Applications of nutrient profiling: potential role in diet-related chronic disease prevention and the feasibility of a core nutrient-profiling system

Sacks, Gary; Rayner, Mike; Stockley, Lynn; Scarborough, Peter; Snowdon, Wendy; Swinburn, Boyd

doi:10.1038/ejcn.2010.269

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“…Furthermore, the use of both of these methods can assist with the classification of some of the more ambiguous discretionary foods. As with all methods used to assess the nutritional quality of individual food products, both the NPSC and core food methods are imperfect as they do not take into consideration the serving sizes, frequency or specific patterns of consumption …”

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Nutritional quality of a selection of children's packaged food available in Australia

Meloncelli

Pelly

Cooper

2015

Nutrition & Dietetics

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Aim:To assess the nutritional quality of a selection of children's packaged food products available in Australian supermarkets that were not clear discretionary choices. Methods: Packaged food products targeted towards children were purchased from three Australian regional supermarkets in July 2013. Products that made reference to a core food group ingredient on the product label or did not meet the criteria of a discretionary food were included for analysis. Two methods were used to assess the nutritional quality of the products. These methods involved the Food Standards Australia New Zealand nutrient profiling scoring criterion and a core food group method developed by the researchers. Nutrient composition and ingredients were obtained from the product labels. Products were classified as 'healthy' or 'less healthy' and the level of agreement between the two methods was compared. Results: Of the 156 children's food products assessed, 62.2% (n = 97) were classified as 'less healthy' using the Food Standards Australia New Zealand nutrient profiling scoring criterion. Using the alternative core food grouping method 66.7% (n = 104) of products surveyed were classified as 'less healthy'. Conclusions: Many children's food products available in Australian supermarkets should be considered discretionary choices.

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Nutritional quality of a selection of children's packaged food available in Australia

Meloncelli

Pelly

Cooper

2015

Nutrition & Dietetics

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“…The broader the categorization system used to set prices, the less of a concern that participants will be able to substitute with similar less healthy products. This is particularly relevant as the science of nutrient profiling is being developed (56)(57)(58)(59)(60)(61), which may provide a better basis for pricing foods than price changes on narrow categories of food, such as sugarsweetened beverages. Research comparing selective targeting of price changes of specific foods compared with broader, nutrient-profiling-based approaches is warranted in future research.…”

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Experimental research on the relation between food price changes and food-purchasing patterns: a targeted review

Epstein¹,

Jankowiak²,

Nederkoorn³

et al. 2012

The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

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One way in which to modify food purchases is to change prices through tax policy, subsidy policy, or both. We reviewed the growing body of experimental research conducted in the laboratory and in the field that investigates the following: the extent to which price changes influence purchases of targeted and nontargeted foods, total energy, or macronutrients purchased; the interaction of price changes with adjunctive interventions; and moderators of sensitivity to price changes. After a brief overview of economic principles and observational research that addresses these issues, we present a targeted review of experimental research. Experimental research suggests that price changes modify purchases of targeted foods, but research on the overall nutritional quality of purchases is mixed because of substitution effects. There is mixed support for combining price changes with adjunctive interventions, and there are no replicated findings on moderators to price sensitivity in experiments. Additional focused research is needed to better inform food policy development with the aim of improving eating behavior and preventing obesity.

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“…There are environmental relationships also to be considered (Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations, 2007); however, the major battle about food vs processed food is not pursued further here (Ludwig and Nestle, 2008; Monteiro and Cannon, 2012; Monteiro et al, 2010; Monteiro et al, 2011; Monteiro et al, 2013; Nestle, 2007a, b; Pollan, 2006a; Pollan, 2006b, 2010; Woolf and Nestle, 2008) though elements of this affect weight gain, obesity and all other major noncommunicable diseases (Mozaffarian et al, 2011; Mozaffarian D, 2010; Willett, 2001; Willett, 2006). This side battle focuses the food only push vs those who focus on improving the quality of what is already purchased (Rayner et al, 2013; Roodenburg et al, 2011; Sacks et al, 2011; Wartella et al, 2010). There are major critiques of this approach (Brownell and Koplan, 2011; Nestle and Ludwig, 2010).…”

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Nutrition, agriculture and the global food system in low and middle income countries

2014

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The entire food value chain and diet of low and middle income countries (LMICs) are rapidly shifting. Many of the issues addressed by the nutrition community ignore some of the major underlying shifts in purchases of consumer packaged foods and beverages. At the same time, the drivers of the food system at the farm level might be changing. There is a need for the agriculture and nutrition communities to understand these changes and focus on some of their implications for health. This rapid growth of the retail sector will change the diets of the food insecure as much as that of the food secure across rural and urban LMIC’s. This short commentary contents that current research, programs and policies are ignoring these rapid dynamic shifts.

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Applications of nutrient profiling: potential role in diet-related chronic disease prevention and the feasibility of a core nutrient-profiling system

Cited by 50 publications

References 23 publications

Nutritional quality of a selection of children's packaged food available in Australia

Nutritional quality of a selection of children's packaged food available in Australia

Experimental research on the relation between food price changes and food-purchasing patterns: a targeted review

Nutrition, agriculture and the global food system in low and middle income countries

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