Navigation Links
89 percent of children's food products provide poor nutritional quality
Date:7/14/2008

Nine out of ten regular food items aimed specifically at children have a poor nutritional content because of high levels of sugar, fat or sodium - according to a detailed study of 367 products published in the July issue of the UK-based journal Obesity Reviews.

Just under 70 per cent of the products studied - which specifically excluded confectionery, soft drinks and bakery items - derived a high proportion of calories from sugar. Approximately one in five (23 per cent) had high fat levels and 17 per cent had high sodium levels. Despite this, 62 per cent of the foods with poor nutritional quality (PNQ) made positive claims about their nutritional value on the front of the packet.

"Children's foods can now be found in virtually every section of the supermarket and are available for every eating experience" says Professor Charlene Elliott from the University of Calgary, Canada, and a Trustee of the Canadian Council of Food and Nutrition.

"Parents may have questions about which packaged foods are good for their children. Yet certain nutritional claims may add to the confusion, as they can mislead people into thinking the whole product is nutritious."

Only 11 per cent of the products Professor Elliott and her colleagues evaluated provided good nutritional value in line with the criteria laid down by the US-based Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), a non-profit agency that received the Food and Drug Administration's highest honour in 2007.

The CSPI nutritional standards state that healthy food should not derive more than 35 per cent of its calories from fat (excluding nuts and seed and nut butters) and should have no more than 35 per cent added sugar by weight. They also provide guidance on sodium levels, ranging from 230mg per portion for snacks through to 770mg per portion for pre-prepared meals.

CSPI's standards are adapted from those developed by the National Alliance for Nutrition
'/>"/>

Contact: Annette Whibley
wizard.media@virgin.net
Wiley-Blackwell
Source:Eurekalert

0

GOOD

Page: 1 2 3 4

Related medicine news :

1. Statement on CDC Announcement That 70 Percent of the U. S. Population Now Receives Optimally Fluoridated Water By Mark J. Feldman, DMD, President, American Dental Association
2. Cadaver tissue fails nearly 25 percent of the time in young ACL reconstructions
3. Primary Care Physicians Prescriptions of Aricept for Alzheimers Disease Will Drop by 20 Percent Following the Availability of Generic Razadyne in December 2008
4. Disaboom Survey Reveals 52 Percent of Americans Would Rather be Dead Than Disabled
5. Economist Finds Highmark/IBC Merger Would Result in 70 Percent Share in Pennsylvania, Far Higher Than Initial Reports
6. 98 percent of elective mastectomy patients would have reconstruction again, says ASPS study
7. A Weight Neutral Oral Antidiabetic Drug Would Earn a 25 Percent Patient Share in the Type 2 Diabetes Drug Market
8. StrionAir System A130 Air Purification Product Reduces Fan Energy by More Than 10 Percent
9. 2008 Mitchell Medical Industry Conference Previews 100 Percent Paperless Auto Medical Claim Solution
10. Symptom Screening Plus a Simple Blood Test Equals a 20 Percent Jump in Early Detection of Ovarian Cancer
11. Patient Data Analysis Report Finds More Than 75 Percent of Chronically Ill Patients Unable to Obtain Needed Healthcare Have Some Form of Insurance

Post Your Comments:
*Name:
*Comment:
*Email:
(Date:11/8/2009)...tical legislation would strengthen Medicare, impro.... 8 SUMMARY: Yesterda...d critical health care reform legislation that wou...ination by insurance companies that prices million... ,, The Affordable Health Care for America Act...
(Date:11/8/2009)...P Praises House Passage of Health Care Reform Bill...icare, improve coverage for all Americans ,, H...- ,, SUMMARY: Last night the United States H...e reform legislation that would strengthen Medicar...companies that prices millions of Americans out of...
(Date:11/8/2009)... UCW Academy of Health holds open h... Victoria, BC (Vocus) November 8, 2009 -- UCW Acad...reer in British Columbia’s health care indus...esday, November 25, 2009. , ,UCW Academy of Healt...ration, nursing and social services, designs its p...
(Date:11/8/2009)...er Costs and Crushing Taxes Nail Nation,s Job Crea...re/ -- In response to U.S. House passage of the he...ntrepreneurship Council (SBE Council) president &a...ent: ,, "Make no mistake, those voting for H.R...ith higher costs and crushing taxes and penalties....
(Date:11/8/2009)...INGTON, Nov. 7 Tonight ... Health Care for America Act, landmark health refo... access to quality, affordable, stable and secure ...s down on some of the insurance industry,s worst p...icans and cut the deficit by $104 billion over ten...
Breaking Medicine News(10 mins):Health News:AARP NY Praises House Passage of Health Care Reform Bill 2Health News:AARP NY Praises House Passage of Health Care Reform Bill 3Health News:AARP NY Praises House Passage of Health Care Reform Bill 4Health News:AARP Pennsylvania Key Vote News Alert 2Health News:AARP Pennsylvania Key Vote News Alert 3Health News:AARP Pennsylvania Key Vote News Alert 4Health News:College Invites Public to Explore Career Options in Health Care 2Health News:Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine Issues Statement Praising the House of Representative's Historic Vote to Pass Health Insurance Reform 2Health News:Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine Issues Statement Praising the House of Representative's Historic Vote to Pass Health Insurance Reform 3
...According to the researchers at the University of ...ial for the expression of the neural stem cell gen... stem cells are totipotent cells and can different...e adult eye. Led by Dr. Larysa H. Pevny, an assist...
...It has been found that about 44% of women are vict...y affected their physical and mental health. // Sc...e unclear. The Group Health Cooperative in Seattle...ith colleagues from Harborview Injury Prevention a...
...A study has found that both lesbians and heterosex...tain body odors. // According to a previous study ...es in brain process of odor in both heterosexual a...ir existence in humans is questionable. Researcher...
...Professor Simon Wessely, of the King's Center for ...said that British soldiers returning from Iraq are...archer and his team are examining whether there ha...ent to Iraq and those who had not. In the end they...
...A study published in the British Journal of Clinic... and unwanted pregnancies could be prevented by pr...s they have the advantage of easy access. UK re...family planning clinics and community pharmacies. ...
...Recent research has revealed that several parents ...on their children's develoopment//. Their findi...Sports Medicine. The findings are informed by ...ing. The coaches had all spent an average of 17 ye...
Other Medicine News:Health News:Importance of Gene in Eye Development 2Health News:Research into Intimate Partner Violence 2Health News:Morning-After Pill At The Local Pharmacy Could Prevent Unwanted Pregnancies 2Health News:Morning-After Pill At The Local Pharmacy Could Prevent Unwanted Pregnancies 3Health News:Parents of Junior Athletes do More Harm than Good 2
(Date:11/6/2009)..., WESTBURY, N.Y., Nov. 6 Reposse...machine tools in the third quarter of 2009 decline...ing to Nassau Asset Management,s NasTrac Quarterly...y,s activity reports for both repossessions and or...sessions for both construction and printing equipm...
(Date:11/6/2009)..., CHARLESTON, S.C., Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewsw...e stopping in South Carolina and Georgia throughou...rder to help uninsured and financially-struggling ...de prescription medicines for free or nearly free....0.2 percent, the Partnership for Prescription Assi...
(Date:11/6/2009)..., HOPKINTON, Mass., Nov. 6 Facet...red all of the assets of Archus Orthopedics. The a...on in product offerings, intellectual property and...ion. "This is a win for patients suffering from lu...sident & CEO, Geoff Pardo. "This consolidatio...
Breaking Medicine Technology:NasTrac Quarterly Index Shows Decline in Trucking and Machine Tool Repossessions in Q3 2009 2NasTrac Quarterly Index Shows Decline in Trucking and Machine Tool Repossessions in Q3 2009 3NasTrac Quarterly Index Shows Decline in Trucking and Machine Tool Repossessions in Q3 2009 4Partnership for Prescription Assistance Prepared to Help Southern Workers Hurt by Recession 2Partnership for Prescription Assistance Prepared to Help Southern Workers Hurt by Recession 3Facet Solutions Acquires Archus Orthopedics 2Dreyers Edys and Nestle Ice Cream Products NOT Involved in Cookie Dough Recall 49511 1Mayo researchers 3A Dramatic outcomes in prostate cancer study 49509 1Mayo researchers 3A Dramatic outcomes in prostate cancer study 49509 2Research explores interactions between nanomaterials biological systems 8932 1Research explores interactions between nanomaterials biological systems 8932 2Research explores interactions between nanomaterials biological systems 8932 3Research explores interactions between nanomaterials biological systems 8932 4
...U, Jan. 7 Hawaii Biotech, Inc. announced today,th...and Drug Administration,(FDA) that it may proceed ...uman volunteers with its recombinant, subunit West...ngle site in Hawaii, which the company currently,e...completion of financing,sufficient funding to comp...
...IK, Iceland, Jan. 6 deCODE scientists today,repor... the company has,linked to increased risk of heart... in risk of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) and in... genetic variant ever found to,associate with eith...ce,variant on 9p21 associates with myocardial infa...
Other Medicine Technology:Hawaii Biotech Receives Allowance to Perform West Nile Vaccine Clinical Trials 2Not Only Lipids and Inflammation: Insight Into a New Cause of Heart Attack and Other Vascular Disease 2Not Only Lipids and Inflammation: Insight Into a New Cause of Heart Attack and Other Vascular Disease 3
The Ultima 2000 SE Argon Laser System
Meridian Microruptor V Nd YAG Laser
Desmarres Chalazion Clamps
Farnsworth Panel D15 test evaluation
Medicine Products: