| Title: | The nutritional quality of foods carrying health-related claims in Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Slovenia and the United Kingdom |
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| Authors: | ID Kaur, Asha (Author)
ID Scarborough, P. (Author)
ID Hieke, Sophie (Author)
ID Kušar, Anita (Author)
ID Pravst, Igor (Author)
ID Raats, Monique (Author)
ID Rayner, Mike (Author) |
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| Files: |  URL - Source URL, visit https://www.nature.com/articles/ejcn2016114
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| Language: | English |
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| Typology: | 1.01 - Original Scientific Article |
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| Organization: |  NUTRIS - Institute of Nutrition
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| Abstract: | BACKGROUNG/OBJECTIVES: Compares the nutritional quality of pre-packaged foods carrying health-related claims with foods that do not carry health-related claims. SUBJECT/METHODS: Cross-sectional survey of pre-packaged foods available in Germany, The Netherlands, Spain, Slovenia and the United Kingdom in 2013. A total of 2034 foods were randomly sampled from three food store types (a supermarket, a neighbourhood store and a discounter). Nutritional information was taken from nutrient declarations present on food labels and assessed through a comparison of mean levels, regression analyses and the application of a nutrient profile model currently used to regulate health claims in Australia and New Zealand (Food Standards Australia New Zealand's Nutrient Profiling Scoring Criterion, FSANZ NPSC). RESULTS: Foods carrying health claims had, on average, lower levels, per 100 g, of the following nutrients, energy-29.3 kcal (P<0.05), protein-1.2 g (P<0.01), total sugars-3.1 g (P<0.05), saturated fat-2.4 g (P<0.001), and sodium-842 mg (P<0.001), and higher levels of fibre-0.8 g (P<0.001). A similar pattern was observed for foods carrying nutrition claims. Fortythree percent (confidence interval (CI) 41%, 45%) of foods passed the FSANZ NPSC, with foods carrying health claims more likely to pass (70%, CI 64%, 76%) than foods carrying nutrition claims (61%, CI 57%, 66%) or foods that did not carry either type of claim (36%, CI 34%, 38%). CONCLUSIONS: Foods carrying health-related claims have marginally better nutrition profiles than those that do not carry claims; these differences would be increased if the FSANZ NPSC was used to regulate health-related claims. It is unclear whether these relatively small differences have significant impacts on health. |
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| Keywords: | foods, nutritional quality, health-related claims |
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| Publication status: | Published |
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| Publication version: | Version of Record |
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| Publication date: | 01.01.2016 |
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| Year of publishing: | 2016 |
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| Number of pages: | str. 1388-1395 |
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| Numbering: | Vol. 70, iss. 1462 |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/DiRROS-24153  |
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| UDC: | 613.2 |
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| ISSN on article: | 0954-3007 |
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| DOI: | 10.1038/ejcn.2016.114 |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 38761989 |
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| Copyright: | © The Author(s) 2016 |
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| Note: | Soavtorji: P. Scarborough, S. Hieke, A. Kusar, I. Pravst, M. Raats, M. Rayner;
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| Publication date in DiRROS: | 18.11.2025 |
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