Use of nutrient profiling to identify healthy versus unhealthy snack foods and whether they can be part of a healthy menu plan

Snacking (eating between meals) is a common behaviour, which is often blamed for poor diets because snack foods can be high in sodium, fat and sugar. In addition, uncompensated calories from snacking could contribute to overweight and obesity. However, the evidence is inconclusive, and to some exten...

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Main Authors: Hilary Green, Patricia Siwajek, Anne Roulin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-09-01
Series:Journal of Nutrition & Intermediary Metabolism
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352385916300214