Nutrient Profiling Prospects for Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Abstract

According to the latest WHO guidance documents, activities on sustainable and healthy nutrition include a nutrient profiling stage as a basic condition for implementing evidence-based actions on issues such as the diet correction, the food recipes modification, the digital food environment and public procurement. The study aim is to systematize the available tools of nutrient profiling as effective practices for classifying and ranking food products in accordance with its ability to prevent diseases and promote human health. Nutrient profiling enables to rank products based on its nutrient content. There are many models of nutrient profiling in the world today, however most of them are not validated. One of the urgent tasks is to assess the prospects of using this tool in Russian nutritional practice. The authors analyzed materials and scientific sources that reveal the nutrient profiling essence, its history and timeline in different countries of the world. Nutrient profiling and nutrient profiling models in Russian practice can act as a policy tool in the field of the population nutrition improvement, for public health purposes, ensuring a balanced food consumption model, conscious and adequate food selection.