Store turnover as a predictor of food and beverage provider turnover and associated dietary intake estimates in very remote Indigenous communities.
OBJECTIVE
Determine how very-remote Indigenous community (RIC) food and beverage (F&B) turnover quantities and associated dietary intake estimates derived from only stores, compare with values derived from all community F&B providers.


METHODS
F&B turnover quantity and associated dietary intake estimates (energy, micro/macronutrients and major contributing food types) were derived from 12-months transaction data of all F&B providers in three RICs (NT, Australia). F&B turnover quantities and dietary intake estimates from only stores (plus only the primary store in multiple-store communities) were expressed as a proportion of complete F&B provider turnover values. Food types and macronutrient distribution (%E) estimates were quantitatively compared.


RESULTS
Combined stores F&B turnover accounted for the majority of F&B quantity (98.1%) and absolute dietary intake estimates (energy [97.8%], macronutrients [≥96.7%] and micronutrients [≥83.8%]). Macronutrient distribution estimates from combined stores and only the primary store closely aligned complete provider estimates (≤0.9% absolute). Food types were similar using combined stores, primary store or complete provider turnover.


CONCLUSIONS
Evaluating combined stores F&B turnover represents an efficient method to estimate total F&B turnover quantity and associated dietary intake in RICs. In multiple-store communities, evaluating only primary store F&B turnover provides an efficient estimate of macronutrient distribution and major food types.
School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia.
Thomas
T
Wycherley
Wellbeing and Preventable Chronic Diseases Division, Menzies School of Health Research, Northern Territory.
Megan
M
Ferguson
School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia.
Kerin
K
O'Dea
School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia.|Wellbeing and Preventable Chronic Diseases Division, Menzies School of Health Research, Northern Territory.
Emma
E
McMahon
Wellbeing and Preventable Chronic Diseases Division, Menzies School of Health Research, Northern Territory.
Selma
S
Liberato
Wellbeing and Preventable Chronic Diseases Division, Menzies School of Health Research, Northern Territory.
Julie
J
Brimblecombe
D001315:Australia; D001628:Beverages / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D004032:Diet / Q000208:ethnology*; D019649:Food Industry / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005518:Food Preferences; D005523:Food Supply; D006801:Humans
Indigenous Australians; dietary intake; nutrition