评估包装前方标签法规在多大程度上可以支持加拿大人的健康饮食
Jennifer J Lee1,2, Christine Mulligan1, Hayun Jeong1
1Department of Nutritional Sciences, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
PloS one
|October 8, 2025
概括
加拿大新的包装前方标签 (FOPL) 规则将标记许多不健康的食品. 然而,该研究发现,许多没有"High in"符号的产品仍然不符合健康饮食指南.
科学领域:
- 营养科学 营养科学
- 公共卫生政策 公共卫生政策
- 食品科学 食品科学 食品科学
背景情况:
- 加拿大对高含有关键营养素 (和脂肪,糖,) 的预包装食品实施了前包装标签 (FOPL) 规定.
- 虽然FOPL符合加拿大食品指南 (CFG) 的建议,但其在促进健康饮食方面的有效性证据有限.
- 加拿大食品评分系统 (CFSS) 是一个基于CFG建议的营养特征模型.
研究的目的:
- 用FOPL法规评估加拿大的预包装食品供应.
- 通过CFSS评估FOPL法规的潜力,以支持加拿大人通过CFSS健康饮食.
- 发现与健康饮食指南相比,当前的食品供应存在差距.
主要方法:
- 使用品牌食品成分数据库 (n=17,008) 进行分析.
- 根据FOPL标准和CFSS,对预包装食品进行分类.
- 评估食品的营养质量,包括那些没有FOPL标志的食品.
主要成果:
- 根据FOPL法规,大约54%的预包装食品将获得"High in"营养符号.
- 使用CFSS,53%的食品被归类为"糟糕"或"非常糟糕"的选择,而25%是"好"或"优秀".
- 值得注意的是,45%没有FOPL标记的食品的推营养成分含量较低,这表明存在很大的差距.
结论:
- 加拿大的许多预包装食品不是健康的选择,即使没有被FOPL明确标记.
- 单独的FOPL法规可能不足以引导加拿大人走向更健康的饮食模式.
- 需要额外的策略来补充FOPL,并支持知情的食物选择,特别是多成分产品.
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