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ArticleNutrients2024

The Human Interference Scoring System (HISS): A New Tool for Quantifying Food Quality Based on Its Level of Processing.

Olivia Malamatenios, Jessica L Campbell, Grant Schofield, Caryn Zinn

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Article in Nutrients, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Development and Validation of a New Tool for Assessing the Intake of Ultra-Processed Foods in Adult Population: GR-UPFAST.Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Olivia MalamateniosHuman Potential Centre, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland 1142, New Zealand.
Jessica L CampbellHuman Potential Centre, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland 1142, New Zealand.ORCID 0000-0003-0119-2596
Grant SchofieldHuman Potential Centre, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland 1142, New Zealand.
Caryn ZinnHuman Potential Centre, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland 1142, New Zealand.ORCID 0000-0001-6185-7663
Auckland University of Technology · NZ

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Human Interference Scoring System (HISS) is a novel food-based diet-quality-classification system based on the existing NOVA method. HISS involves food and fluid allocation into categories from digital imagery based on food processing levels, followed by meal plan analysis using food-servings quantification. The primary purpose of this work was to evaluate the reliability of HISS. Trained nutrition professionals analyzed digital photographs from five hypothetical 24 h food recalls and categorized foods into one of four HISS categories. A secondary purpose was to assess the nutrient composition of the food recalls and other selected foods from the HISS categories. Participants effectively categorized foods into HISS categories, with only minor discrepancies noted. High inter-rater reliability was observed in the outer HISS categories: unprocessed and ultra-processed foods. Ultra-processed items consistently displayed elevated energy, carbohydrates, and sugar compared to unprocessed foods, while unprocessed foods exhibited notably higher dietary fiber. This study introduces the HISS as a potentially useful tool for quantifying a food-quality-based system using digital-photography-based assessments. Its high inter-rater reliability and ability to capture relationships between food processing levels and nutrient composition make it a promising method for assessing dietary habits and food quality.

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Fast FoodsFood QualityDietEnergy IntakeFood HandlingHumansNutritive ValueReproducibility of Resultsfood-classification systemsfood processingfood qualityminimally processed foodsreliabilityultra-processed foods

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PMID38398860
PMCPMC10892936
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