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Nutrition and Nursing Practice
Published in Gia Merlo, Kathy Berra, Lifestyle Nursing, 2023
Deborah Chielli, Caroline Trapp, Cody Stubbe, Tammy Robertson, Gia Merlo
The European Food Information Council (EUFIC) recommends scoring foods for nutrient density based on the amount of specific nutrients per calorie or serving, otherwise known as nutrient profiling. The non-profit is focused on generating evidence-based recommendations that can empower and inform the dietary choices of the citizens of Europe (EUFIC, 2021).
The Concept of Nutritional Status and Its Measurement
Published in James M. Rippe, Lifestyle Medicine, 2019
Johanna T. Dwyer, Regan L. Bailey
Nutrient profiles are one way of measuring the nutritional quality/contribution of foods to overall nutritional needs.119 Appropriately constructed nutrient profile scoring systems can be helpful in identifying both processed and unprocessed foods that are nutrient dense.120–123 When this information is combined with other metrics such as calorie content and overall energy intakes they can be used to identify appealing and affordable food items that are also healthy to eat. However, it is necessary to refine measures of dietary quality rather than simply focus on maximizing the nutrients per gram or per serving in each food. Drewnowski has done a great deal of work in developing various methods for nutrient profiling.124 According to him, “[N]utrient profiling is the technique of rating or classifying foods on the basis of their nutritional value. Foods that supply relatively more nutrients than calories are defined as nutrient dense. Nutrient profile models calculate the content of key nutrients per 100 g, 100 kcal, or per serving size of food.” For maximum effectiveness, Drewnowski suggests that nutrient profile models be transparent, based on publicly accessible nutrient composition data, and validated against independent measures of a healthy diet.122 Nutrient profiling systems are useful when approaches based on nutrients are taken to categorizing foods rather than approaches based solely on food groups to eat. Thus, nutrient profiling of food groups and overall diets may help to harmonize nutrient labeling approaches that focus on individual foods with dietary recommendations based solely on descriptions of food patterns or food groups to emphasize.
The nutrient quality and labelling of ready-to-eat snack foods with health and/or nutrition claims
Published in South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2021
Andrea Susan Bursey, Nicola Laurelle Wiles, Chara Biggs
To reduce the occurrence of inappropriate health claims, the R429 proposed a nutrient profiling model (NPM) to enable manufacturers to determine which claims are appropriate for labels.7 This should improve the delivery of accurate nutrition information to consumers. It is anticipated that the R429 legislation will result in manufacturers either removing misleading claims from labels or improving nutritional quality to fit the new criteria. The food industry in South Africa has a responsibility to consumers to share accurate nutrition information. It is therefore imperative that the regulations for food labelling be observed to prevent confusion among consumers.