Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN), School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC 3220, Australia.
Nutrients. 2021 Dec 30;14(1):163. doi: 10.3390/nu14010163.
With the food system evolving, it is not clear how the nutrition and on-pack claims of toddler foods have been impacted. Data on the trends in Australia are lacking, so we sought to determine the changes in the nutrition and on-pack claims of toddler-specific packaged foods over time. A retrospective cross-sectional analysis was conducted using the Mintel Global New Products Database. The number of toddler-specific foods increased from 1996 to 2020. Over time, a lower proportion of meals and snacks were classified as "ultra-processed", but a higher proportion of snacks were classified as "discretionary". Meals launched after 2014 had higher median values for energy, saturated fat, and sugar than those in earlier years. Toddler snacks launched after 2014 had lower median values for sodium, and higher median values for fat, saturated fat, and sugar than those in earlier years. The mean number of total claims per package increased over time for snacks, with an increase in unregulated claims for both meals and snacks. Public health action is needed to ensure that the retail food environment for young children is health-promoting, including stringent and clear regulations for on-pack claims, and compositional guidelines and guidance on how to reduce the number of ultra-processed foods for toddlers.
随着食品系统的发展，尚不清楚幼儿食品的营养和包装声称发生了怎样的变化。澳大利亚缺乏相关数据，因此我们试图确定特定于幼儿的包装食品的营养和包装声称随时间的变化趋势。本研究采用明特尔全球新产品数据库进行回顾性横断面分析。从 1996 年到 2020 年，特定于幼儿的食品数量有所增加。随着时间的推移，越来越少的餐点和零食被归类为“超加工”，但越来越多的零食被归类为“随意”。2014 年后推出的餐点的能量、饱和脂肪和糖中位数高于早些年，而 2014 年后推出的幼儿零食的钠中位数较低，脂肪、饱和脂肪和糖中位数较高。随着时间的推移，零食的包装上的总声称数量平均值增加，餐点和零食的非监管声称数量都有所增加。需要采取公共卫生行动，确保幼儿的零售食品环境具有促进健康的作用，包括对包装声称的严格和明确的规定，以及针对幼儿的减少超加工食品数量的组成指南和指导。
