Validation of a Nutrient Profiling System for Reformulation

Nestlé

Status: Completed

Conditions: Nutrition Poor

Treatments: Other: Diet and socio-demographic questionnaires

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Industry

Identifiers

NCT03411603

AJCN/2017/172213

Details and patient eligibility

About

The objectives of the study are to assess the validity of Nestlé reformulation criteria in two national dietary surveys: the US NHANES 2011, and the French INCA2 2006-07.

Full description

Background: The Nestlé Nutritional Profiling System (NNPS) has been developed to guide food and beverage reformulation. It is not known whether products passing the NNPS standards have a higher overall nutritional density, and whether the higher consumption of NNPS Pass products is associated with a higher dietary quality.

Objective: The objectives were (i) to compare the classifications derived from the NNPS and the validated UK Ofcom nutrient profiling system; and (ii) to assess the NNPS construct validity against healthy and unhealthy diets in French (Individual and National Survey on food Consumption 2006-2007) and the US (National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys 2011-2012) nationally representative dietary surveys.

Design: NNPS outcomes (PASS, FAIL, Out-of-scope) of foods were compared to UK Ofcom outcomes. Contributions of NNPS outcomes to energy intakes were compared between diets nutritional quality classes defined by two methods: based on a food-based quality indicator (PNNS-GS in France, HEI-2010 in the US), or on a combination of three nutrient-based indicators (MAR, MER, energy density).

Enrollment: 6,991 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• All participants of INCA2 and NHANES 2011-12 surveys

Exclusion criteria

• Missing dietary intake data

Trial design

6,991 participants in 2 patient groups

INCA2 2006-07

Description:

French National Dietary Intake Survey, conducted in 2006-2007 by the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety. Adults aged 18y and over, n=1918 included in the analyses.

Treatment:

Other: Diet and socio-demographic questionnaires

NHANES 2011-12

Description:

Wave 2011-12 of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, the US national dietary intake Survey, conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Adults aged 18y and over, n=5073 included in the analyses.

Treatment:

Other: Diet and socio-demographic questionnaires