Faculdade de Ciências da Nutrição e Alimentação, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal.
Departamento de Nutrição da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, 59078-970Natal, RN, Brazil.
Br J Nutr. 2023 Jun 14;129(11):1984-1992. doi: 10.1017/S0007114522002707. Epub 2022 Aug 18.
In the context of the global childhood obesity, it is essential to monitor the nutrition value of commercial foods. A cross-sectional study (November 2018 to April 2019) aimed to evaluate the nutritional adequacy of processed/ultra-processed food products targeted at 0-36-month-old children in Portugal and in Brazil. The nutrient profiling model developed by the Pan American Health Organization was used. A total of food 171 products were assessed (123 in Portugal and forty eight in Brazil). From the fifteen available meat- or fish-based meals in Brazil, 60 % exceeded the amount of Na and 100 % exceeded the target for total fat. Given the lack of specification of sugars within carbohydrates in the label of the foods in Brazil, it was not possible to calculate free sugars. In Portugal, from the seventeen fruit and vegetable purees and the six juice/smoothie/tea/drinks available, 82 % and 67 %, respectively, surpassed the level of free sugar, while total and saturated fat was excessive in all yogurt and yogurt-related products ( 21), 40 % of biscuit/wafer/crisps (two out of five) and 13 % meat- or fish-based meals (two out of sixteen). These findings demonstrate the relevance of improving the nutritional profile of some food products targeted to young children.
在全球儿童肥胖的背景下，监测商业食品的营养价值至关重要。一项横断面研究（2018 年 11 月至 2019 年 4 月）旨在评估针对葡萄牙和巴西 0-36 个月儿童的加工/超加工食品的营养充足性。使用了泛美卫生组织开发的营养成分分析模型。共评估了 171 种食品（葡萄牙 123 种，巴西 48 种）。在巴西的 15 种可用的肉或鱼为基础的餐点中，60%的餐点的 Na 含量超标，100%的餐点总脂肪含量超标。由于巴西食品标签中碳水化合物内没有指定糖的含量，因此无法计算游离糖。在葡萄牙，从十七种水果和蔬菜泥和六种果汁/冰沙/茶/饮料中，分别有 82%和 67%的游离糖含量超标，而所有酸奶和酸奶相关产品（21 种）的总脂肪和饱和脂肪含量过高，40%的饼干/威化饼/薯片（五种中的两种）和 13%的肉或鱼为基础的餐点（十六种中的两种）的总脂肪和饱和脂肪含量过高。这些发现表明，需要改善一些针对幼儿的食品的营养状况。
