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- Title
Review of national nutrition standards with salt-related criteria for publicly funded institutions around the world.
- Authors
Rosewarne, Emalie; Santos, Joseph A; Hart, Ashleigh C; Trieu, Kathy; Tekle, Dejen; Ide, Nicole; Jones, Alexandra; Mhurchu, Cliona Ni; Webster, Jacqui
- Abstract
Context Creating healthy food environments through nutrition standards for publicly funded institutions (eg, schools, workplaces, and hospitals) provides an important opportunity to improve population diets. Objective This study aimed to identify countries with national nutrition standards for publicly funded institutions that included salt-related criteria and to describe and summarize these initiatives. Data Sources Peer-reviewed and grey literature was searched to December 2019, including MEDLINE, CENTRAL, Embase, TRoPHI, LILACS, Web of Science, Cochrane Public Health Group Specialised Register, and Effective Public Health Practice Project Database. In addition, a questionnaire was sent to country contacts and salt-reduction experts, and a targeted search on relevant government websites was conducted. Data Extraction Key characteristics of the national nutrition standards for publicly funded institutions were extracted, including name, governance, institution type, implementation status, and details of food and nutrient criteria. Data Analysis Nutrition standards were analyzed by World Health Organization region, World Bank income level, institution type, type of criteria, regulatory approach, and method of application. Sixty-six countries were identified as having national nutrition standards that included salt-related criteria for at least one publicly funded institution. Standards were more prevalent in the European Region, high-income countries, and schools compared to other regions, income levels, and institution types, respectively. Most standards were mandatory and contained nutrition criteria pertaining to both foods and nutrients. Conclusion Nutrition standards have the potential to significantly improve diets, but there is considerable scope to develop and implement nutrition standards more effectively using the new World Health Organization Action Framework.
- Subjects
WORLD Health Organization; MEDICAL databases; MEDICAL information storage &; retrieval systems; FOOD labeling; NUTRITION; SYSTEMATIC reviews; GOVERNMENT regulation; FOOD security; WORLD health; DIETARY supplements; GOVERNMENT agencies; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; MEDLINE; DIETARY sodium; SECONDARY analysis; FEDERAL government
- Publication
Nutrition Reviews, 2023, Vol 81, Issue 6, p647
- ISSN
0029-6643
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/nutrit/nuac080