Claire E Pulker

• PhD; MMed Sci; BSc (Hons); RNutr (UK); Fellow (PHAA)
• Senior Research Fellow at Edith Cowan University

Food retail and food service outlets can be part of a chain, or independently operated. Chain food outlets are likely to have the most influence over community food environments but have not been routinely identified in studies which map and monitor access to food, highlighting an important knowledge gap. This study aimed to identify the food retai...

Food banks provide an indispensable service to people experiencing severe food insecurity. Food banks source donations from across the food system; however, the food redistributed to clients across the developed world is nutritionally poor. This, together with the increasing prevalence of diet-related diseases and food insecurity, has prompted a fo...

Background Sufficient, safe and nutritious food is unattainable for many people experiencing severe food insecurity, putting them at dietary risk. Food banks, a growing part of the charitable food system (CFS), are the main source of food relief in developed countries. Donations of surplus, unsalable food from supermarkets, producers and manufactur...

Background Sufficient, safe and nutritious food is unattainable for many people experiencing severe food insecurity, putting them at dietary risk. Food banks, a growing part of the charitable food system (CFS), are the main source of food relief in developed countries. Donations of surplus, unsalable food from supermarkets, producers and manufactur...

Objective: This review aims to synthesize the literature describing policy approaches to nutrition-focused food banking in industrialized countries, spanning the period 2000 to October 2021. Background: The charitable food system provides food assistance to increasing numbers of people experiencing food insecurity in industrialized countries. Ca...

Preventing the rise in obesity is a global public health priority. Neighbourhood environments can help or undermine people’s efforts to manage their weight, depending on availability of nutritious and nutrient-poor ‘discretionary’ foods. The proportion of household food budgets spent on eating outside the home is increasing. To inform nutrition pol...

Issue addressed: This study systematically reviewed Australian literature to determine if an association exists between geospatial exposure to food outlets and diet, health or weight status. Recommendations for future research are provided. Methods: A systematic literature search was conducted in December 2021 using CINAHL Plus, PubMed and Web o...

Australian families increasingly rely on eating foods from outside the home, which increases intake of energy-dense nutrient-poor foods. ‘Kids’ Menus’ are designed to appeal to families and typically lack healthy options. However, the nutritional quality of Kids’ Menus from cafes and full-service restaurants (as opposed to fast-food outlets) has no...

Driven by increased greenhouse gas emissions, climate change causes planetary disruptions such as rising temperatures and sea levels. Our food system contributes to this disruption as it is responsible for significant greenhouse gas emissions. Consequently, an urgent reorientation of the current food system and production methods towards a more pla...

In this report, we provide an update on progress for our stakeholders, many of whom contributed to the co-development process. We continue to work with key partners to turn our Strategy into action and share some of the highlights of the first year of implementing the Strategy.

Mandated policies to improve food environments in public settings are an important strategy for governments. Most Australian governments have mandated policies or voluntary standards for healthy food procurement in healthcare facilities, however, implementation and compliance are poor. A better understanding of the support required to successfully...

Background Availability and accessibility of nutritious foods can vary according to the food outlets present within a neighbourhood or community. There is increasing evidence that community food environments influence food choice, diet and the risk of diet-related chronic disease, however contemporary community food environments assessments (e.g. u...

Shift. A guide for media and communications professionals is a new communications tool which aims to change the narrative on obesity.

This Obesity Prevention Strategy 2020 – 2025 (the Strategy) sets out the public health response and priority actions East Metropolitan Health Service (EMHS) will use to increase the proportion of people living, working and playing in the east metropolitan geographic region that achieve and maintain a healthy weight.

Objective To assess the nutritional quality of Australian supermarket own brand chilled convenience foods (SOBCCF), for example, ready meals, pizza, pies and desserts. Design Cross-sectional. Setting Two large supermarkets (Coles and Woolworths) in Perth, Western Australia were audited in February 2017. Participants Data were extracted from phot...

Food packaging is used for marketing purposes, providing consumers with information about product attributes at the point-of-sale and thus influencing food choice. The Australian government focuses on voluntary policies to address inappropriate food marketing, including the Health Star Rating nutrition label. This research explored the way marketin...

Sustainable, resilient food systems for healthy diets: the transformation agenda - Volume 22 Issue 16 - Mark Andrew Lawrence, Phillip Ian Baker, Claire Elizabeth Pulker, Christina Mary Pollard

Inadequate social protection, stagnant wages, unemployment, and homelessness are associated with Australian household food insecurity. Little is known about the recipients of food charity and whether their needs are being met. This cross-sectional study of 101 food charity recipients in Perth, Western Australia, measured food security, weight statu...

Improving population diets is a public health priority, and calls have been made for corporations such as supermarkets to contribute. Supermarkets hold a powerful position within the food system, and one source of power is supermarket own brand foods (SOBFs). Many of the world’s largest supermarkets have corporate social responsibility (CSR) polici...

Background Supermarkets have unprecedented political and economic power in the food system and an inherent responsibility to demonstrate good corporate citizenship via corporate social responsibility (CSR). The aim of this study was to investigate the world’s largest and most powerful supermarkets’ publically available CSR commitments to determine...

Background While public health experts have identified food environments as a driver of poor diet, they also hold great potential to reduce obesity, non-communicable diseases, and their inequalities. Supermarkets are the dominant retail food environment in many developed countries including Australia. The contribution of supermarket own brands to t...

Two voluntary front-of-pack nutrition labels (FOPNL) are present in Australia: the government-led Health Star Ratings (HSR) and food industry-led Daily Intake Guide (DIG). Australia’s two largest supermarkets are key supporters of HSR, pledging uptake on all supermarket own brand foods (SOBF). This study aimed to examine prevalence of FOPNL on SOBF...

Table S1. Themes identified in Australian consumer nutrition environment studies, with main findings Table S2. Recommendations for monitoring consumer nutrition environments, adapted from INFORMAS1 and Glanz and colleagues2,3

Objective Food environments can influence food selection, and hold the potential to reduce obesity, non‐communicable diseases, and their inequalities. ‘Consumer nutrition environments’ describe what consumers encounter within a food retail outlet, including products, price, promotion and placement. This study aimed to summarise the attributes that...

Ultra-processed family foods in Australia: nutrition claims, health claims and marketing techniques – CORRIGENDUM - Claire Elizabeth Pulker, Jane Anne Scott, Christina Mary Pollard

Objective To objectively evaluate voluntary nutrition and health claims and marketing techniques present on packaging of high-market-share ultra-processed foods (UPF) in Australia for their potential impact on public health. Design Cross-sectional. Setting Packaging information from five high-market-share food manufacturers and one retailer were...

Background: The reasons for low adherence to cereal dietary guidelines are not well understood but may be related to knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and perceived barriers. This study aims to assess trends in cereal foods consumption, intention to change and factors associated with intake among Western Australian (WA) adults 18 to 64 years. Method:...

What is known about consumer nutrition environments in Australia? - Volume 76 Issue OCE3 - C.E. Pulker, L. Thornton, G. Trapp

Background Regular adequate cereal foods intake, particularly wholegrains, may protect against cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and excess weight gain. Knowledge, attitudes and perceived barriers influence attempts to change intake. Trends in self‐reported cereal food consumption and factors influencing intake among Western Australian adults are a...

Background: The Internet contains a plethora of nutrition information. Health organizations are increasingly using the Internet to deliver population-wide health information and interventions. Effective interventions identify their target population and their needs; however, little is known about use of the Internet as a source of nutrition inform...

To develop nutrition criteria consistent with Australian dietary guidelines encouraging fruit and vegetable consumption for branding recipes with the Go for 2&5 campaign message. Dietary policies, guidelines, food selection guides, nutrient targets, existing consumer education programs' nutrition criteria, food habits, and eating styles were review...