Do Nutrient-Based Front-of-Pack Labelling Schemes Support or Undermine Food-Based Dietary Guideline Recommendations? Lessons from the Australian Health Star Rating System

Nutrients
Mark A LawrenceJulie L Woods

Abstract

Food-based Dietary Guidelines (FBDGs) promote healthy dietary patterns. Nutrient-based Front-of-Pack Labelling (NBFOPL) schemes rate the 'healthiness' of individual foods. This study aimed to investigate whether the Australian Health Star Rating (HSR) system aligns with the Australian Dietary Guidelines (ADGs). The Mintel Global New Products Database was searched for every new food product displaying a HSR entering the Australian marketplace from 27 June 2014 (HSR system endorsement) until 30 June 2017. Foods were categorised as either a five food group (FFG) food or 'discretionary' food in accordance with ADG recommendations. Ten percent (1269/12,108) of new food products displayed a HSR, of which 57% were FFG foods. The median number of 'health' stars displayed on discretionary foods (2.5; range: 0.5-5) was significantly lower (p < 0.05) than FFG foods (4.0; range: 0.5-5), although a high frequency of anomalies and overlap in the number of stars across the two food categories was observed, with 56.7% of discretionary foods displaying ≥2.5 stars. The HSR system is undermining the ADG recommendations through facilitating the marketing of discretionary foods. Adjusting the HSR's algorithm might correct certain technical flaws. H...Continue Reading

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Aug 1, 2018·Nutrition & Dietetics : the Journal of the Dietitians Association of Australia·Mark LawrenceChristina Pollard
Aug 30, 2018·Health Promotion Journal of Australia : Official Journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals·Aimee L BrownbillCaroline Miller
May 30, 2019·Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health·Michael MooreHeather Yeatman
May 30, 2019·Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health·Alexandra JonesBruce Neal
Dec 12, 2019·Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health·Fredrik SöderlundCliona Ni Mhurchu
May 11, 2018·Public Health Nutrition·Mark Lawrence, Julie Woods
Jun 13, 2018·Nutrients·Mark Lawrence, Julie Woods
Jul 31, 2020·Nutrients·Danielle J AzzopardiJulie L Woods
Dec 14, 2018·The International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity·Sarah DickieMark Lawrence
Aug 1, 2018·Nutrients·Alexandra JonesBruce Neal
Mar 27, 2020·Frontiers in Nutrition·Adam Drewnowski, Celine Richonnet

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