Don't be fooled by the label, is healthy fruit and vegetable juice really nutritious?

Title: 5-a-day fruit and vegetable food product labels: reduced fruit and vegetable product
following journal:
K.M. Appleton et al
Published: 2018/5/15
Digital Identification Number: 10.11 86/s12889-018-5528-0
Original link: 's latest article compares how the use of labels "one in five fruits and vegetables per day containing World Health Organization standards" and "three servings of fruits and vegetables per day containing World Health Organization standards" affect consumers' follow-up consumption of fruit and vegetable products.
The World Health Organization has set a standard of five servings of fruits and vegetables a day, but does the nutritional label on the food and beverage label that claims to meet five servings a day really mean that these products are healthy?
the total amount, the World Health Organization recommends fruit juice as only one of the five servings of fruit and vegetables per day due to reduced fiber due to the processing and processing of fruit juices. If the product claims to contain two or more servings of fruits and vegetables, the product should come from a variety of fruits or vegetables, and should also ensure that the serving is moderate and control the amount of saturated fat, salt and sugar in it.
governments set standards, manufacturers sometimes add their own statements to packaging, which is not within government regulations. If the manufacturer follows the industry's strictest enforcement standards, the required products should contain 80g or more of fruit and vegetables per serving.
labels that highlight healthy ingredients can have a positive impact on healthy eating mixes, but can also have a negative impact if the "healthy ingredients" of the product are exaggerated.
based on this, researchers at the University of Bournemouth conducted a study, which was recently published in BMC Public Health. The study looked at the effects of fruit and vegetable juice products labeled "three out of five daily" and "one in five daily" on subsequent fruit and vegetable intake. Using the acute experimental design, 194 participants (90 men and 104 women) randomly consumed a fruit and vegetable juice labeled "three out of five daily" or "one out of five daily" after their daily breakfast.The
study used two product labels, each declaring the product a "fruit and vegetable juice" and including a corresponding flavor in the statement, indicating "three out of five servings per day" or "one in five servings per day" and using a UK-recognized label to represent five servings of fruit and vegetables per day. All participants were asked to observe their milkshakes before eating them and drank them all without mentioning labels or related information. Fruit and vegetable intake was then assessed within 24 hours.
researchers found that the follow-up consumption of vegetables and vegetables at regular breakfast was reduced compared to the use of the "three out of five daily" label group. This could be explained by the fact that consumers may think they have exceeded their healthy eating targets by eating the label's products and therefore no longer eat more fruits and vegetables. The main changes in this phenomenon usually occur in high fruit and vegetable eaters, women, and vegetable intake rather than fruit.
of the study suggests that food labels that involve standard fruit and vegetable intake can be dangerous by providing exaggerated information. To ensure the accuracy of such information, stricter regulations are required.
summary:
Background
Food product labels based on the WHO 5-a-day fruit and vegetable (FV) message are becoming increasingly common, but these labels may impact negatively on complementary or subsequent FV consumption. This study aimed to investigate the impact of a ‘3 of your 5-a-day’ versus a ‘1 of your 5-a-day’ smoothie product label on subsequent FV consumption.
Methods
Using an acute experimental design, 194 participants (90 males, 104 females) were randomised to consume a smoothie labelled as either ‘3 of your 5-a-day’ (N = 97) or ‘1 of your 5-a-day’ (N = 97) in full, following a usual breakfast. Subsequent FV consumption was measured for the rest of the day using 24-h recall. Usual FV consumption was also assessed via 24-h recall for the day before the study.
Results
Regression analyses revealed a significantly lower subsequent FV consumption following smoothies displaying the ‘3 of your 5-a-day’ label compared to the ‘1 of your 5-a-day’ label (Beta = − 0.15, p = 0.04). Secondary analyses revealed these effects to be driven mainly by changes to consumption in usual high FV consumers, in females and in vegetable as opposed to fruit consumption.
Conclusions
These findings demonstrate a role for label information in food intake, and the potential negative impacts of an exaggerated food product label on healthy food consumption and healthy dietary profiles.journal:
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