1Department of Nutrition,School of Public Health,University of São Paulo,Av. Dr Arnaldo 715,São Paulo,SP 01246-904,Brazil.
2Center for Epidemiological Research in Nutrition and Health,University of São Paulo,São Paulo,SP,Brazil.
Public Health Nutr. 2018 Feb;21(3):497-501. doi: 10.1017/S1368980017003287. Epub 2017 Nov 10.
It is now generally agreed that the impact of the current nature, purpose and extent of food processing on human well-being, health and disease needs to be better understood and explained, in order to improve public health. The special issue of Public Health Nutrition devoted to the concept of ultra-processing of food, and the NOVA classification of which ultra-processed foods are one category, is a great step forward in this work. Coincidentally, a polemical 'critical appraisal' of ultra-processing was recently published in another journal. Debate and discussion are an essential part of the scientific endeavour. In this commentary, we correct inaccurate statements made about NOVA in the 'appraisal,' rebut points raised, and discuss the larger issue of scientific responsibility for publishing opposing views on controversial topics.
现在人们普遍认为，为了改善公众健康，需要更好地理解和解释当前食品加工的性质、目的和范围对人类福祉、健康和疾病的影响。公共卫生营养杂志专门讨论食品超加工的概念，以及超加工食品属于其中一类的 NOV A 分类，这是在这方面工作的一大进步。巧合的是，最近另一份杂志上发表了一篇关于超加工的有争议的“批判性评价”。辩论和讨论是科学研究的重要组成部分。在这篇评论中，我们纠正了“评价”中关于 NOV A 的不准确陈述，反驳了提出的观点，并讨论了就有争议的主题发表相反观点的科学责任这一更广泛的问题。
