Applying and comparing various nutrient profiling models against the packaged food supply in South Africa.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to apply the newly developed Chile Adjusted Model (CAM) nutrient profiling model (NPM) to the food supply in South Africa (SA) and compare its performance against existing NPM as an indication of suitability for use to underpin food policies targeted at discouraging consumption of products high in nutrients associated with poor health.

Design

Cross-sectional analysis of the SA-packaged food supply comparing the CAM to three other NPM: SA Health and Nutrition Claims (SA HNC), Chilean Warning Octagon (CWO) 2019, and Pan-American Health Organisation (PAHO) NPM.

Setting

The SA-packaged food supply based on products stocked by supermarkets in Cape Town, SA.

Participants

Packaged foods and beverages (n 6474) available in 2018 were an

SUBMITTER: Frank T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9378746 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature