Food: stops associating "terroir" with health and "novelty" with danger - blog

Food - On October 11, Roquefort producers launched a media and political offensive against Nutri -Score.His wrong?Inform consumers about the very poor nutritional quality of this cheese, its salt and fat content justifying the lowest note in the ranking, namely “e”.

Tradition is not necessarily good

By dint of advertisements funded by sectors and brands to praise the traditional (or natural) aspects of their products, we tend to insidiously associate these terms with health assets.However, the archaism of a recipe or a production method says absolutely nothing about its nutritional attraction.

Sometimes the novelty is advantageous.Thus, margarine (rich in omega-3 and Nutri-Score c) favorably replaces butter (rich in saturated fats and nutri-score e), whether it is an appellation of origin controlled or not.A French study relating to nearly 25.000 products also shows that vegetarian specialties (although not all of them are equal) are less likely to end up in the category of ultra-transformed food at high risk than savory meats or prepared dishes that they replace.

We are inclined to demonize certain more recent design products, not because of their proven health impacts or their nutritional quality, but simply because they only appeared on our tables during the 20th century or because'They are associated with snacking.

Diabolized novelty

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Alimentation: cessons d'associer

Even if they have now been consumed for decades, chips and peanuts are perceived as much more harmful than so -called “traditional” foods such as sausage, cheese or wine.

Thus, many will be surprised to learn that natural chips, transformed food noted B to D in the Nutri-Score according to their composition, contain on average four times less salt than sausage (Nutri-score E and ultra-transformed food).The peanuts, with their Nutri-Score A to C, contain at least four times less salt, three times less saturated fatty acids and 40% more proteins than the Roquefort (Nutri-Score E).

Finally, it is quite likely that the “daily glass of wine” as much praised in the past hurts more than good to its consumer.It would be absurd to advise drinking soda rather than water, but these sugary drinks, absorbed in the same quantity, are not as dangerous as our alcohols are, traditional or not.

The essential: the composition of the product

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Our country is full of other local products that we generally consume in far too small: Puy green lens, Grenoble nuts, solliès fig, Paimpol coconut, purple with cadours, carrot of the debts or even apples from the appleLimousin.

The seniority and know-how developed in the production of these foods, however, are not as important as the nature of these products: fruits, legumes,.However, despite very clear health recommendations for decades, we are still far from consuming these foods rich in vitamins and fiber enough (only 13% of the population reached the recommended daily contribution).Legumes, for example, long bases of French food, are both rich in minerals and fiber, quickly bring satiety and allow us to vary our protein intake.

Nutri-score gives clear and reliable information to guide the consumer.This proven classification focuses on the essentials: the composition of the product.Its role is neither to encourage the preservation of French gastronomic heritage nor to ensure the economic interests of companies that exploit it.

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Lamprini Risos

Doctor specialist in cardiovascular and nutrition prevention

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