Brazilian Food Guide attacked. Now, overwhelming support for the Guide in Brazil and worldwide

Authors

  • Carlos Augusto Monteiro
  • Patrícia Constante Jaime

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26596/wn.202011494-99

Keywords:

ultra-processed food, food processing, food classification, food guide, NOVA, Brazil, food industry

Abstract

The present commentary summarizes the attacks to the Dietary Guidelines for the Brazilian Population from ultra-processed food manufacturers and the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (MAPA). After MAPA issued a technical note calling on the Ministry of Health urgently to review the Guide by cutting out its recommendation to avoid consumption of ultra-processed food products, without citing scientific evidence, a wide group of scholars confirmed that the note had no valid foundation.

Author Biographies

  • Carlos Augusto Monteiro

    Coordinator of Nupens/USP and full professor of the Department of Nutrition of the School of Public Health of USP

  • Patrícia Constante Jaime

    Deputy scientific coordinator of Nupens/USP and full professor of the Department of Nutrition of the School of Public Health of USP

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Published

2020-12-30

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 4 (2020)

Section

Commentaries

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