Prospective associations between a dietary index based on the British Food Standard Agency nutrient profiling system and 13-year weight gain in the SU.VI.MAX cohort.
Prev Med. 2015 Dec; 81:189-94.PM

Abstract

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES

The scoring of the nutritional quality of individual foods using nutrient profiling systems (NPS) has been suggested as a basis for public health preventive measures. Used for front-of-package labeling, such scoring would help consumers in making healthier food choices. An individual dietary score based on the Food Standards Agency NPS has been developed (FSA-NPS-DI), but its long term association with weight gain has not been investigated. Our objectives were to investigate long-term associations between the FSA-NPS DI and weight gain and overweight/obesity onset in a middle-aged French population.

SUBJECTS/METHODS

Subjects included in the French SU.VI.MAX cohort with at least three dietary records at baseline and available anthropometric measurements at baseline and at a 13-year follow-up examination were included in the study. FSA-NPS DI at baseline was computed for each subject. Association between FSA-NPS DI and weight and BMI gain were investigated with ANCOVA and associations with overweight/obesity onset with logistic regression models.

RESULTS

Higher baseline FSA-NPS DI (reflecting a poorer diet) was associated with higher weight and BMI gain (beta Q4 versus Q1=0.70; (95%CI 0.01; 1.38), P for trend=0.04). A 16% higher risk of obesity for a 1 point increase of FSA-NPS DI was observed only in men.

CONCLUSIONS

Our results suggest that a shift in nutritional quality of the foods and beverages within an individual's diet, as expressed by the FSA-NPS DI would be associated with lower weight gain in the long term. Using the FSA-NPS as a basis for food labeling might therefore contribute to tackle obesity.

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Julia C

Université Paris 13, Equipe de Recherche en Epidémiologie Nutritionnelle (EREN), Centre de Recherche en Epidémiologie et Statistiques, Inserm (U11530, Inra(U1125), Cnam, COMUE Sorbonne Paris Cité, 74 rue Marcel Cachin, F-93017 Bobigny, France; Département de Santé Publique, Hôpital Avicenne (AP-HP), F-93017 Bobigny, France.

MeSH

AdultBody Mass IndexDietDiet RecordsFeeding BehaviorFemaleFranceHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedNutrition PolicyNutritive ValueObesityProspective StudiesWeight Gain

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Journal Article

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eng

PubMed ID

26348449

Citation

Julia, Chantal, et al. "Prospective Associations Between a Dietary Index Based On the British Food Standard Agency Nutrient Profiling System and 13-year Weight Gain in the SU.VI.MAX Cohort." Preventive Medicine, vol. 81, 2015, pp. 189-94.

Julia C, Ducrot P, Lassale C, et al. Prospective associations between a dietary index based on the British Food Standard Agency nutrient profiling system and 13-year weight gain in the SU.VI.MAX cohort. Prev Med. 2015;81:189-94.

Julia, C., Ducrot, P., Lassale, C., Fézeu, L., Méjean, C., Péneau, S., Touvier, M., Hercberg, S., & Kesse-Guyot, E. (2015). Prospective associations between a dietary index based on the British Food Standard Agency nutrient profiling system and 13-year weight gain in the SU.VI.MAX cohort. Preventive Medicine, 81, 189-94. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2015.08.022

Julia C, et al. Prospective Associations Between a Dietary Index Based On the British Food Standard Agency Nutrient Profiling System and 13-year Weight Gain in the SU.VI.MAX Cohort. Prev Med. 2015;81:189-94. PubMed PMID: 26348449.

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TY - JOUR T1 - Prospective associations between a dietary index based on the British Food Standard Agency nutrient profiling system and 13-year weight gain in the SU.VI.MAX cohort. AU - Julia,Chantal, AU - Ducrot,Pauline, AU - Lassale,Camille, AU - Fézeu,Léopold, AU - Méjean,Caroline, AU - Péneau,Sandrine, AU - Touvier,Mathilde, AU - Hercberg,Serge, AU - Kesse-Guyot,Emmanuelle, Y1 - 2015/09/05/ PY - 2015/02/17/received PY - 2015/08/26/revised PY - 2015/08/31/accepted PY - 2015/9/9/entrez PY - 2015/9/9/pubmed PY - 2016/8/2/medline KW - Cohort study KW - Dietary score KW - Nutrient profiling systems KW - Obesity KW - Weight gain SP - 189 EP - 94 JF - Preventive medicine JO - Prev Med VL - 81 N2 - BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: The scoring of the nutritional quality of individual foods using nutrient profiling systems (NPS) has been suggested as a basis for public health preventive measures. Used for front-of-package labeling, such scoring would help consumers in making healthier food choices. An individual dietary score based on the Food Standards Agency NPS has been developed (FSA-NPS-DI), but its long term association with weight gain has not been investigated. Our objectives were to investigate long-term associations between the FSA-NPS DI and weight gain and overweight/obesity onset in a middle-aged French population. SUBJECTS/METHODS: Subjects included in the French SU.VI.MAX cohort with at least three dietary records at baseline and available anthropometric measurements at baseline and at a 13-year follow-up examination were included in the study. FSA-NPS DI at baseline was computed for each subject. Association between FSA-NPS DI and weight and BMI gain were investigated with ANCOVA and associations with overweight/obesity onset with logistic regression models. RESULTS: Higher baseline FSA-NPS DI (reflecting a poorer diet) was associated with higher weight and BMI gain (beta Q4 versus Q1=0.70; (95%CI 0.01; 1.38), P for trend=0.04). A 16% higher risk of obesity for a 1 point increase of FSA-NPS DI was observed only in men. CONCLUSIONS: Our results suggest that a shift in nutritional quality of the foods and beverages within an individual's diet, as expressed by the FSA-NPS DI would be associated with lower weight gain in the long term. Using the FSA-NPS as a basis for food labeling might therefore contribute to tackle obesity. SN - 1096-0260 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/26348449/Prospective_associations_between_a_dietary_index_based_on_the_British_Food_Standard_Agency_nutrient_profiling_system_and_13_year_weight_gain_in_the_SU_VI_MAX_cohort_ L2 - https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0091-7435(15)00274-1 DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -

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Prospective associations between a dietary index based on the British Food Standard Agency nutrient profiling system and 13-year weight gain in the SU.VI.MAX cohort.Prev Med. 2015 Dec; 81:189-94.PM