PepsiCo nutrition scientists are committed to the advancement of knowledge
The PepsiCo Health and Nutrition Sciences team studies the effects of nutrition on the human body, as well as the ingredients used in our products and their contribution to overall health and wellbeing. We invest in research that continues to explore the benefits of our current portfolio. This research contributes to the broader body of evidence within nutrition science to advance knowledge within the field.
These research endeavors are also used to educate practitioners and those in the nutrition science community, and to make evidence-based nutrition recommendations. This is accomplished globally by partnering with academic institutions, contract research organizations as well as trade associations, based on clearly stated hypotheses and an objective analysis.
This research utilizes the appropriate validated gold standard research methods which are monitored to ensure that the guiding principles underlying Good Clinical Practice standards are being followed.
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2010
- The role and challenges of the food industry in addressing chronic disease
Yach, D., Khan, M., Bradley, D., Hargrove, R., . . . Mensah, G. (2010). The role and challenges of the food industry in addressing chronic disease. Globalization and Health, 6, 10. doi:10.1186/1744-8603-6-10
Abstract:
Increasingly, food companies play an important role in stemming the rising burden of nutrition-related chronic diseases. Concrete actions taken by these companies include global public commitments to address food reformulation, consumer information, responsible marketing, promotion of healthy lifestyles, and public-private partnerships. These actions are reviewed together with eleven specific PepsiCo goals and commitments that address products, the marketplace, and communities at large. Interim progress on these goals and commitments are discussed as well as constraints hampering faster progress. Further disease prevention depends on increasing implementation of private-public initiatives.
- The role of diets, food, and nutrients in the prevention and control of hypertension and prehypertension
Slimko, M. L., & Mensah, G. A. (2010). The role of diets, food, and nutrients in the prevention and control of hypertension and prehypertension. Cardiology Clinics, 28(4), 665-674. doi:10.1016/j.ccl.2010.08.001
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Hypertension is the leading risk factor for death worldwide, even surpassing tobacco use, high blood glucose, high blood cholesterol, and obesity. Globally, the estimated prevalence of hypertension is nearly 1 billion persons with an annual mortality of almost 7.5 million deaths. In the United States, hypertension affects an estimated 65 million Americans, and it is the leading risk-factor cause of death in women and only second to tobacco use as a contributory cause of death in men. Multiple sources of data from prospective observational, cohort, and randomized controlled clinical trials show that hypertension and its complications are highly preventable when the raised blood pressure (BP) is prevented, or treated and controlled. In fact, average reductions of just 5 to 6 mm Hg of diastolic BP in large, randomized, placebo-controlled trials resulted in an approximate reduction of 38% in stroke, 16% in incident coronary heart disease events, 21% in composite cardiovascular events, and 12% in death from all causes. A fundamental component of effective prevention, treatment, and control of hypertension is the adoption of recommended behavioral and lifestyle changes among which dietary intake of foods and nutrients play crucial roles. In this article, the authors focus on the role that diet, foods, and nutrients play in the prevention and control of hypertension and prehypertension. The report of the 2010 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) is reviewed, and its recommendations relevant to the promotion of nutrition education and the prevention and control of hypertension are summarized. The role of the dietitian, as a critical member of the care team for the management of hypertension, is also discussed. Finally, the role of the food system, including food manufacturers and restaurants, in addressing dietary sodium intake, calorie density, and other strategies in support of energy balance to support the prevention and control of hypertension and prehypertension is discussed.
- YACH ET AL. respond
Yach, D., Feldman, Z., Bradley, D., & Khan, M. (2010). YACH ET AL. respond. American Journal of Public Health, 100(12), 2334-2335. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2010.207233
