Browsing Health (Faculty of) by Author "Jones, Amanda C."
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Beverage consumption and energy intake among Canadians: analyses of 2004 and 2015 national dietary intake data
Jones, Amanda C.; Kirkpatrick, Sharon I.; Hammond, David (BioMed Central, 2019-10-19)Background Among adults and children consuming Western diets, beverages are significant sources of free sugars, saturated fats, excess calories, and alcohol, with relevance to chronic disease risk. The impact of recent ... -
Evaluation of the online Beverage Frequency Questionnaire (BFQ)
Vanderlee, Lana; Reid, Jessica L.; White, Christine M.; Hobin, Erin P.; Acton, Rachel B.; Jones, Amanda C.; O'Neill, Meghan; Kirkpatrick, Sharon I.; Hammond, David (Springer, 2018-08)Background The contribution of beverages to overall diet is of increasing interest to researchers and policymakers, particularly in terms of consumption of drinks high in added sugars; however, few tools to assess beverage ... -
Taxes and front-of-package labels improve the healthiness of beverage and snack purchases: a randomized experimental marketplace
Acton, Rachel B.; Jones, Amanda C.; Kirkpatrick, Sharon I.; Roberto, Christina A.; Hammond, David (BioMed Central, 2019-05-21)Background Sugar taxes and front-of-package (FOP) nutrition labelling systems are strategies to address diet-related non-communicable diseases. However, there is relatively little experimental data on how these strategies ...