Int J Behav Nutr Phy
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Int J Behav Nutr Phy · Feb 2019
Regulating health and nutrition claims in the UK using a nutrient profile model: an explorative modelled health impact assessment.
Health-related claims (HRCs) are statements found on food packets that convey the nutritional quality of a food (nutrition claims) and/or its impact on a health outcome (health claims). The EU stated that HRCs should be regulated such that they can only appear on foods that meet a specified nutrient profile (NP). A NP model has been proposed, but not agreed by the European Commission. ⋯ Regulating HRCs could result in negative health impacts, however the wide uncertainty intervals from this analysis demonstrate that a larger health impact assessment is necessary.