1/3 To all those spreading the fake news that the #Nutriscore algorithm is unhealthy or that it goes against the Mediterranean diet, please read the work published on the Spanish SUN cohort @matteosalvinimi @SardoneSilvia @GiorgiaMeloni @coldiretti

2/3 In the SUN cohort (20503 subjects; 10 y of follow-up), the consumption of foods with higher scores on the FSAm nutrient profiling system (= less favourable rating in the #NutriScore scale) is prospectively associated with a higher rate of all-cause and cancer mortality

3/3 The algorithm (Nutrient Profiling System) underpinning the computation of #Nutriscore is consistent with the Mediterranean diet model (Adherence to MED-DIET 0-9 points, 9-item Mediterranean Diet Score proposed by Trichopoulou, BMJ 2003)

Association between the nutrient profile system underpinning the #NutriScore front-of-pack nutrition label and mortality in the SUN project: A prospective cohort study by Gómez-Donoso C et al (Cllin Nutr, 2020) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0261561420303599