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Self-reported decreases in the purchases of selected unhealthy foods resulting from the implementation of warning labels in Mexican youth and adult population
| العنوان: | Self-reported decreases in the purchases of selected unhealthy foods resulting from the implementation of warning labels in Mexican youth and adult population |
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| المؤلفون: | Alejandra Contreras-Manzano, Christine M. White, Claudia Nieto, Kathia L. Quevedo, Jorge Vargas-Meza, David Hammond, James F. Thrasher, Simón Barquera, Alejandra Jáuregui |
| المصدر: | International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2024) |
| بيانات النشر: | BMC, 2024. |
| سنة النشر: | 2024 |
| المجموعة: | LCC:Nutritional diseases. Deficiency diseases LCC:Public aspects of medicine |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Warning labels, Food purchasing behavior, Nutrition labeling, Food policy, Sugar sweetened beverages, Nutritional diseases. Deficiency diseases, RC620-627, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270 |
| الوصف: | Abstract Background Front-of-package nutritional warning labels (WLs) are designed to facilitate identification and selection of healthier food choices. We assessed self-reported changes in purchasing different types of unhealthy foods due to WLs in Mexico and the association between the self-reported reductions in purchases of sugary beverages and intake of water and sugar-sweetened beverages. Methods Data came from 14 to 17 year old youth (n = 1,696) and adults ≥ 18 (n = 7,775) who participated in the Mexican arm of the 2020–2021 International Food Policy Study, an annual repeat cross-sectional online survey. Participants self-reported whether the WLs had influenced them to purchase less of each of nine unhealthy food categories due to WLs. Among adults, a 23-item Beverage Frequency Questionnaire was used derive past 7-day intake of water and sugary beverages analyzed to determine the relationship between self-reported reductions in purchasing sugary drinks due to the WLs. Multilevel mixed-effects logistic regression models were fitted to estimate the percentage of participants who self-reported reducing purchases within each food group, and overall. Sociodemographic characteristics associated with this reduction were investigated as well. Results Overall, 44.8% of adults and 38.7% of youth reported buying less of unhealthy food categories due to the implementation of WL, with the largest proportion reporting decreased purchases of cola, regular and diet soda. A greater impact of WLs on the reported purchase of unhealthy foods was observed among the following socio-demographic characteristics: females, individuals who self-identified as indigenous, those who were overweight, individuals with lower educational levels, those with higher nutrition knowledge, households with children, and those with a significant role in household food purchases. In addition, adults who reported higher water intake and lower consumption of sugary beverages were more likely to report reduced purchases of sugary drinks due to the WLs. Adults who reported greater water intake and lower sugary beverages intake were significantly more likely to report buying fewer sugary drinks due to the WLs. Conclusion Our findings suggest that implementation of WLs has reduced perceived purchases of unhealthy foods in Mexico. These results underscore the potential positive impact of the labeling policy particularly in subpopulations with lower levels of education and among indigenous adults. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article |
| وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 1479-5868 |
| Relation: | https://doaj.org/toc/1479-5868 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s12966-024-01609-3 |
| URL الوصول: | https://doaj.org/article/b662873f16074d579a8b66658a837d83 |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsdoj.b662873f16074d579a8b66658a837d83 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
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| DOI: | 10.1186/s12966-024-01609-3 |