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Articles by Margaret Ashwell
Dietitians' and nutritionists' knowledge and views on aspects of health claims regulation in the UK: Do we inadvertently shoot the messenger?
Abstract Article 12(c) of the Nutrition and Health Claims Regulation (NHCR) prohibits authorised health claims in consumer-facing commercial communications which make reference to the recommendations of individual doctors or health professionals. However, this has been controversial amongst dietitians and nutritionists who work in commercial settings.
Why do health professionals need to know about the nutrition and health claims regulation? Summary of an Academy of Nutrition Sciences' Position Paper
INTRODUCTION Claims about the nutritional and health benefits of foods and drinks crop up everywhere. But are all claims authorised, thereby based on robust scientific evidence, and compliant with legislation? For example, such claims cannot be associated with alcoholic drinks.1 And what regulatory processes exist to protect the public?
Nature of the evidence base and strengths, challenges and recommendations in the area of nutrition and health claims: a position paper from the Academy of Nutrition Sciences | British Journal of Nutrition | Cambridge Core
This position paper is the second in a series from the Academy of Nutrition Sciences. The first paper considered the nature of the science evidence base and frameworks underpinning dietary recommendations for prevention of non-communicable diseases(Reference Williams, Ashwell and Prentice1). In this second paper, we discuss the EU Nutrition and Health Claims Regulation (‘the Regulation’) which was first published in 2006(2).
A systematic review of waist-to-height ratio as a screening tool for the prediction of cardiovascular disease and diabetes: 0·5 could be a suitable global boundary value | Nutrition Research Reviews | Cambridge Core
Discussion The present review is the first systematic review of the evidence supporting the use of WHtR, a proxy for abdominal fatness, as a predictor for cardiometabolic risk (i.e. predicting risk factors for CVD and diabetes). It draws on evidence from prospective and cross-sectional studies in both adults and children. Moreover, it puts the relationship between WHtR and disease into context with other proxies for obesity and abdominal obesity, namely BMI and WC.
Nature of the evidence base and frameworks underpinning dietary recommendations for prevention of non-communicable diseases: a position paper from the Academy of Nutrition Sciences | British Journal of Nutrition | Cambridge Core
Food, nutrition and health have become a distinctive and increasingly popular focus for many people. The Academy of Nutrition Sciences, formed in 2019, welcomes this widespread interest in the relationship between food and health and the greater scrutiny of the scientific evidence underpinning nutrition advice to the population.
Further support for a simple public health chart using waist-to-height ratio as a proxy for central fatness and its links to COVID-19
Dear Editor, The current COVID 19 crisis has highlighted the susceptibility of obese people and those with BAME ethnicity to viral infections because of the compromised functioning of their immune system [1]. Central fatness, rather than total obesity, seems responsible for the link between excess storage of adipose tissue and poor immune function [2, 3] just as it is with metabolic conditions such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease [4].
Does Regular Breakfast Cereal Consumption Help Children and Adolescents Stay Slimmer? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Abstract Objective: To review systematically the evidence on breakfast cereal consumption and obesity in children and adolescents and assess whether the regular consumption of breakfast cereals could help to prevent excessive weight gain. Methods: A systematic review and meta-analysis of studies relating breakfast cereal consumption to BMI, BMI z-scores and prevalence of obesity as the outcomes. Results: 14 papers met the inclusion criteria.
Comments on the article ‘Optimum waist circumference‐height indices for evaluating adult adiposity: An analytic review’: Consideration of relationship to cardiovascular risk factors and to the public health message
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Expert consensus on low-calorie sweeteners: facts, research gaps and suggested actions
Margaret Ashwell (a1), Sigrid Gibson (a2), France Bellisle (a3), Judith Buttriss (a4), Adam Drewnowski (a5), Marc Fantino (a6), Alison M. Gallagher (a7), Kees de Graaf (a8), Séverine Goscinny (a9), Charlotte A. Hardman (a10), Hugo Laviada-Molina (a11), Rebeca López-García (a12), Berna Magnuson (a13), Duane Mellor (a14), Peter J. Rogers (a15), Ian Rowland (a16), Wendy Russell (a17), John L. Sievenpiper (a18) (a19) (a20) and Carlo la Vecchia (a21)...
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