Risk-Benefit Assessment of Cereal-Based Foods Consumed by Portuguese Children Aged 6 to 36 Months-A Case Study under the RiskBenefit4EU Project.

Autor: Assunção R; Food and Nutrition Department, National Institute of Health Dr. Ricardo Jorge, 1649-016 Lisboa, Portugal.; CESAM, Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.; IUEM, Instituto Universitário Egas Moniz, Egas Moniz-Cooperativa de Ensino Superior, CRL, 2829-511 Caparica, Portugal., Boué G; INRAe, Oniris, Secalim, 44307 Nantes, France., Alvito P; Food and Nutrition Department, National Institute of Health Dr. Ricardo Jorge, 1649-016 Lisboa, Portugal.; CESAM, Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal., Brazão R; Food and Nutrition Department, National Institute of Health Dr. Ricardo Jorge, 1649-016 Lisboa, Portugal., Carmona P; Food Risks Unit, Economic and Food Safety Authority (ASAE), 1649-038 Lisboa, Portugal., Carvalho C; Faculty of Nutrition and Food Sciences, University of Porto, 4150-180 Porto, Portugal.; EPIUnit-Institute of Public Health, University of Porto, 4050-600 Porto, Portugal., Correia D; EPIUnit-Institute of Public Health, University of Porto, 4050-600 Porto, Portugal.; Department of Public Health and Forensic Sciences and Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, 4200-450 Porto, Portugal., Fernandes P; INRAe, Oniris, Secalim, 44307 Nantes, France., Lopes C; EPIUnit-Institute of Public Health, University of Porto, 4050-600 Porto, Portugal.; Department of Public Health and Forensic Sciences and Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, 4200-450 Porto, Portugal., Martins C; Food and Nutrition Department, National Institute of Health Dr. Ricardo Jorge, 1649-016 Lisboa, Portugal.; CESAM, Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.; NOVA National School of Public Health, Public Health Research Center, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 1600-560 Lisboa, Portugal., Membré JM; INRAe, Oniris, Secalim, 44307 Nantes, France., Monteiro S; Food Risks Unit, Economic and Food Safety Authority (ASAE), 1649-038 Lisboa, Portugal., Nabais P; Food Risks Unit, Economic and Food Safety Authority (ASAE), 1649-038 Lisboa, Portugal., Thomsen ST; Division for Diet, Disease Prevention and Toxicology, The National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs Lyngby, Denmark., Torres D; Faculty of Nutrition and Food Sciences, University of Porto, 4150-180 Porto, Portugal.; EPIUnit-Institute of Public Health, University of Porto, 4050-600 Porto, Portugal., Pires SM; Division for Diet, Disease Prevention and Toxicology, The National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs Lyngby, Denmark., Jakobsen LS; Division for Diet, Disease Prevention and Toxicology, The National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs Lyngby, Denmark.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Nutrients [Nutrients] 2021 Sep 08; Vol. 13 (9). Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Sep 08.
DOI: 10.3390/nu13093127
Abstrakt: Cereal-based foods, including breakfast (BC) and infant cereals (IC), are among the first solid foods introduced to infants. BC and IC are sources of macro and micronutrients that have beneficial effects on health, but can also be sources of harmful chemical and microbiological contaminants and nutrients that may lead to adverse health effects at high consumption levels. This study was performed under the RiskBenefit4EU project with the aim of assessing the health impact associated with consumption of BC and IC by Portuguese children under 35 months. Adverse effects associated with the presence of aflatoxins, Bacillus cereus , sodium and free sugars were assessed against the benefits of fiber intake. We applied a risk-benefit assessment approach, and quantified the health impact of changes in consumption of BC and IC from current to various alternative consumption scenarios. Health impact was assessed in terms of disability-adjusted life years. Results showed that moving from the current consumption scenario to considered alternative scenarios results in a gain of healthy life years. Portuguese children can benefit from exchanging intake of IC to BC, if the BC consumed has an adequate nutritional profile in terms of fiber, sodium and free sugars, with levels of aflatoxins reduced as much as possible.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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