An Investigation of the Change in Alignment Between the Health Star Rating Scheme and the Nova Food Processing Classification System and the Australian Dietary Guidelines
The HSR algorithm calculates 'healthy' HSRs (≥2.5) for a high proportion of UPFs and discretionary foods. The HSR's nutrient-based approach to translate food- and diet-based nutrition recommendations into accurate food 'healthiness' assessments is still problematic.
Authors
- Sarah Dickie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3526-3516)
- Mark Lawrence (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6899-3983)
- Julie Woods (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2717-310X)
- Sandra Brastein
Institutions
- Deakin University (AU)
- Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute (AU)
- Monash University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Public Health Nutrition
- Published
- 2026-03-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s1368980026102419
- Primary Topic
- Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00