UK Launches New Scanner App For Healthier Food Choices
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This feature available on the free to download app, allows families to scan product barcodes that suggest healthier alternatives to help them make an easy swap during their next shopping trip.
Britain's health service on Monday launched a NHS Food Scanner App that offers healthier alternatives as part of the government's multimedia anti-obesity Better Health Campaign.
This feature available on the free to download app, allows families to scan product barcodes that suggest healthier alternatives to help them make an easy swap during their next shopping trip.
The application uses a “Good Choice” badge to help signpost people to healthier food and drinks in line with the government's dietary recommendations for added sugar, saturated fat and salt.
“We know that parents find it really hard to find healthier snacks for their kids, especially if they're fussy eaters,” said Dr Linia Patel, an Indian-origin dietician, who tested the new National Health Service (NHS) app.
