Involvement of the food industry in nutrition conferences in Latin America and the Caribbean.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Identify and characterise the food industry's involvement in nutrition and dietetics national and regional events in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Design

Between February and April 2020, we conducted desk-based searches for nutrition and dietetics events held in the region between January 2018 and December 2019. Online freely accessible, publicly available information was collected on the involvement of the food industry through: sponsorship of events; sponsorship of sessions; speakers from the food industry; scholarships, fellowship, grants, awards and other prizes and; exhibition space/booths.

Setting

Nutrition and dietetics events in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Results

Thirty-one events held in twenty countries of the region had information

SUBMITTER: Mialon M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10195453 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature