The UN Decade of Nutrition, the NOVA food classification and the trouble with ultra-processing

By C. Monteiro, G. Cannon, J. Moubarac, Renata Bertazzi Levy, M. Louzada, P. Jaime. Public Health Nutrition, 2017

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Subfields: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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Ultra-processed foods: what they are and how to identify them (2019, methodology): “It considers all physical, biological and chemical methods used during the food manufacturing process, including the use of additives (40) .”
Ultra‐processed foods and the nutrition transition: Global, regional and national trends, food systems transformations and political economy drivers (2020, background): “1950s onwards), ultra-processed foods (UPFs) have become a significant, and in some cases the main, source of dietary energy in high-income countries (HICs) including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia.3,4 Such foods have only became available on a truly global scale during ”
The Western Diet–Microbiome-Host Interaction and Its Role in Metabolic Disease (2018, positive): “However, the NOVA classification has been acknowledged in several reports from UN and WHO agencies, as well as in scientific journals [4].”
Ultra-processed food intake and risk of cardiovascular disease: prospective cohort study (NutriNet-Santé) (2019, background): “7 24 For precautionary reasons, several countries, such as France and Brazil, have already introduced these recommendations in their official nutritional guidelines.”
2021 Dietary Guidance to Improve Cardiovascular Health: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association (2021, background): “43,75,76 In the NOVA system, foods are grouped into (1) unprocessed or minimally processed (edible parts of plants and animals); (2) processed culinary ingredients (food ingredients derived from a minimally processed food by pressing, refining, grinding, or milling); (3) processed foods (foods from…”
Ultra-processed food exposure and adverse health outcomes: umbrella review of epidemiological meta-analyses (2024, neutral): “86 87-91 A recent statement from the UK’s Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) evaluated the Nova classification system among others and concluded that Nova is the only suitable classification for potential use in the country.”
Ultra-Processed Foods and Health Outcomes: A Narrative Review (2020, methodology): “2018] [30] Diets designed and analysed using ProNutra software Energy Intake (kcal) Change in body weight (kg) Trained personnel Energy intake was greater during exposure to the UPF diet (508 ± 106 kcal/day; p = 0.”