Performance Standards for Away from Home Meals

描述(由申请人提供)：这项提议是为了支持一次会议，就外出就餐的表现标准达成共识。鉴于外出就餐经常不符合《美国人膳食指南》，而且在营养方面通常不如在家准备的食物，而且美国人日常饮食中越来越多地依赖外出就餐，与会者将制定外出就餐标准，并讨论遵守机制和促进推广和采用就餐表现标准的方法。国际移民组织为学生制定了健康早餐、午餐和零食的标准，明确了水果、蔬菜、肉类、全谷物、乳制品、盐、脂肪和卡路里的含量。对于成年人和青少年在家庭以外的社区环境中的膳食和零食，也需要类似的标准。人们对食品含量监管越来越感兴趣并进行了试验，需要一致的循证标准作为这些监管努力的基础。许多不同的地方和企业自愿执行自己的标准，这些标准可能是片面的、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商业优势，以及如何解决潜在的政治障碍。会议将就最佳膳食的营养含量和份量达成共识，以满足大多数人在食用营养或卡路里过多或不足的膳食后难以计算卡路里或补偿的人的需求。此外，还将制定实施建议。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，以证明和监测外出就餐是否达到推荐的绩效标准；3)制定方法，传播和鼓励采纳外出就餐绩效标准，特别是在受与饮食有关的慢性疾病影响不成比例的社区。为了实现会议的目标，将邀请广泛的主题专家，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。会议结束时，将总结讨论情况，在互联网上以白皮书形式分发会议记录，并提交同行评议的期刊发表。 与公共健康相关：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商业优势，以及如何解决潜在的政治障碍。会议将就最佳膳食的营养含量和份量达成共识，以满足大多数人在食用营养或卡路里过多或不足的膳食后难以计算卡路里或补偿的人的需求。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较大的社区的摄入量。

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.