Blake, Miranda R. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0649-2320
Dancey, Jane https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0819-903X
Cameron, Adrian J. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0568-5497
Peeters, Anna https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4340-9132
Brimblecombe, Julie https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1977-276X
Orellana, Liliana https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3736-4337
Funding for this research was provided by:
Deakin University Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
Australian Research Council (Deakin University Postdoctoral Research Fellowship)
Monash University
Australian National Heart Foundation Future Leader Fellowship
NHMRC Investigator Grant
Article History
Received: 8 September 2025
Accepted: 11 February 2026
First Online: 18 March 2026
Declarations
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: A low-risk project approval was obtained from Deakin University Human Ethics Advisory Group, Faculty of Health (reference HEAG-H 111_2019). Monash University Human Research Ethics Committee provided recognition of prior ethical approval (reference 23084). No consent or assent was necessary or obtained for the vending machine intervention from customers.
: Not applicable.
: The study was assessed for conflict-of-interest considerations and approved by the Deakin University Global Centre for Preventive Health and Nutrition (GLOBE) External Relationships Committee. The vending partner implemented the intervention and provided sales data. They had no role in the analysis or publication of the trial and provided no funding to support the study. JD and JB were employed by the university at which the trial took place during the project.