Performance Standards for Away from Home Meals

描述（由申请人提供）：本提案旨在支持召开一次会议，就外出就餐的性能标准达成共识。考虑到远离家庭的食物经常不符合美国人的饮食指南，并且通常在营养上不如在家准备的食物，并且美国人越来越依赖远离家庭的食物作为他们日常饮食的重要部分，会议与会者将制定远离家庭的标准。以及促进膳食性能标准的传播和吸收的方法。IOM为在校学生制定了健康早餐、午餐和零食标准，具体规定了水果、蔬菜、肉类、全谷物、乳制品、盐、脂肪和卡路里的含量。在家庭以外的社区环境中，成人和青年的膳食和小吃也需要类似的标准。 人们对食品成分监管的兴趣和实验越来越大，需要以一致的循证标准作为这些监管工作的基础。许多不同的地方和企业自愿实施自己的标准，这些标准可能是局部的、不一致的和随意的。本次会议将讨论外出就餐的绩效标准、如何以积极的方式实施这些标准以创造业务优势，以及如何解决潜在的政治障碍。会议将为大多数人就最佳膳食的营养成分和份量达成共识，这些人在食用营养或热量过剩或不足的膳食后难以计算卡路里或补偿。此外，还将拟订执行建议。具体目标是：1）制定可降低慢性病风险的外出就餐绩效标准，2）制定合规机制，以认证和监测外出就餐是否符合推荐的绩效标准，3）制定方法，宣传和鼓励采用外出就餐绩效标准，特别是在受饮食相关慢性病影响过大的社区。为了实现会议的目标，将邀请广泛的学科专家，包括营养学家，公共卫生专家，营销人员，行为经济学家，社区活动家以及食品零售商。在会议结束时，将对讨论进行总结，并将会议记录以白色文件的形式在互联网上传播，并提交同行评审期刊发表。 公共卫生相关性：本次会议将讨论外出就餐的绩效标准，如何以积极的方式实施这些标准，创造商业优势，以及如何解决潜在的政治障碍。会议将为大多数人就最佳膳食的营养成分和份量达成共识，这些人在食用营养或热量过剩或不足的膳食后难以计算卡路里或补偿。此外，将制定实施建议，特别注意促进受饮食相关慢性病影响过大的社区的吸收。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This proposal is to support a conference to develop a consensus on performance standards for away from home meals. Given that away from home foods frequently do not conform to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and are usually nutritionally inferior to foods prepared at home, and that Americans are increasingly relying on away from home foods as a significant proportion of their routine diets, the conference attendees will develop criteria for away from home meals as well as discuss compliance mechanisms, and methods to promote dissemination and uptake of the meal performance standards. The IOM has developed criteria for healthy breakfasts, lunches, and snacks for students in school, specifying the content of fruits, vegetables, meat, whole grains, dairy, salt, fat and calories. Similar criteria are needed for meals and snacks for adults and youth in community settings outside of the home. There is a growing interest and experimentation in food content regulation and the need for consistent evidence-based standards as the basis of these regulatory efforts. Many different localities and businesses have voluntarily implemented their own standards which may be partial, inconsistent and haphazard. This conference will address Performance Standards for Away From Home Meals, how these standards can be implemented in a positive way that creates a business advantage, as well as how to address potential political barriers. The conference will develop a consensus on the nutrient content of optimal meals and portion sizes for most individuals who find it difficult to count calories or compensate after consuming meals that have either excess or insufficient nutrients or calories. In addition, recommendations for implementation will be developed. The Specific Aims are: 1) To develop performance standards for away from home meals that could reduce the risk of chronic diseases, 2) To develop compliance mechanisms for certifying and monitoring whether away from home meals meet the recommended performance standards and 3) To formulate methods to disseminate and encourage uptake of performance standards for away from home meals, particularly in communities disproportionately affected by dietary related chronic diseases. In order to achieve the conference aims a wide range of subject experts will be invited, including nutritionists, public health experts, marketers, behavioral economists, community activists, as well as food retailers. At the end of the conference, the discussions will be summarized and the proceedings disseminated on the internet, in white papers, as well as submitted for publication in peer-reviewed journals. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: This conference will address Performance Standards for Away From Home Meals, how these standards can be implemented in a positive way that creates a business advantage, as well as how to address potential political barriers. The conference will develop a consensus on the nutrient content of optimal meals and portion sizes for most individuals who find it difficult to count calories or compensate after consuming meals that have either excess or insufficient nutrients or calories. In addition, recommendations for implementation will be developed with special attention to promoting uptake in communities disproportionately affected by dietary related chronic diseases.