A comparison of dietary estimates from the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey to food and beverage purchase data

Abstract Objective: We compared self‐reported dietary intake from the very remote sample of the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey (VR‐NATSINPAS; n=1,363) to one year of food and beverage purchases from 20 very remote Indigenous Australian communities (servicing ∼8,500 individuals). Methods: Differences in food (% energy from food groups) and nutrients were analysed using t‐test with unequal variance. Results: Per‐capita energy estimates were not significantly different between the surveys (899 MJ/person/day [95% confidence interval −152,1950] p=0.094). Self‐reported intakes of sugar, cereal products/dishes, beverages, fats/oils, milk products/dishes and confectionery were significantly lower than that purchased, while intakes of meat, vegetables, cereal‐based dishes, fish, fruit and eggs were significantly higher (p