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Cost and Affordability of Diets Modelled on Current Eating Patterns and on Dietary Guidelines, for New Zealand Total Population, Māori and Pacific Households

by
Sally Mackay
1,*,
Tina Buch
2,
Stefanie Vandevijvere
1,
Rawinia Goodwin
1,
Erina Korohina
3,
Mafi Funaki-Tahifote
2,
Amanda Lee
4 and
Boyd Swinburn
1
1
School of Population Health, University of Auckland, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
2
The Heart Foundation of New Zealand, Auckland 1051, New Zealand
3
Toi Tangata, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
4
The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre, The Sax Institute, Sydney 1240, Australia
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Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2018, 15(6), 1255; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15061255
Received: 11 April 2018 / Revised: 6 June 2018 / Accepted: 12 June 2018 / Published: 13 June 2018
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Addressing Food and Nutrition Security in Developed Countries)
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The affordability of diets modelled on the current (less healthy) diet compared to a healthy diet based on Dietary Guidelines was calculated for population groups in New Zealand. Diets using common foods were developed for a household of four for the total population, Māori and Pacific groups. Māori and Pacific nutrition expert panels ensured the diets were appropriate. Each current (less healthy) diet was based on eating patterns identified from national nutrition surveys. Food prices were collected from retail outlets. Only the current diets contained alcohol, takeaways and discretionary foods. The modelled healthy diet was cheaper than the current diet for the total population (3.5% difference) and Pacific households (4.5% difference) and similar in cost for Māori households (0.57% difference). When the diets were equivalent in energy, the healthy diet was more expensive than the current diet for all population groups (by 8.5% to 15.6%). For households on the minimum wage, the diets required 27% to 34% of household income, and if receiving income support, required 41–52% of household income. Expert panels were invaluable in guiding the process for specific populations. Both the modelled healthy and current diets are unaffordable for some households as a considerable portion of income was required to purchase either diet. Policies are required to improve food security by lowering the cost of healthy food or improving household income. View Full-Text
Keywords: INFORMAS; diet prices; food affordability; Pacific diets; Māori diets; food security INFORMAS; diet prices; food affordability; Pacific diets; Māori diets; food security
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Mackay, S.; Buch, T.; Vandevijvere, S.; Goodwin, R.; Korohina, E.; Funaki-Tahifote, M.; Lee, A.; Swinburn, B. Cost and Affordability of Diets Modelled on Current Eating Patterns and on Dietary Guidelines, for New Zealand Total Population, Māori and Pacific Households. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2018, 15, 1255. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15061255

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Mackay S, Buch T, Vandevijvere S, Goodwin R, Korohina E, Funaki-Tahifote M, Lee A, Swinburn B. Cost and Affordability of Diets Modelled on Current Eating Patterns and on Dietary Guidelines, for New Zealand Total Population, Māori and Pacific Households. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2018; 15(6):1255. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15061255

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Mackay, Sally; Buch, Tina; Vandevijvere, Stefanie; Goodwin, Rawinia; Korohina, Erina; Funaki-Tahifote, Mafi; Lee, Amanda; Swinburn, Boyd. 2018. "Cost and Affordability of Diets Modelled on Current Eating Patterns and on Dietary Guidelines, for New Zealand Total Population, Māori and Pacific Households" Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 15, no. 6: 1255. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15061255

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