Understanding and use of the front-of-pack Guideline Daily Amounts nutritional labeling of industrialized food and beverages in Mexico.

Evaluate the use, subjective and objective under-standing of the GDA frontal labeling to assist the population towards making healthy decisions regarding the products they consume. The use of nu-tritional information contained in products ́ packages (GDA, nutritional information table, and list of i...

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Published in:Salud pública de México 2020-11, Vol.62 (6), p.786-797
Main Authors: Tolentino-Mayo, Lizbeth, Sagaceta-Mejía, Janine, Cruz-Casarrubias, Carlos, Ríos-Cortázar, Víctor, Jauregui, Alejandra, Barquera, Simón
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Subjects:
Beverages
Choice Behavior
Consumer Behavior
Food
Food Labeling
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Humans
Mexico
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Summary:Evaluate the use, subjective and objective under-standing of the GDA frontal labeling to assist the population towards making healthy decisions regarding the products they consume. The use of nu-tritional information contained in products ́ packages (GDA, nutritional information table, and list of ingredients), as well as the subjective and objective comprehension of the GDA. A total of 43 157 people were interviewed. Amid the labels, the nutritional table was read more frequently (11.1%). 24.6% (IC95%: 23.9-25.3) and 41.2% (IC95%: 40.4-42.1) of the interviewees classified products correctly as not healthy and high in sodium, respectively. These outcomes were smaller between the elderly, lower socioeconomic levels, lower educational levels, and rural areas. The results show that the GDA labeling is not useful to support the vulnerable population to make healthy decisions.
ISSN:1606-7916
DOI:10.21149/11568