International collaborative project to compare and monitor the nutritional composition of processed foods Dunford, Elizabeth, Webster, Jacqui, Blanco Metzler, Adriana, Czernichow, Sebastien, Ni Mhurchu, Cliona, Wolmarans, Petro, Snowdon, Wendy, L'Abbe, Mary, Li, Nicole, Maulik, Pallab K., Barquera, Simon, Schoj, Veronica, Allemandi, Lorena, Samman, Norma, Wenzel de Menezes, Elizabete, Hassell, Trevor, Ortiz, Johana, Salazar de Ariza, Julieta, Rahman, Rashid A., de Nunez, Leticia, Reyes Garcia, Maria, van Rossum, Caroline, Westenbrink, Susanne, Thiam, Lim Meng, MacGregor, Graham and Neal, Bruce 2011, International collaborative project to compare and monitor the nutritional composition of processed foods, European journal of cardiovascular prevention and rehabilitation, vol. 19, no. 6, pp. 1326-1332, doi: 10.1177/1741826711425777. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title International collaborative project to compare and monitor the nutritional composition of processed foods Author(s) Dunford, Elizabeth Webster, Jacqui Blanco Metzler, Adriana Czernichow, Sebastien Ni Mhurchu, Cliona Wolmarans, Petro Snowdon, Wendy L'Abbe, Mary Li, Nicole Maulik, Pallab K. Barquera, Simon Schoj, Veronica Allemandi, Lorena Samman, Norma Wenzel de Menezes, Elizabete Hassell, Trevor Ortiz, Johana Salazar de Ariza, Julieta Rahman, Rashid A. de Nunez, Leticia Reyes Garcia, Maria van Rossum, Caroline Westenbrink, Susanne Thiam, Lim Meng MacGregor, Graham Neal, Bruce Journal name European journal of cardiovascular prevention and rehabilitation Volume number 19 Issue number 6 Start page 1326 End page 1332 Total pages 7 Publisher Sage Publications Place of publication London, U. K. Publication date 2011-10-04 ISSN 1741-8267 2047-4881 Keyword(s) food composition databases food industry public health nutrition monitoring Summary Background: Chronic diseases are the leading cause of premature death and disability in the world with overnutrition a primary cause of diet-related ill health. Excess energy intake, saturated fat, sugar, and salt derived from processed foods are a major cause of disease burden. Our objective is to compare the nutritional composition of processed foods between countries, between food companies, and over time. Design: Surveys of processed foods will be done in each participating country using a standardized methodology. Information on the nutrient composition for each product will be sought either through direct chemical analysis, from the product label, or from the manufacturer. Foods will be categorized into 14 groups and 45 categories for the primary analyses which will compare mean levels of nutrients at baseline and over time. Initial commitments to collaboration have been obtained from 21 countries. Conclusions: This collaborative approach to the collation and sharing of data will enable objective and transparent tracking of processed food composition around the world. The information collected will support government and food industry efforts to improve the nutrient composition of processed foods around the world. Language eng DOI 10.1177/1741826711425777 Field of Research 090899 Food Sciences not elsewhere classified Socio Economic Objective 920411 Nutrition HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2011, Sage Publications Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30042733 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health Population Health Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Wed, 29 Feb 2012, 12:14:08 EST Thu, 01 Mar 2012, 15:12:46 EST Thu, 01 Mar 2012, 15:15:20 EST Wed, 21 Nov 2012, 12:46:20 EST Mon, 04 Mar 2013, 10:53:27 EST Mon, 04 Mar 2013, 10:57:51 EST Mon, 04 Mar 2013, 13:16:19 EST Tue, 21 Jan 2014, 10:01:41 EST Tue, 21 Jan 2014, 10:02:18 EST Fri, 13 Jun 2014, 13:03:29 EST Wed, 27 Aug 2014, 22:55:14 EST Tue, 03 Feb 2015, 13:01:19 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 123 times in TR Web of Science Cited 125 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 554 Abstract Views, 3 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Wed, 29 Feb 2012, 12:13:48 EST by Jane Moschetti