{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,5]],"date-time":"2026-05-05T09:04:23Z","timestamp":1777971863729,"version":"3.51.4"},"reference-count":23,"publisher":"American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)","issue":"2","content-domain":{"domain":[],"crossmark-restriction":false},"short-container-title":[],"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2018,8,1]]},"abstract":"<jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>OBJECTIVES:<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>To examine the nutritional quality of gluten-free (GF) products specifically marketed for children.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>METHODS:<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>All child-targeted food products were purchased from 2 major supermarket chains in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Using the Pan American Health Organization Nutrient Profile Model, the nutritional quality of products with a GF claim was compared with those without such a claim. A secondary analysis further compared the nutrient profile of child-targeted GF products to their product \u201cequivalents.\u201d<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>RESULTS:<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Overall, child-targeted GF products had lower levels of sodium, total fat, and saturated fat but also had less protein and a similar percentage of calories from sugar compared with child-targeted products without a GF claim. According to the Pan American Health Organization criteria, both GF products and \"regular\" products designed for children can be classified as having poor nutritional quality (88% vs 97%; P &amp;lt; .001). When analyzed in light of their product equivalents without a GF claim, both had similarly high levels of sugar (79% vs 81%; P &amp;lt; .001).<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>CONCLUSIONS:<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>GF supermarket foods that are targeted at children are not nutritionally superior to regular child-targeted foods and may be of greater potential concern because of their sugar content. The health halo often attributed to the GF label is not warranted, and parents who substitute GF products for their product equivalents (assuming GF products to be healthier) are mistaken. Parents of children with gluten intolerance and\/or sensitivity, along with parents who purchase GF products for other health reasons, need to carefully assess product labels when making purchases.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1542\/peds.2018-0525","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2018,7,23]],"date-time":"2018-07-23T07:26:44Z","timestamp":1532330804000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":42,"title":["The Nutritional Quality of Gluten-Free Products for Children"],"prefix":"10.1542","volume":"142","author":[{"given":"Charlene","family":"Elliott","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Communication, Media, and Film, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"417","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2018,8,1]]},"reference":[{"issue":"2","key":"2021121018491060600_B1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"219","DOI":"10.1016\/j.tifs.2015.02.011","article-title":"Part of celiac population still at risk despite current gluten thresholds.","volume":"43","author":"Bruins Slot","year":"2015","journal-title":"Trends Food Sci Technol"},{"key":"2021121018491060600_B2","unstructured":"Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. \u201cGluten free\u201d claims in the marketplace. 2014. 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