Product availability in automatic vending machines: is it adjusted to government recommendations and student’s needs?

• Author(s): Gouveia, Raquel ; Melo, Inês ; Mateus, Cátia ; Viegas, Cláudia ; Carvalho, Patrícia ; Costa, Vânia ; Borrego, Rute
• Date: 2022
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/15001
• Origin: Repositório Científico do Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa
• Subject(s): Nutrition; Automatic vending machines; University; Portugal
• Document Type: Conference object
• Language: English
• Contributor(s): RCIPL

Description

Nutritional behavior in college/university students can be determined by a broad set of individual and environmental conditions, such as product availability in the school's facilities and their cost. Evaluating and improving food quality and availability in school facilities can be a good strategy to promote healthier eating habits among the school community. Objectives: To audit product availability in vending machines from an academic Lisbon institute and its costs, and to compare the adequacy of these products with government legislation.