Evaluation of an Environmental Nutrition Intervention at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Fiona E. Pelly; Rachael L. Thurecht

doi:10.3390/nu15214678

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Evaluation of an Environmental Nutrition Intervention at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

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Evaluation of an Environmental Nutrition Intervention at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Fiona E. Pelly and Rachael L. Thurecht

Nutrients, Vol.15(21), pp.1-21

2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15214678

PMCID: PMC10647693

PMID: 37960331

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Abstract

food provision

food environment

major competition

athletes

catering

There has been an increasing expectation that the food provided for athletes at major competition events meets the specific dietary and performance needs of athletes. The aim of this study was to map the range of food service nutrition schemes that were implemented prior to and during a major competition event (2018 Commonwealth Games) and evaluate these schemes through staff training satisfaction, athlete feedback, and quality assurance checks. This study followed a case study design with nutrition schemes as follows: informing (nutrition labelling), enabling (staff training, nutrition service), and engineering (modification to menus and recipes). Overall, participants reported that they easily found items on the menu that met their nutritional/dietary needs. When asked how useful the schemes were in helping them to identify items that meet their needs, the majority of participants found the nutrition cards (n = 227, 71%) and serving staff (n = 212, 66%) ‘useful/very useful’. ‘Good/very good’ ratings were received by >90% of respondents for speed of service, staff politeness, and knowledge of the menu. Participants (n = 316) who rated the nutrition staff as ‘useful/very useful’ gave a higher median rating for the menu. Past events have focused on the impact of a single component in the food environment; however, taking a whole systems approach resulted in more suitable food provision to meet the dietary needs of athletes.

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Title: Evaluation of an Environmental Nutrition Intervention at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Authors: Fiona E. Pelly (Corresponding Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Health - Nutrition & Dietetics
Rachael L. Thurecht (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Health - Nutrition & Dietetics
Publication details: Nutrients, Vol.15(21), pp.1-21
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date published: 2023
DOI: 10.3390/nu15214678
ISSN: 2072-6643
PMID: 37960331; PMC10647693
Copyright note: © 2023 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Grant note: This research was funded by Delaware North Companies Australia.
Organisation Unit: School of Health - Nutrition & Dietetics
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99976698902621
Output Type: Journal article

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