Assessing nutrition and other claims on food labels: a repeated cross-sectional analysis of the Canadian food supply [PDF]
BMC Nutrition, 2017 Background In 2010, nutrition claims were investigated in Canadian foods; however, many nutrition and other claims have been introduced since then. This study aimed to determine: i) the proportion of foods carrying claims in 2013, ii) the types and ...
Beatriz Franco-Arellano +4 more
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Foods, 2020 Changes in lifestyle and demographics, rising consumer incomes, and shifting preferences due to advanced knowledge about the relationships between food and health contribute to generate new needs in the food supply.
Dario Donno, Federica Turrini
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The contribution of the Canary Island date palm (Phoenix canariensis) to the winter diet of frugivores in novel ecosystems [PDF]
European Journal of Ecology, 2019 With the increasing expansion in urban areas, many species have adapted to utilising horticulturally used plants as alternate or augmentary food sources, in particular, during winter – when native foods are largely absent.
Spennemann Dirk HR
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National Food Supply and Nutritional Value [PDF]
Nature, 1916 ONE of the remarks made in the article in NATURE of May 11 on my survey of the “Food Value of Great Britain's Food Supply” is certainly justified, namely, “the value for protein seems low.” It is too low. This has arisen from taking an analysis for wheat flour in which the protein was 7.9 per cent., whereas it should be, more correctly, something like ...
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Policy gap: most child-appealing packaged food products in Canada will display a ‘high in’ front-of-package nutrition symbol [PDF]
Public Health NutritionObjective: Canadian front-of-package (FOP) labelling regulations aim to improve dietary patterns by identifying foods high in sodium, sugars and/or saturated fat with a ‘high in’ FOP nutrition symbol.
Hayun Jeong +4 more
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Ultra-Processed Foods in the Food Supply: Prevalence, Nutritional Composition and Use of Voluntary Labelling Schemes [PDF]
NutrientsBackground: Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) represent a substantial part of modern diets, with a growing prevalence in food environments worldwide. Their unfavourable nutritional composition and adverse health effects present growing public health concerns. Methods: This study examines the prevalence of UPFs in the Slovenian food supply, their nutritional
Edvina Hafner, Maša Hribar, Igor Pravst
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Foods, 2021 The implementation of mandatory front-of-pack nutrition labelling is currently being discussed in the European Union (EU). The Nutri-Score (NS) was developed in France to empower consumers to make informed and healthier food choices.
Edvina Hafner, Igor Pravst
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FOOD SUPPLY, DISTRIBUTION, CONSUMPTION AND NUTRITIONAL STATUS IN BANGLADESH
, 1989 This paper examines the level and composition of food availability, the role of public food distribution system (PFDS) in modifying the availability and consumption, and assesses the adequacy of overall consumption in relation to nutritional requirement. The PFDS appears to be increasingly assisting some special categories who are either urban or urban-
Talukder, R. K., Talukder, R. K.
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Evolution of the nutritional quality of packaged food supply in low- and middle-income countries following the implementation of a front-of-pack labeling scheme. [PDF]
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