associations between sociodemographic and behavioural factors and use of online food retail platforms.
A cross-sectional online survey was conducted with adults as part of the 2022 International Food Policy Survey (n = 19,877). We described the frequency of use and number of meals ordered using different online food retail and delivery platforms. Logistic regression models were fitted to assess associations between the use of online food retail and delivery platforms, and sociodemographic and behavioural factors (including age, sex, household composition, BMI, income adequacy, ethnicity, cooking skills, nutrition knowledge, and frequency of food preparation).
Online ordering was more prevalent in Mexico (72%), and in the United States (62%) in comparison with Australia, Canada, or the United Kingdom (45-56%). Overall, across all countries, 58% of participants used online retail and delivery platforms, most commonly online orders from restaurants (36% of participants), online supermarkets (28%), online meal kits (14%), online only grocery stores (11%), and online convenience stores (11%). The odds of using online restaurants was significantly higher for men (OR: 1.23, 95% CI: 1.14-1.33) and participants aged 18-29 (compared to those 60 years or older) (OR: 6.10, 95% CI: 5.34-7.00). Participants aged 18-29 also had the highest odds of using online convenience stores (OR: 7.51, 95% CI: 5.71-9.88). Participants living with primary school aged children had higher odds of using online supermarkets compared to those without children (OR: 2.56, 95% CI: 2.22-2.94).
A substantial proportion of people are buying food online. Efforts to improve population diets need to ensure that online food retail platforms support good health and nutrition.
在线食品零售的使用正迅速变得越来越流行，它提供了用户友好的应用程序以及新的食品配送模式，包括在线食品配送平台、在线杂货零售商和在线餐食配送服务。我们的目标是：（1）量化澳大利亚、加拿大、墨西哥、英国和美国成年人使用在线食品零售平台的比例，以及（2）评估社会人口统计学和行为因素与在线食品零售平台使用之间的关联。
作为2022年国际食品政策调查的一部分，对成年人进行了一项横断面在线调查（n = 19877）。我们描述了使用不同在线食品零售和配送平台的频率以及订购餐食的数量。采用逻辑回归模型来评估在线食品零售和配送平台的使用与社会人口统计学和行为因素（包括年龄、性别、家庭构成、体重指数、收入充足程度、种族、烹饪技能、营养知识以及食品准备频率）之间的关联。
与澳大利亚、加拿大或英国（45%-56%）相比，在线订餐在墨西哥（72%）和美国（62%）更为普遍。总体而言，在所有国家中，58%的参与者使用在线零售和配送平台，最常见的是来自餐厅的在线订单（36%的参与者）、在线超市（28%）、在线餐食配送服务（14%）、仅在线杂货店（11%）和在线便利店（11%）。男性使用在线餐厅的几率显著更高（比值比：1.23，95%置信区间：1.14-1.33），18-29岁的参与者（与60岁及以上的参与者相比）使用在线餐厅的几率也显著更高（比值比：6.10，95%置信区间：5.34-7.00）。18-29岁的参与者使用在线便利店的几率也最高（比值比：7.51，95%置信区间：5.71-9.88）。与没有孩子的参与者相比，与小学适龄儿童一起生活的参与者使用在线超市的几率更高（比值比：2.56，95%置信区间：2.22-2.94）。
相当一部分人在网上购买食品。改善人群饮食的努力需要确保在线食品零售平台支持良好的健康和营养。
