1. Front-of-Pack Labeling and the Nutritional Quality of Students' Food Purchases: A 3-Arm Randomized Controlled Trial.
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Egnell, Manon, Boutron, Isabelle, Péneau, Sandrine, Ducrot, Pauline, Touvier, Mathilde, Galan, Pilar, Buscail, Camille, Porcher, Raphaël, Ravaud, Philippe, Hercberg, Serge, Kesse-Guyot, Emmanuelle, and Julia, Chantal
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FOOD labeling , *NUTRITIONAL value , *STUDENTS , *GROCERY shopping , *FRUIT , *CALORIC content of foods , *SATURATED fatty acids in human nutrition , *VEGETABLES , *FOOD quality , *INGESTION , *INTERNET , *MARKETING , *NUTRITIONAL assessment , *PUBLIC health , *REDUCING diets , *SHOPPING , *STUDENT attitudes , *SATURATED fatty acids , *RANDOMIZED controlled trials - Abstract
Objectives. To assess the effects of the Nutri-Score label (relative to the Reference Intakes label or no label) on the nutritional quality of students' food purchases. Methods. A 3-arm randomized controlled trial was conducted in France in 2017; 2907 participants were randomized into 1 of the 3 study arms (Nutri-Score, Reference Intakes, no label) and invited to purchase groceries from an experimental Web-based supermarket. The main outcome was the overall nutritional quality of purchases, measured according to a modified version of the Food Standards Agency Nutrient Profiling System (FSAm-NPS/HCSP) score. Results. The mean (±SD) FSAm-NPS/HCSP score was lower in the Nutri-Score group (2.02 ±3.56) than in the Reference Intakes group (2.69 ±3.44), reflecting higher nutritional quality; however, there was no significant difference between the Nutri-Score and no-label (2.45 ±3.28) groups or between the Reference Intakes and no-label groups. Shopping cart content was lower in calories and saturated fatty acids and higher in fruits and vegetables in the Nutri-Score arm than in the other arms. Conclusions. The Nutri-Score label appeared to improve the nutritional composition of students' food purchases relative to the Reference Intakes label or no label. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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