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Risk-Benefit Assessment of Cereal-Based Foods Consumed by Portuguese Children Aged 6 to 36 Months-A Case Study under the RiskBenefit4EU Project
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Cereal-based foods, including breakfast (BC) and infant cereals (IC), are among the first
solid foods introduced to infants. BC and IC are sources of macro and micronutrients that have bene ficial effects on health, but can also be sources of harmful chemical and microbiological contaminants
and nutrients that may lead to adverse health effects at high consumption levels. This study was
performed under the RiskBenefit4EU project with the aim of assessing the health impact associated
with consumption of BC and IC by Portuguese children under 35 months. Adverse effects associated
with the presence of aflatoxins, Bacillus cereus, sodium and free sugars were assessed against the
benefits of fiber intake. We applied a risk–benefit assessment approach, and quantified the health
impact of changes in consumption of BC and IC from current to various alternative consumption
scenarios. Health impact was assessed in terms of disability-adjusted life years. Results showed that
moving from the current consumption scenario to considered alternative scenarios results in a gain
of healthy life years. Portuguese children can benefit from exchanging intake of IC to BC, if the BC
consumed has an adequate nutritional profile in terms of fiber, sodium and free sugars, with levels of
aflatoxins reduced as much as possible.
Description
This article belongs to the Section Pediatric Nutrition.
Keywords
Children Risk-benefit Assessment Cereal-based Foods Mycotoxins Bacillus cereus Sodium Fiber Free Sugars Public Health Portugal Segurança Alimentar Composição dos Alimentos
Pedagogical Context
Citation
Nutrients. 2021 Sep 8;13(9):3127. doi: 10.3390/nu13093127
Publisher
MDPI