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    Healthy and sustainable food

    choices
    Dr. Dinesh Raj Pant
    Zoology Department
    Unit 1: Healthy food choices
    Identification of healthy and unhealthy foods and understanding the
    immediate food environment

    1. Food labels and basics of nutrient profiling models to classify foods as


    HFSS.

    2. Nutrient profiling of commonly consumed food items.

    3. Exploring the food environment by mapping the food outlets and food
    available near home and college.
    Nutrient profiling
    • Nutrient profiling, is the science of classifying or ranking foods by their nutritional
    composition in order to promote health and prevent disease.

    • A common use of nutrient profiling is in the creation of nutritional rating systems to


    help consumers identify nutritious food.

    • A variety of nutrient profile models have been developed by academics, health


    organizations, national governments and the food industry.

    • The development or selection of a model to use in food policy decisions is


    important, as different models can lead to different classifications of the same foods
    Junk food
    • It is a term used to describe food that is high in calories from sugar and/or fat, and
    possibly sodium, making it hyperpalatable, but with little dietary fiber, protein,
    vitamins, minerals, or other important forms of nutritional value.

    • It is also known as HFSS food (high in fat, salt and sugar).

    • The term junk food is a pejorative dating back to the 1950s.

    • Many variations of junk food can be easily found in most supermarkets and fast food
    restaurants.

    • Due to easy accessibility, commercially-oriented packaging, and often-low prices,


    people are most likely to consume it
    • Fast food and Fast food restaurant are often equated with junk food, although fast foods cannot
    be categorically described as junk food.

    • Most junk food is ultra-processed food.

    • Concerns about the negative health effects resulting from a junk food-heavy diet, especially
    obesity, have resulted in public health awareness campaigns, and restrictions on advertising
    and sale in several countries.

    • Current studies indicate that a diet high in junk food can increase the risk of depression,
    digestive issues, heart disease and stroke, type 2 diabetes, cancer, and early death.
    Nutrition Facts Label/Nutrition Information Panel
    • It is a label required on most packaged food in many
    countries, showing what nutrients and other
    ingredients are in the food.

    • Labels are usually based on official nutritional rating


    systems.

    • Most countries also release overall nutrition guides


    for general educational purposes.

    • Nutrition facts labels are one of many types of food


    labels required by regulation or applied by
    manufacturers.

    • They were first introduced in the U.S. in 1994.


    • There is a growing interest around the world to reduce the disease burden of non-
    communicable diseases (NCD) such as cardiovascular diseases and hypertension.

    • Reducing the risk from unhealthy diet is one of the key focus areas of the World Health
    Organization (WHO) to prevent deaths from NCD.

    • Overseas authorities have started to develop nutrient profiling for the development of
    norms and regulations for unhealthy foods.

    • This article talks about nutrient profiling and its applications.


    There are two main groups of nutrient profile model.
    • One generates descriptions referring to the nutrient levels in foods (e.g.
    high sugars, high sodium) while the other generates descriptions referring
    to the effects of consuming the foods on a person's health.

    1. Traffic light labelling system


    (Source: UK Department of Health)

    2. Health Star Rating system


    (Source: Commonwealth of Australia)

    3. Keyhole labelling scheme


    (Source: National Food Agency, Sweden) healthy option).
    1. In the United Kingdom, the traffic light labelling system ranks fat, saturated fat, sugar and salt
    of a food product by assigning the colour green, amber and red according to the content levels.

    In addition, food products that exceed specified levels of fat, salt and sugar cannot be advertised in
    television programmes commissioned for audiences below the age of 16.

    2. In Australia, the Health Star Rating system rates food products from ½ a star to 5 stars, based on
    their nutrient contents (i.e. energy, saturated fat, sugar, and sodium, and in some instances, protein,
    calcium and dietary fibre) and ingredient information (i.e. fruits, vegetables, nuts and legumes).

    The more stars, the healthier the choice.

    3. In some Nordic countries, the Keyhole labelling scheme identifies healthy foods within a product
    group, based on the criteria relating to dietary fibre, salt, sugar, fat, and saturated fat.
    • A UK nutrition information
    label, for low-fat yoghurt.

    • The fibre is not considered a


    type of carbohydrate.
    India
    • The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare had, on
    September 19, 2008, notified the Prevention of Food
    Adulteration (5th Amendment) Rules, 2008, mandating
    packaged food manufacturers to declare on their product
    labels nutritional information and a mark from the F.P.O or
    Agmark (Companies that are responsible for checking food
    products) to enable consumers to make informed choices
    while purchasing.

    • Prior to this amendment, disclosure of nutritional


    information was largely voluntary though many large
    manufacturers tended to adopt the international practice.
    Application of Nutrient Profiling
    Nutrient profiling can be used for various applications.

    • It is commonly used in food labelling schemes aimed at helping


    consumers better understand the nutrient composition of foods and
    identify foods that are healthier options.

    • It can also be used in implementing the recommendations on the


    marketing of foods to children.
    Caffeine
    • Health researchers have called for the
    mandatory labelling of food products
    with added caffeine, which is a
    psychoactive nervous system stimulant.
    • If over-consumed, caffeine can cause
    seizures, kidney problems, liver
    problems, heart arrhythmia, and death.
    • The Coca-Cola Company and PepsiCo
    began labelling caffeine content in 2007.
    Improve Diet and Promote Public Health
    • Although nutrient profiling does not address all aspects of nutrition, diet and
    health, it is a helpful tool to use in conjunction with interventions aimed at
    improving diets.

    • Nutrient profile models classify foods based on their nutrient composition and
    the information can be used to help in achieving dietary recommendation.

    • So, nutrient profile models need to complement and support food-based dietary
    guidelines in the regions or countries in which they are applied.

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