Joint association of food nutritional profile by Nutri-Score front-of-pack label and ultra-processed food intake with mortality: Moli-sani prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To jointly analyse two food dimensions, the Food Standards Agency Nutrient Profiling System (FSAm-NPS), used to derive the Nutri-Score front-of-pack label, and the NOVA classification in relation to mortality.

Design

Prospective cohort study.

Setting

Moli-sani Study, Italy 2005-10.

Participants

22 895 participants (mean age 55 (SD 12) years; 48% men).

Main outcomes measures

Associations between dietary exposures and mortality risk, assessed using multivariable cause specific Cox proportional hazard models controlled for known risk factors.

Results

A total of 2205 deaths occurred during 272 960 person years of follow-up. In the highest quarter of the FSAm-NPS index compared with the lowest quarter, multivariable adjusted hazard ratios for

SUBMITTER: Bonaccio M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9430377 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature