Modifying the Health Star Rating nutrient profiling algorithm to account for ultra‐processing
Eden M. Barrett,
Simone Pettigrew,
Bruce Neal
et al.
Abstract:AimTo modify the Australian and New Zealand Health Star Rating to account for ultra‐processing and compare the alignment of the modified ratings with NOVA classifications and the current Australian Dietary Guidelines classifications of core (recommended foods) and discretionary (foods to limit).MethodsData was cross‐sectionally analysed for 25 486 products. Four approaches were compared to the original Health Star Rating: (1) five ‘negative’ points added to ultra‐processed products (modification 1; inclusion a… Show more
Set email alert for when this publication receives citations?
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.