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Tackling obesity: can food processing be a solution rather than a problem?

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ANTHONY A. ROBSON
IUEM (UMR CNRS 6539)
Université de Bretagne Occidentale, Technopôle Brest-Iroise, Place Nicolas Copernic Plouzané, 29280, France

ABSTRACT: Low energy dense diets (<1.6 kcal g-1) are recommended for weight management. Self-assembled, water-filled, edible nanotubes that self-organise into a more complex structure, possibly a 3D network of nanocellulose, may be used to lower the energy density of many processed foods to <1.6 kcal g-1. Durethan® KU2-2601 packaging film enables the water content of processed foods to be increased without reducing their shelf life. Food and drinks can be sweetened by adding calorie-free PurefruitTM monk fruit (Siraitia grosvenorii) extract to them. PUREFRUIT™ is approximately 200 times sweeter than sugar and has exceptional stability. The energetic cost of the assimilation of processed and farmed foods, including sugar-sweetened liquids can be increased by increasing their protein and fibre content.

INTRODUCTION
The combined effect of sedentary lifestyles and availability of energy dense food in modern societies is undeniable. Once considered a problem only in high-income countries (World Bank classification: http://data.worldbank.org/about/country-classifications), the preval ...

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March/April 2012
Weight Management – Vol. 23(2)
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