Use of Added Sugars Instead of Total Sugars May Improve the Capacity of the Health Star Rating System to Discriminate between Core and Discretionary Foods.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jand.2017.08.013
Abstract: BACKGROUND The Australian Government has introduced a voluntary front-of-package labeling system that includes total sugar in the calculation. OBJECTIVE Our aim was to determine the effect of substituting added sugars for total sugars when calculating… read more here.
Keywords: core discretionary; added sugar; sugar; total sugars ... See more keywords
Incorporating Added Sugar Improves the Performance of the Health Star Rating Front-of-Pack Labelling System in Australia
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DOI: 10.3390/nu9070701
Abstract: Background: The Health Star Rating (HSR) is an interpretive front-of-pack labelling system that rates the overall nutritional profile of packaged foods. The algorithm underpinning the HSR includes total sugar content as one of the components.… read more here.
Keywords: core discretionary; discretionary foods; added sugar; sugar ... See more keywords