Flexner N, Ahmed M, Mulligan C, Bernstein JT, Christoforou AK, Lee JJ, Khandpur N, L’Abbe MR. The estimated dietary and health impact of implementing the recently approved ‘high in’ front-of-package nutrition symbol in Canada: a food substitution scenario modeling study. Front Nutr. 2023 Aug 7;10:1158498. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2023.1158498. PMID: 37614744; PMCID: PMC10443708. View Online.
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Canadian Free Sugar Intake and Modelling of a Reformulation Scenario
Bernstein JT, Christoforou AK, Ng AP, Weippert M, Mulligan C, Flexner N, L’Abbe MR. Canadian Free Sugar Intake and Modelling of a Reformulation Scenario. Foods. 2023 Apr 25;12(9):1771. doi: 10.3390/foods12091771. PMID: 37174309; PMCID: PMC10178368. View Online.
Estimating Canadian sodium intakes and the health impact of meeting national and WHO recommended sodium intake levels
Flexner N, Christoforou AK, Bernstein JT, Ng AP, Yang Y, Fernandes Nilson EA, Labonté MÈ, L’Abbe MR. Estimating Canadian sodium intakes and the health impact of meeting national and WHO recommended sodium intake levels: A macrosimulation modelling study. PLoS One. 2023 May 10;18(5):e0284733. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0284733. PMID: 37163471; PMCID: PMC10171671. View Online.
How Many Diet-Related Non-Communicable Disease Deaths Could Be Averted or Delayed If Canadians Reduced Their Consumption of Calories Derived from Free Sugars Intake?
Flexner N, Bernstein JT, Weippert MV, Labonté MÈ, Christoforou AK, Ng AP, L’Abbe MR. How Many Diet-Related Non-Communicable Disease Deaths Could Be Averted or Delayed If Canadians Reduced Their Consumption of Calories Derived from Free Sugars Intake? A Macrosimulation Modeling Study. Nutrients. 2023 Apr 11;15(8):1835. doi: 10.3390/nu15081835. PMID: 37111054; PMCID: PMC10140857. View Online.
Comparing the nutritional composition of foods and beverages in the Canadian Nutrient File to a large representative database of Canadian prepackaged foods and beverages.
Bernstein JT, Christoforou AK, Flexner N, L’Abbe MR. Comparing the nutritional composition of foods and beverages in the Canadian Nutrient File to a large representative database of Canadian prepackaged foods and beverages. PLoS One. 2023 Mar 13;18(3):e0280028. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0280028. PMID: 36913344; PMCID: PMC10010505. View Online.
Consumption of Ultra-Processed Foods Is Associated with Free Sugars Intake in the Canadian Population
Hamel V, Nardocci M, Flexner N, Bernstein J, L’Abbé MR, Moubarac JC. Consumption of Ultra-Processed Foods Is Associated with Free Sugars Intake in the Canadian Population. Nutrients. 2022 Feb 8;14(3):708. doi: 10.3390/nu14030708. PMID: 35277065; PMCID: PMC8840758. View Online.
The relationship between voluntary product (re) formulation commitments and changes in the nutritional quality of products offered by the top packaged food and beverage companies in Canada from 2013 to 2017
Vergeer L, Ahmed M, Vanderlee L, Mulligan C, Weippert M, Franco-Arellano B, Dickinson K, Bernstein JT, Labonté MÈ, L’Abbé MR. The relationship between voluntary product (re) formulation commitments and changes in the nutritional quality of products offered by the top packaged food and beverage companies in Canada from 2013 to 2017. BMC Public Health. 2022 Feb 10;22(1):271. doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-12683-2. PMID: 35144589. View Online.
Examining the Prevalence, Nutritional Quality and Marketing of Foods with Voluntary Nutrient Additions in the Canadian Food Supply
Christoforou A, Norsen S, Bernstein J, L’Abbe M. Examining the Prevalence, Nutritional Quality and Marketing of Foods with Voluntary Nutrient Additions in the Canadian Food Supply. Nutrients 2021;13:3115. View Online.
The Level of Processing, Nutritional Composition and Prices of Canadian Packaged Foods and Beverages with and without Gluten-Free Claims
Vergeer L, Franco-Arellano B, Tjong GB, Bernstein JT, L’Abbé MR. The Level of Processing, Nutritional Composition and Prices of Canadian Packaged Foods and Beverages with and without Gluten-Free Claims. Nutrients. 2021 Apr 2;13(4):1183. doi: 10.3390/nu13041183. PMID: 33918418; PMCID: PMC8066194. View Online.
Methodology for the Determination of Fruit, Vegetable, Nut and Legume Points for Food Supplies without Quantitative Ingredient Declarations and Its Application to a Large Canadian Packaged Food and Beverage Database
Vergeer L, Ahmed M, Franco-Arellano B, Mulligan C, Dickinson K, Bernstein JT, Labonté MÈ, L’Abbé MR. Methodology for the Determination of Fruit, Vegetable, Nut and Legume Points for Food Supplies without Quantitative Ingredient Declarations and Its Application to a Large Canadian Packaged Food and Beverage Database. Foods. 2020;9(8):E1127. Published 2020 Aug 15. doi:10.3390/foods9081127. View Online.