The George Institute for Global Health, Beijing 100600, China.
The George Institute for Global Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.
Nutrients. 2022 Jun 29;14(13):2700. doi: 10.3390/nu14132700.
This study used various nutrient profile models (NPMs) to evaluate the nutritional quality of pre-packaged foods in China to inform future food policy development. Nutrition data for pre-packaged foods were collected through FoodSwitch China in 2017-2020. The analyses included 73,885 pre-packaged foods, including 8236 beverages and 65,649 foods. Processed foods (PFs) and ultra-processed foods (UPFs) accounted for 8222 (11.4%) and 47,003 (63.6%) of all products, respectively. Among the 55,425 PFs and UPFs, the overall proportion of products with an excessive quantity of at least one negative nutrient was 86.0% according to the Chilean NPM (2019), 83.3% for the Pan American Health Organization NPM (PAHO NPM), and 90.6% for the Western Pacific Region NPM for protecting children from food marketing (WPHO NPM), respectively. In all NPMs, 70.4% of PFs and UPFs were identified as containing an excessive quantity of at least one negative nutrient, with higher proportions of UPFs compared to PFs. Food groups exceeding nutrient thresholds in most NPMs included snack foods, meat and meat products, bread and bakery products, non-alcoholic beverages, confectionery, and convenience foods. In conclusion, PFs and UPFs accounted for three-fourths of pre-packaged foods in China, and the majority of PFs and UPFs exceeded the threshold for at least one negative nutrient under all three NPMs. Given the need to prevent obesity and other diet-related chronic diseases, efforts are warranted to improve the healthiness of foods in China through evidence-based food policy.
本研究使用了各种营养概况模型（NPM）来评估中国预包装食品的营养质量，以为未来的食品政策制定提供信息。2017-2020 年期间，通过中国食品成分监测系统（FoodSwitch China）收集了预包装食品的营养数据。分析包括 73885 种预包装食品，其中包括 8236 种饮料和 65649 种食品。加工食品（PFs）和超加工食品（UPFs）分别占所有产品的 8222（11.4%）和 47003（63.6%）。在 55425 种 PFs 和 UPFs 中，根据智利 NPM（2019 年），86.0%的产品至少有一种负营养成分过量；根据泛美卫生组织 NPM（PAHO NPM），83.3%的产品至少有一种负营养成分过量；根据保护儿童免受食品营销影响的西太平洋区域 NPM（WPHO NPM），90.6%的产品至少有一种负营养成分过量。在所有 NPM 中，70.4%的 PFs 和 UPFs 被确定为含有至少一种负营养成分过量，UPFs 的比例高于 PFs。在大多数 NPM 中，超过营养阈值的食品组包括零食、肉和肉制品、面包和烘焙食品、非酒精饮料、糖果和方便食品。总之，PFs 和 UPFs 占中国预包装食品的四分之三，在所有三种 NPM 下，大多数 PFs 和 UPFs 都超过了至少一种负营养成分的阈值。鉴于需要预防肥胖和其他与饮食相关的慢性疾病，有必要通过循证食品政策努力提高中国食品的健康水平。
