National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, 3721 MA Bilthoven, The Netherlands.
Nutrients. 2021 Dec 17;13(12):4536. doi: 10.3390/nu13124536.
An unhealthy dietary pattern is an important risk factor for non-communicable diseases. Front-of-Pack nutritional labels such as Nutri-Score can be used to improve food choices. In addition, products can be improved through reformulation. The current study investigates to what extent Nutri-Score aligns with the Dutch Health Council dietary guidelines and whether it can be used as an incentive for reformulation. Nutri-Score calculations were based on the Dutch Branded Food database (2018). The potential shift in Nutri-Score was calculated with product improvement scenarios. The Nutri-Score classification is in line with these dietary guidelines: increase the consumption of fruit and vegetables, pulses, and unsalted nuts. It is, however, less in line with the recommendations to limit (dairy) drinks with added sugar, reduce the consumption of red meat and replace refined cereal products with whole-grain products. The scenario analyses indicated that a reduction in sodium, saturated fat or sugars resulted in a more favourable Nutri-Score in a large variety of food groups. However, the percentage of products with an improved Nutri-Score varied greatly between the different food groups. Alterations to the algorithm may strengthen Nutri-Score in order to help consumers with their food choices.
不健康的饮食模式是导致非传染性疾病的重要危险因素。标签如 Nutri-Score 等可用于改善食品选择。此外，还可以通过配方改良来改进产品。本研究旨在调查 Nutri-Score 与荷兰健康理事会饮食指南的一致性程度，以及它是否可作为配方改良的激励措施。Nutri-Score 的计算基于 2018 年荷兰品牌食品数据库。通过产品改良方案来计算 Nutri-Score 的潜在变化。Nutri-Score 分类符合这些饮食指南：增加水果、蔬菜、豆类和未经盐腌的坚果的摄入量。然而，Nutri-Score 与限制添加糖的（乳制品）饮料、减少红肉类摄入以及用全谷物产品替代精制谷物产品的建议不太一致。方案分析表明，在各种食品组中，降低钠、饱和脂肪或糖的含量会使 Nutri-Score 更有利。然而，不同食品组中，Nutri-Score 得到改善的产品比例差异很大。改变算法可能会增强 Nutri-Score，以帮助消费者做出食物选择。
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