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The Nutri-Score nutrition label A public health tool based on rigorous scientific evidence aiming to improve the nutritional status of the population

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    Identifier: imarina:9226208
    Authors:
    Hercberg, SergeTouvier, MathildeSalas-Salvado, JordiGrp European Sci Supporting
    Abstract:
    Nutri-Score is a front-of-pack nutrition label with summary graded colour-coding, which aims to inform consumers, in a simple and understandable way, of the overall nutritional value of foods, in order to help them to make healthier choices at the point of purchase and to encourage manufacturers to improve the nutritional quality of their products. It is based on a five-colour scale (from dark green to dark orange) associated with letters, from A to E, to optimize logo accessibility and understanding by the consumer. Nutri-Score does not merely characterize foods as "healthy" or "unhealthy". Rather, the graded logo provides semi-quantitative information, depending on the colour/letter, of the relative overall nutritional composition of a food product compared to other similar products as to whether it is more or less favourable to health. Nutri-Score is the only proposed labelling scheme that adheres entirely to the concepts and processes that were published by the World Health Organisation (WHO) Europe concerning the validation studies that are required to select and evaluate a front-of-pack nutrition label. The aim of the present paper is to present the scientific basis for the design of the Nutri-Score and to summarize the various studies to validate its calculation method and its graphic format. We explore its effectiveness and superiority compared to other labelling schemes that have been implemented in other countries or supported by pressure groups. The necessity for objective, impartial consideration of how best to use Nutri-Score and avoid misunderstandings is highlighted.
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    Author, as appears in the article.: Hercberg, Serge; Touvier, Mathilde; Salas-Salvado, Jordi;Grp European Sci Supporting
    Department: Bioquímica i Biotecnologia
    URV's Author/s: Salas Salvadó, Jorge
    Keywords: World health organization Validation study Validation studies Risk Review Quantitative analysis Public health Prospective association Profiling system Nutritional value Nutritional status Nutritional quality Nutrition labelling Nutrition labeling Nutri-score Human Food choices Europe Dietary index Calculation
    Abstract: Nutri-Score is a front-of-pack nutrition label with summary graded colour-coding, which aims to inform consumers, in a simple and understandable way, of the overall nutritional value of foods, in order to help them to make healthier choices at the point of purchase and to encourage manufacturers to improve the nutritional quality of their products. It is based on a five-colour scale (from dark green to dark orange) associated with letters, from A to E, to optimize logo accessibility and understanding by the consumer. Nutri-Score does not merely characterize foods as "healthy" or "unhealthy". Rather, the graded logo provides semi-quantitative information, depending on the colour/letter, of the relative overall nutritional composition of a food product compared to other similar products as to whether it is more or less favourable to health. Nutri-Score is the only proposed labelling scheme that adheres entirely to the concepts and processes that were published by the World Health Organisation (WHO) Europe concerning the validation studies that are required to select and evaluate a front-of-pack nutrition label. The aim of the present paper is to present the scientific basis for the design of the Nutri-Score and to summarize the various studies to validate its calculation method and its graphic format. We explore its effectiveness and superiority compared to other labelling schemes that have been implemented in other countries or supported by pressure groups. The necessity for objective, impartial consideration of how best to use Nutri-Score and avoid misunderstandings is highlighted.
    Thematic Areas: Saúde coletiva Nutrition and dietetics Nutrition & dietetics Nutrição Medicine (miscellaneous) Medicina ii Medicina i Interdisciplinar General medicine Farmacia Endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism Ciências biológicas ii Ciências biológicas i Ciência de alimentos Biotecnología Arquitetura e urbanismo
    licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
    Author's mail: jordi.salas@urv.cat
    Author identifier: 0000-0003-2700-7459
    Record's date: 2024-09-07
    Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
    Link to the original source: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34311557/
    Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
    Papper original source: International Journal For Vitamin And Nutrition Research. 92 (3-4): 147-157
    APA: Hercberg, Serge; Touvier, Mathilde; Salas-Salvado, Jordi;Grp European Sci Supporting (2022). The Nutri-Score nutrition label A public health tool based on rigorous scientific evidence aiming to improve the nutritional status of the population. International Journal For Vitamin And Nutrition Research, 92(3-4), 147-157. DOI: 10.1024/0300-9831/a000722
    Article's DOI: 10.1024/0300-9831/a000722
    Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
    Journal publication year: 2022
    Publication Type: Journal Publications
  • Keywords:

    Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism,Medicine (Miscellaneous),Nutrition & Dietetics,Nutrition and Dietetics
    World health organization
    Validation study
    Validation studies
    Risk
    Review
    Quantitative analysis
    Public health
    Prospective association
    Profiling system
    Nutritional value
    Nutritional status
    Nutritional quality
    Nutrition labelling
    Nutrition labeling
    Nutri-score
    Human
    Food choices
    Europe
    Dietary index
    Calculation
    Saúde coletiva
    Nutrition and dietetics
    Nutrition & dietetics
    Nutrição
    Medicine (miscellaneous)
    Medicina ii
    Medicina i
    Interdisciplinar
    General medicine
    Farmacia
    Endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism
    Ciências biológicas ii
    Ciências biológicas i
    Ciência de alimentos
    Biotecnología
    Arquitetura e urbanismo
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