The importance of front-of-pack labels in improving health status and eating behavior

Luca Muzzioli; Edoardo Mocini; Alessandro Pinto

doi:10.1007/s40519-023-01540-9

The importance of front-of-pack labels in improving health status and eating behavior

Eat Weight Disord. 2023 Feb 23;28(1):23. doi: 10.1007/s40519-023-01540-9.

Authors

Luca Muzzioli¹, Edoardo Mocini¹, Alessandro Pinto²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University, 00185, Rome, Italy.
² Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University, 00185, Rome, Italy. alessandro.pinto@uniroma1.it.

Abstract

The aim of this Editorial is to give an overview on the multiple aspects of front-of-pack labels (FOPLs) and provide the readers a balanced view of the problems raised in this research field, placing them in a wider context. Furthermore, this editorial paper discusses whether and how the use of FOPLs can promote health status in relation to the individual eating pattern and which should be the next research scenarios to investigate to further improve and integrate these tools.

Keywords: FOPL; Food labels; Front-of-pack; Healthy and sustainable diets.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Choice Behavior
Consumer Behavior
Feeding Behavior
Food Labeling
Food Preferences*
Health Behavior
Health Promotion*
Humans
Nutritive Value