An Evaluation of the Nutritional and Promotional Profile of Commercial Foods for Infants and Toddlers in the United States.

Autor:	Coyle DH; The George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Level 18, International Towers 3300 Barangaroo Ave, Barangaroo, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia., Shahid M; The George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Level 18, International Towers 3300 Barangaroo Ave, Barangaroo, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia., Parkins K; The George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Level 18, International Towers 3300 Barangaroo Ave, Barangaroo, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia.; School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94704, USA., Hu M; The George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Level 18, International Towers 3300 Barangaroo Ave, Barangaroo, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia.; School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94704, USA., Padovan M; The George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Level 18, International Towers 3300 Barangaroo Ave, Barangaroo, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia.; Nutrition in Foodservice Research Center, Health Sciences Center, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis 88040-900, SC, Brazil., Dunford EK; The George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Level 18, International Towers 3300 Barangaroo Ave, Barangaroo, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia.; Department of Nutrition, Gillings Global School of Public Health, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Nutrients [Nutrients] 2024 Aug 21; Vol. 16 (16). Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Aug 21.
DOI:	10.3390/nu16162782
Abstrakt:	Despite growing concerns over the increasing popularity and health impact of commercial foods for infants and toddlers, no nutrition or promotional guidelines currently exist for the United States. In 2022, the WHO Regional Office for Europe published a nutrient and promotion profile model (NPPM) to provide guidance and regulation for commercially produced infant and toddler foods. This study assessed the nutritional and promotional profile of infant and toddler foods (6-36 months of age) collected from the top 10 grocery chains in 2023. Products were assessed against the WHO NPPM nutritional and promotional requirements. The type and number of claims across packaging type were also assessed. Of the 651 products examined, 60% failed to meet the nutritional requirements of the NPPM, and 0% met the promotional requirements. Almost 100% of products had at least 1 claim on-pack that was prohibited under the NPPM, with some products displaying up to 11 prohibited claims. Snack-size packages had the lowest compliance with nutrient requirements. These findings highlight that urgent work is needed to improve the nutritional quality of commercially produced infant and toddler foods in the United States. The high use of prohibited claims also suggests the need to regulate the type and number of claims allowed on-pack.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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