Evaluation of an Environmental Nutrition Intervention at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

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This study evaluated a multi-component nutrition program at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, including labelling, staff training, and expert catering input. The overall program was successful, with patrons reporting high satisfaction with the food provision and staff service.

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This cross-sectional study used convenience sampling to evaluate environmental nutrition interventions at the 2018 Commonwealth Games through patron surveys, quality assurance, and staff training feedback. Key results showed that the overall mean rating of the menu was high (8.6 ± 1.4 out of 10), participants found it easy to find items meeting their nutritional/dietary needs (median score 4 out of 5), and over 90% of ratings were 'good/very good' for staff politeness and knowledge. Quality assurance testing, however, showed variability in compliance with standardised recipes for menu items. Limitations include the convenience sampling method, the specific event context, and the fact that a planned website was not implemented.

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cross-sectional

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nutrition

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PMC10647693

Evaluation of an Environmental Nutrition Intervention at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

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Abstract 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. Keywords: food provision, food environment, major competition, athletes, catering

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Fiona E Pelly, Rachael L Thurecht. Evaluation of an Environmental Nutrition Intervention at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Nutrients. (2023). https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15214678

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Fiona E Pelly, Rachael L Thurecht

1School of Health, University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs, QLD 4556, Australia; [email protected]