Countries with healthiest packaged food still face problem of obesity
(WorldNews Health)

The packaged food study conducted by an Australian research body assigned scores based on the Health Star rating to various packaged foods from around the world. The UK had received a lot of grief about the health rating of their food. But this study showed that UK’s packaged food like convenience snacks, ready-made meals and drinks were the healthiest in the world. The US came in second place and Australia in third. Each food item was rated using Australia’s Health Star system. The level of nutrients like calories, salt, sugar, saturated fat, protein, calcium, and fibre were measured. Each food was then assigned a ranking from half a star (least healthy) to five stars (the most...