Transcript Unit 1 seminar

Nutrition Assessment &
Management
Presented by Stacey Day, MS,RD,LDN
Email: [email protected]
AIM: staceydayRD
 I’ve
been working in the nutrition field for 8
years.
 Diverse
background: researcher, clinical
dietitian, community dietitian, corporate
consultant, a little private practice, adjunct
faculty
 Love
spending time with my family and the
outdoors!
Get your typing fingers
ready…
Tell us 1 interesting fact
about yourself!
Nutrition Fact Label
& Food Claims
 Mandatory
for many foods, excluding
meat, poultry, seafood, and other fresh
foods
 How to Understand and Use the Nutrition
Facts Label – USDA Food & Drug Admin.
http://www.fda.gov/Food/LabelingNutriti
on/ConsumerInformation/ucm078889.ht
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8 allergens
Milk
Egg
Fish
Crustacean shellfish
Tree Nuts
Wheat
Peanuts
Soybeans
 Health
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Claims
http://www.fda.gov/Food/GuidanceComplian
ceRegulatoryInformation/GuidanceDocument
s/FoodLabelingNutrition/FoodLabelingGuide/
ucm064919.htm
Content Claims
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http://www.fda.gov/Food/GuidanceComplian
ceRegulatoryInformation/GuidanceDocument
s/FoodLabelingNutrition/FoodLabelingGuide/
ucm064911.htm
Questions
and Comments
about the food label.
 Infiltrated
with new and refurbished
foods.
 Products with less sugar, no-trans fat,
more whole grains, fiber, omega-3 fats,
antioxidants, calcium, B-vitamins, etc…
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subtle….
‘smart choices made easy’, ‘sensible
solution’, or ‘well-being and energy’, etc..
Other products boast their products with
health claims such as helps prevent heart
disease, high blood pressure, or cancer.
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foods truly healthier or are we just
seeing more spin in the supermarket??
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A little of both.
 Pressure
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to Sell health
Food companies under pressure secondary to
obesity epidemic, fear of lawsuits and
regulations.
Jan. 1. 2006, trans fat now on food labels.
Marketing opportunity
 Be
reminded that the main dietary
significance of consuming whole
grains is for the dietary fiber.
 Consumers need to be smart and
evaluate how much whole grain is in
the product, but reading the nutrition
label.
 A good source of whole grain will
provide ~3 grams of dietary
fiber/serving.
 Few of the reformulated cereals from
General Mills have more than 1 gram
of fiber/serving.
© 2009, General Mills, Inc.
What’s So Great about
Whole Grains?
Grains
Contain Important Nutrients
Carbohydrates
B Vitamins
Trace Minerals
• Iron
• Zinc
• Copper
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B Vitamins
Trace
Minerals
Carbohydrates
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Fiber
Plant Stanols and
Sterols
B Vitamins
Trace
Minerals
Antioxidants
Phytonutrients
Carbohydrates
Magnesium
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Reduced
risk of disease:
 Heart disease
 Some cancers
 Diabetes
Digestive health
Weight control
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Phytonutrients
Phyto = plant
Nutrients = substances that protect health
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Phytonutrients
Phyto = plant
Nutrients = substances that protect health
Antioxidants
Protect cells from damage
“Rust-proofing for the body”
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Phytonutrients
Phyto = plant
Nutrients = substances that protect health
Antioxidants
Protect cells from damage
“Rust-proofing for the body”
Plant Stanols and Plant Sterols
Lower blood cholesterol levels by interfering with its
absorption
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 ‘100%
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No refined flour.
 ‘Made
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whole grain’
with whole grain’
Foods may be made with a lot or a little.
 ‘Whole
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Ned a minimum of 51% of the flour is whole
grain.
 ‘Good
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Grain’
source of whole grain’
May be as little as 8 grams of whole
grains/serving.
 ‘Excellent
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Source’
As little as 16 grams per serving is whole grains.
For example, a breakfast cereal weighing 30 – 55
grams per serving could be ‘a good source of whole
grain’ if only 15 – 25% of its grain is whole (and 75 –
85% is refined).
 ‘Multigrain’
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A mixture of grains, so it could be mostly refined
grain plus a sprinkling of whole grains.
Less sugar does not mean less calories!!!
 Low-carb craze has introduced foods into the market
with less sugar in them and the consumers have
fallen for these items hook, line, and sinker.
 FDA requires foods that are low in sugar, but not
calories to be labeled, “Not for weight control”.
 Pepperidge Farm Sugar Free Milanos have only 3
fewer calories than a regular Milano, even though the
regular’s 4 grams of sugar are gone.
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Is it lower in calories??
Sometimes. Half the calories in lower-sugar drinks like Minute
Maid Light and Tropicana Light ‘n Healthy orange juice.
 Replace half the juice with artificially sweetened water.
Sugar Free Entenmann’s Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookie has only
3 fewer calories than its regular counterpart.
General Mills Reduced Sugar Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal has
only 10 fewer calories per ¾ cup serving than regular.
 Why
less sugar, but not the calories?
 Remember that mouthfeel properties
need to be as similar as possible for the
product to sell.
 Companies replace sugar with sugar
alcohols (like malitol), polydextrose,
inulin, maltodextrin, and other
carbohydrates.
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it only use Splenda?
Some products such as Minute Maid Light
orange juice, Breyer’s CarbSmart ice cream,
and many other food products use both
Splenda and acesulfame potassium, a
sweetener that may not be safe. Need to
check the ingredient label.
 As
of 2006, all food labels must disclose
the amount of trans fat.
 Many foods boast ‘trans fat free’ now,
even if the product never had trans fats to
begin with.
 Check
the ingredient label to see if it
is really trans free.
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“Trans-free” or “0 grams of trans fat”
means less than 0.5 grams of
trans/serving.
For example, if three cookies has 0.49
grams of trans and you eat six cookies,
you’re consuming close to 1 gram of trans
fat.
Limit of 2 grams of trans fat a day on a
2,000 calorie diet.
Remember, you need to look for
hydrogenated oil in the ingredient label.
 Evidence
that fiber aids in lowering the
risk of heart disease, diabetes, or
cancer comes almost exclusively from
studies of people who consumed
dietary, not functional fiber.
 Need to read ingredient label and get
most of your fiber from wheat bran,
whole grains, beans, vegetables, and
fruit.