Extent of alignment between the Australian Dietary Guidelines and the NOVA classification system across the Australian packaged food supply.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

The Australian Dietary Guidelines are currently being revised and ultra-processed foods have been identified as a high priority action area. To better understand how well the current Dietary Guidelines align with level of processing classifications, the aim of this study was to assess the alignment between the Australian Dietary Guidelines and the NOVA classification system for classifying the healthiness of packaged foods.

Methods

Data were sourced from the Australian FoodSwitch dataset, which included 28 071 packaged food and beverage products available in major Australian supermarkets in 2022. Products were classified as (i) core or discretionary (Australian Dietary Guidelines) and (ii) non-ultra-processed or ultra-processed (NOVA). Agreement between the two systems

SUBMITTER: Nguyen H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11795230 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature