The NutriLight framework: a novel approach to evaluating sustainable and healthy diets
The NutriLight system presents a novel dietary approach designed to enhance health communication, promote sustainable eating habits, and address limitations in existing dietary patterns. Using a traffic light scoring system, it simplifies dietary recommendations, making them more accessible and adap...
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| author | Tingyu Lu Weiyu Chen Xiaochun Huang Manyi Zhai Chunqiao Fu Lin Xu |
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| description | The NutriLight system presents a novel dietary approach designed to enhance health communication, promote sustainable eating habits, and address limitations in existing dietary patterns. Using a traffic light scoring system, it simplifies dietary recommendations, making them more accessible and adaptable across diverse populations. Unlike rigid diets, NutriLight categorises foods into green, yellow, and red groups, encouraging balance rather than restriction. This flexibility allows for cultural adaptations, ensuring relevance in different dietary contexts while supporting planetary health. Additionally, NutriLight mitigates the risk of nutrient deficiencies by emphasising whole, minimally processed foods and reducing overconsumption of unhealthy options. While promising, its effectiveness depends on proper implementation, localised adaptation, and long-term evaluation to confirm its health benefits. By bridging the gap between nutritional science and practical application, NutriLight has the potential to serve as an effective tool in public health nutrition, fostering healthier and more sustainable dietary choices worldwide. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2de00a0ea6ea451ba10422d03e2fcdba2025-08-20T03:11:39ZengCambridge University PressJournal of Nutritional Science2048-67902025-01-011410.1017/jns.2025.10015The NutriLight framework: a novel approach to evaluating sustainable and healthy dietsTingyu Lu0Weiyu Chen1Xiaochun Huang2Manyi Zhai3Chunqiao Fu4Lin Xu5School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China Greater Bay Area Public Health Research Collaboration, Guangdong, ChinaSchool of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, ChinaSchool of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, ChinaSchool of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, ChinaSchool of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, ChinaSchool of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China Greater Bay Area Public Health Research Collaboration, Guangdong, China School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UKThe NutriLight system presents a novel dietary approach designed to enhance health communication, promote sustainable eating habits, and address limitations in existing dietary patterns. Using a traffic light scoring system, it simplifies dietary recommendations, making them more accessible and adaptable across diverse populations. Unlike rigid diets, NutriLight categorises foods into green, yellow, and red groups, encouraging balance rather than restriction. This flexibility allows for cultural adaptations, ensuring relevance in different dietary contexts while supporting planetary health. Additionally, NutriLight mitigates the risk of nutrient deficiencies by emphasising whole, minimally processed foods and reducing overconsumption of unhealthy options. While promising, its effectiveness depends on proper implementation, localised adaptation, and long-term evaluation to confirm its health benefits. By bridging the gap between nutritional science and practical application, NutriLight has the potential to serve as an effective tool in public health nutrition, fostering healthier and more sustainable dietary choices worldwide.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2048679025100153/type/journal_articleDietary patternsEnvironmental impactHealth and sustainabilityNutritional adequacyNutriLight scoring systemSustainable Plate |
| spellingShingle | Tingyu Lu Weiyu Chen Xiaochun Huang Manyi Zhai Chunqiao Fu Lin Xu The NutriLight framework: a novel approach to evaluating sustainable and healthy diets Journal of Nutritional Science Dietary patterns Environmental impact Health and sustainability Nutritional adequacy NutriLight scoring system Sustainable Plate |
| title | The NutriLight framework: a novel approach to evaluating sustainable and healthy diets |
| title_full | The NutriLight framework: a novel approach to evaluating sustainable and healthy diets |
| title_fullStr | The NutriLight framework: a novel approach to evaluating sustainable and healthy diets |
| title_full_unstemmed | The NutriLight framework: a novel approach to evaluating sustainable and healthy diets |
| title_short | The NutriLight framework: a novel approach to evaluating sustainable and healthy diets |
| title_sort | nutrilight framework a novel approach to evaluating sustainable and healthy diets |
| topic | Dietary patterns Environmental impact Health and sustainability Nutritional adequacy NutriLight scoring system Sustainable Plate |
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