Efficacy of front-of-pack nutrition labels in improving health status

•It remains unseen as to whether front-of-pack nutrition labels affect health status improvement.•Reduction of the intake of a single nutrient does not reduce the risk for non-communicable diseases and mortality.•Variations in single-food intake are rarely associated with an increased risk for mortality from non-communicable diseases.•Healthy dietary patterns are strongly associated with a decrease in mortality from non-communicable diseases.