2022
DOI: 10.3390/foods11091359
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Consumers’ Understanding of Ultra-Processed Foods

Abstract: Food classification systems have been proposed to improve food quality criteria. Among these systems, “processing level” has been used as a criterion. NOVA classification, as the denotation “ultra-processed” food (UPF), has been widely used in different countries. However, even though some studies have pointed out some controversial aspects, no study has evaluated its comprehension by the population where it is used as reference. Therefore, this study explored the understanding of the term UPF for Brazilian co… Show more

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“…Participants' perception that products placed in the healthy foods sections visited by them are industrialized and not as healthy as suggested by the establishment is in line with findings of previous studies which investigated people's understanding about healthy eating (An et al, 2020;Rojas-Rivas et al, 2020;Sarmiento-Santos et al, 2022): that foods which underwent industrial processing were regarded as "not very healthy" or "not healthy at all".…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 85%
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“…Participants' perception that products placed in the healthy foods sections visited by them are industrialized and not as healthy as suggested by the establishment is in line with findings of previous studies which investigated people's understanding about healthy eating (An et al, 2020;Rojas-Rivas et al, 2020;Sarmiento-Santos et al, 2022): that foods which underwent industrial processing were regarded as "not very healthy" or "not healthy at all".…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 85%
“…, 2020; Rojas-Rivas et al. , 2020; Sarmiento-Santos et al. , 2022): that foods which underwent industrial processing were regarded as “not very healthy“ or “not healthy at all”.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Concerns about these conceptual questions were raised in a paper published by Sadler et al , who stated their misgivings about NOVA's classifications as follows: (1) broad concepts that need differentiation, (2) disagreements on scope and degree of processing, (3) the role of food processing within the food system and the dilemmas in identifying risks and benefits, and (4) the challenges of different perspectives and interests for risk communication, identifying a need for further interdisciplinary dialogue, including public engagement. Similar concerns and conclusions were described in another recent paper ( 7 ).…”
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confidence: 90%
“…Several studies have even requested that Nutri-Score should be accompanied by the NOVA category to provide this information [ 38 , 60 ]. At the same time, efforts should be made to enhance people´s understanding of these food label systems, since this knowledge is limited in some sectors of the population [ 61 ].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%