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How Much Can Product Reformulation Improve Diet Quality in Households with Children and Adolescents?

Improvements in the healthfulness of packaged foods and beverages through reformulation could help reduce the prevalence of obesity among children and adolescents through improved diet quality. This study assessed changes in calories and four nutrients (saturated fat, total sugars, sodium, and dietary fiber) from 2012 through 2014 for packaged products frequently consumed by children and More

Keywords: Body mass index (BMI), Snacks

Date: March 2019

Resource Type: Journal Article

Focus Areas: Diet Quality & Healthy Weight

Studying the Impact of Food Reformulation on Child and Adolescent Obesity and What Motivates Manufacturers to Reformulate Foods

Improvements in the healthiness of packaged foods and beverages consumed by children and adolescents could have an impact on obesity through improved dietary intake patterns. Food manufacturers have new incentives to reformulate foods in response to changes in the Nutrition Facts label (NFL) and serving sizes scheduled to go into effect in 2018. The overall More

Keywords: Food formulation, Grocery store, Snacks, Sugar-sweetened beverages, Supermarket

Date: February 2017

Resource Type: Grant Summary

Focus Areas: Food Access Nutrition Policy & Programs