Diet and healthy weight: monitoring report 2020
Latest results against the obesity indicator framework originally developed to monitor progress against our Prevention of Obesity Route Map (February 2010), now superseded by the Diet and Healthy Weight Delivery Plan and Active Scotland Delivery Plan (summer 2018).
Retail purchase of confectionery, biscuits, cakes and pastries
Food Standards Scotland
Latest results[25],[26]
- In 2019, the total volume of take-home biscuits and confectionery purchased by Scottish households was around 121 thousand tonnes. Purchases have increased by 8% since 2014.
- In 2019, over one billion (1,181 million) servings of cakes and pastries were purchased by Scottish households. Purchases have increased by 14% since 2014.
Source
Food Standards Scotland commissioned data from Kantar.
Geography available
Scotland level.
Equalities data
Not applicable.
Rationale for including retail purchase of confectionery, biscuits, cakes and pastries
These data are useful to monitor the retail purchase by volume of confectionery, biscuits, cakes and pastries in supermarkets in Scotland.
There is evidence that obesity is associated with over consumption of energy dense snack foods such as confectionery, biscuits, cakes and pastries. Moderate evidence exists in the literature for interventions aimed at reducing availability and affordability of energy dense foods and with a moderate rating for potential population effectiveness.
Factors influencing retail purchase of confectionery, biscuits, cakes and pastries
Availability and affordability of healthy choices.
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