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diet-related health claim [1 record]

Record 1 2008-12-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dietetics
  • Food Industries
DEF

A statement that describes the characteristics of a diet that may reduce the risk of developing a diet-related diseases or condition, such as osteoporosis or stroke, and the properties of a food that make it a suitable part of the diet.

OBS

For example, the label of or an advertisement for a food which is low in sodium might carry the following diet-related health claim (providing specific composition and labelling conditions are met): "A healthy diet containing foods high in potassium and low in sodium may reduce the risk of high blood pressure, a risk factor for stroke and heart disease. (Naming the food) is low in sodium."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Diététique
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
DEF

Déclaration qui relie un aliment ou une composante alimentaire à la réduction des risques de développer une maladie ou une condition reliée au régime alimentaire, par exemple, l'ostéoporose ou le cancer.

Spanish

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