Observational studyNutrients2020
Junk Food on Demand: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the Nutritional Quality of Popular Online Food Delivery Outlets in Australia and New Zealand.
Observational study in Nutrients, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 71 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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71 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Combo Deals, Junk Meals: A Systematic Review Examining the Healthiness of Foods Promoted on Meal Delivery Apps.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2026Pooled it
- Offline to online: a systematic mapping review of evidence to inform nutrition-related policies applicable to online food delivery platforms.BMC medicine · 2024Pooled it
- How Does the University Food Environment Impact Student Dietary Behaviors? A Systematic Review.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Pooled it
- Long-Term Effectiveness of a Multi-Strategy Choice Architecture Intervention in Increasing Healthy Food Choices of High-School Students From Online Canteens (Click & Crunch High Schools): Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Trial
- Using Mobile Ecological Momentary Assessment to Understand Consumption and Context Around Online Food Delivery Use: Pilot Feasibility and Acceptability Study.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2023Trial
- Spatiotemporal trends in food deserts, food swamps and food environments around schools in Wallonia, Belgium (2008-2024).Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2026Article
- Feeding health inequality through platform-based food delivery in China.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026Article
- Healthy or misleading? A study of food outlets categorised as 'healthy' on an Australian delivery platform.Public health nutrition · 2026Article
- Mapping the Healthiness of Community Food Environments and Their Association With the Socioeconomic Index for Areas (SEIFA) in the South Coast of NSW.Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals · 2026Article
- Association between healthiness of community food environments and diet-related health outcomes in regional Australia: an ecological study.BMC public health · 2026Article
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- Changes in the frequency of food orders and food choices on meal delivery apps during the COVID-19 pandemic in a Brazilian metropolitan region.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Access to Food Establishments via Meal Delivery Applications: A Study of University and Non-University Settings in a Brazilian Metropolis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- The emergence of meal delivery applications: a research agenda to advance the next decade of progress in nutrition.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2025Review
- Prevalence of online food delivery platforms, meal kit delivery, and online grocery use in five countries: an analysis of survey data from the 2022 International Food Policy Study.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2025Article
- Menu item prices and promotions offered on a meal delivery app in the UK and their socio-economic patterns.Public health nutrition · 2025Article
- Physical and online food outlet availability and its influence on out-of-home dietary behaviours in Great Britain: A repeated cross-sectional study.SSM - population health · 2025Article
- Understanding food choices and promoting healthier food options among online food delivery service users in Australia: a qualitative study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Can behavioural nudges promote reduced-salt dish orders on meal delivery apps?Public health · 2025Article
- Consumers acceptability of using screen capture methods to capture marketing strategies on online food delivery platforms: a qualitative study.Public health nutrition · 2025Article
11 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
The demand for convenience and the increasing role of digital technology in everyday life has fueled the use of online food delivery services (OFD's), of which young people are the largest users globally. OFD's are disrupting traditional food environments, yet research evaluating the public health implications of such services is lacking. We evaluated the characteristics and nutritional quality of popular food outlets on a market-leading platform (UberEATS
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