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Journal article
Monitoring the levels of important nutrients in the food supply
Obesity reviews, v 14(S1)
01 Oct 2013
PMID: 24074210
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Abstract
A food supply that delivers energy-dense products with high levels of salt, saturated fats and trans fats, in large portion sizes, is a major cause of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The highly processed foods produced by large food corporations are primary drivers of increases in consumption of these adverse nutrients. The objective of this paper is to present an approach to monitoring food composition that can both document the extent of the problem and underpin novel actions to address it. The monitoring approach seeks to systematically collect information on high-level contextual factors influencing food composition and assess the energy density, salt, saturated fat, trans fats and portion sizes of highly processed foods for sale in retail outlets (with a focus on supermarkets and quick-service restaurants). Regular surveys of food composition are proposed across geographies and over time using a pragmatic, standardized methodology. Surveys have already been undertaken in several high- and middle-income countries, and the trends have been valuable in informing policy approaches. The purpose of collecting data is not to exhaustively document the composition of all foods in the food supply in each country, but rather to provide information to support governments, industry and communities to develop and enact strategies to curb food-related NCDs.
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- Title
- Monitoring the levels of important nutrients in the food supply
- Creators
- B. Neal - George Institute for Global HealthG. Sacks - Deakin UniversityB. Swinburn - Deakin UniversityS. Vandevijvere - University of AucklandE. Dunford - George Institute for Global HealthW. Snowdon - Deakin UniversityJ. Webster - George Institute for Global HealthS. Barquera - Instituto Nacional de Salud PúblicaS. Friel - Australian National UniversityC. Hawkes - World Cancer Research Fund InternationalB. Kelly - University of WollongongS. Kumanyika - University of PennsylvaniaM. L'Abbe - Univ Toronto, Dept Nutr Sci, Toronto, ON, CanadaA. Lee - Queensland University of TechnologyT. Lobstein - Curtin University Public Health Advocacy Institute of Western Australia Perth Western Australia AustraliaJ. Ma - Chinese Center For Disease Control and PreventionJ. Macmullan - Consumers International London United KingdomS. Mohan - Public Health Foundation of IndiaC. Monteiro - Universidade de São PauloM. Rayner - British Heart FoundationD. Sanders - University of the Western CapeC. Walker - Global Alliance for Improved NutritionINFORMAS
- Publication Details
- Obesity reviews, v 14(S1)
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Number of pages
- 10
- Grant note
- University of Oxford Queensland University of Technology Faculty of Health at Deakin University Australian National University Rockefeller Foundation University of Toronto International Obesity Taskforce (IOTF) University of Auckland World Cancer Research Fund International; World Cancer Research Fund International (WCRF) Deakin University Australian Research Council George Institute, University of Sydney University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Urban Health Collaborative; Dana and David Dornsife School of Public Health
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000325076200005
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84885127564
- Other Identifier
- 991019312596704721
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- Endocrinology & Metabolism