title: The NEEDNT Food List: non-essential, energy-dense, nutritionally-deficient foods.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To provide a list of non-essential, energy-dense, nutritionally-deficient foods in New Zealand (NEEDNT foods) which are usually high in calories and either bereft of nutritional benefits or easily replaced with lower calorie, more nutritious alternatives.
  
  
  METHODS
  The List was compiled using the National Heart Foundation and Diabetes New Zealand “Foods to Avoid”, “Stop Eating” and “Optional Foods” lists and the Canterbury District Health Board “Supermarket Shopping Guide”. Foods and beverages were included if they contained alcohol, saturated fat, added sugar, were prepared using a high fat cooking method or contained a large amount of energy relative to their essential nutrient value. As it has no energy value, salt was not a criterion for inclusion on the List.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Over 50 potential foods or groups of foods were identified that contained alcohol, saturated fat, added sugar, were prepared using a high fat cooking method or contained a large amount of energy relative to their essential nutrient value. Fifty foods/groups of foods were included on the final list (Table 1).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The NEEDNT Food List will be a useful tool for medical practitioners and other health professionals working with people wanting to lose weight [corrected].
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago - Christchurch, PO Box 4345, Christchurch, New Zealand. jane.elmslie@otago.ac.nz
authors.forename: Jane L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Elmslie
authors.forename: J Douglas
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Sellman
authors.forename: Ria N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Schroder
authors.forename: Frances A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Carter
mesh_terms: D001628:Beverages; D003296:Cooking; D004032:Diet; D004041:Dietary Fats; D019422:Dietary Sucrose; D002149:Energy Intake; D005502:Food; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D009520:New Zealand; D018673:Nutrition Policy; D009753:Nutritive Value; D009765:Obesity / Q000178:diet therapy; D050177:Overweight / Q000178:diet therapy*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic
chemical_list: D004041:Dietary Fats; D019422:Dietary Sucrose