ReviewNutrients2018
Serving Size and Nutrition Labelling: Implications for Nutrition Information and Nutrition Claims on Packaged Foods.
Review in Nutrients, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- An Umbrella Review of Systematic Reviews on Food Choice and Nutrition Published between 2017 and-2019.Nutrients · 2019Pooled it
- Effect of Educational Interventions on Understanding and Use of Nutrition Labels: A Systematic Review.Nutrients · 2018Pooled it
- World Allergy Organization (WAO) Consensus on the use and practice of precautionary allergen labelling: The international ACT-UP! e-Delphi.The World Allergy Organization journal · 2026Review
- Serving Size Information and Portion Control Cues on Energy-Dense Nutrient-Poor Packaged Snacks in Australian Supermarkets: Current Practices and Opportunities.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Ultra-Processed Foods in the Food Supply: Prevalence, Nutritional Composition and Use of Voluntary Labelling Schemes.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Method to define recommended portion sizes for consumer guidance.European journal of nutrition · 2025Article
- A matrix approach to visually communicate simultaneously the environmental and health impacts of foods.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Development and Validation of the Meiji Nutritional Profiling System per Serving Size.Nutrients · 2024Article
- Role of Portion Size in the Context of a Healthy, Balanced Diet: A Case Study of European Countries.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
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- Perception of Portuguese Consumers Regarding Food Labeling.Nutrients · 2022Article
- Healthy or Not Healthy? A Mixed-Methods Approach to Evaluate Front-of-Pack Nutrition Labels as a Tool to Guide Consumers.Nutrients · 2022Article
- Determination of Acrylamide in Selected Foods from the Romanian Market.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Effect of breakfast cereal type on portion size and nutritional implications.Public health nutrition · 2021Article
- Analysis of Food Labels to Evaluate the Nutritional Quality of Bread Products and Substitutes Sold in Italy: Results from the Food Labelling of Italian Products (FLIP) Study.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- Consumer Understanding, Perception and Interpretation of Serving Size Information on Food Labels: A Scoping Review.Nutrients · 2019Article
- Vegetable Consumption and Factors Associated with Increased Intake among College Students: A Scoping Review of the Last 10 Years.Nutrients · 2019Article
- Marketing Strategy, Serving Size, and Nutrition Information of Popular Children's Food Packages in Taiwan.Nutrients · 2019Article
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- Nutritional information on the labels of processed and ultra-processed foods and beverages marketed in a supermarket chain in Lima in 2022.Revista peruana de medicina experimental y salud publicaArticle
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Abstract
The presentation of nutrition information on a serving size basis is a strategy that has been adopted by several countries to promote healthy eating. Variation in serving size, however, can alter the nutritional values reported on food labels and compromise the food choices made by the population. This narrative review aimed to discuss (1) current nutrition labelling legislation regarding serving size and (2) the implications of declared serving size for nutrition information available on packaged foods. Most countries with mandatory food labelling require that serving size be presented on food labels, but variation in this information is generally allowed. Studies have reported a lack of standardisation among serving sizes of similar products which may compromise the usability of nutrition information. Moreover, studies indicate that food companies may be varying serving sizes as a marketing strategy to stimulate sales by reporting lower values of certain nutrients or lower energy values on nutrition information labels. There is a need to define the best format for presenting serving size on food labels in order to provide clear and easily comprehensible nutrition information to the consumer.
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