Enhanced Labeling to Promote Consumption of Nutrient Dense Foods and Healthier Diets.

ABSTRACT: Background/Objectives: Efforts are underway worldwide to design and deploy food labeling systems that provide consumers with the information needed to shift dietary patterns toward nutrient dense, healthier foods. Despite a compelling need for progress, worrisome public health trends persist that are rooted in the popularity of unhealthy, heavily processed foods. Methods: The nutrition and health-related content on the packaging of nine common foods sold in the US and Europe is analyzed and compared. The current scope of nutrient-specific messaging is characterized, including messages highlighting health-related benefits stemming from the mix and levels of mostly macronutrients in food products. Results: An average of 6.9 unique nutrition-related messages appear on the

SUBMITTER: Benbrook C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11544848 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature