Hypothetical impact of the Mexican front-of-pack labeling on intake of critical nutrients and energy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Since 2020 in Mexico, front-of-pack warning labels (FOPWL) have been implemented in processed products. Evidence supports warning labels allow consumers to identify unhealthy products. We aimed to evaluate the hypothetical impact of the FOPWL regulation on the Mexican population's intake of critical nutrients and energy, based on the replacement of food and beverages using 4 hypothetical scenarios which represented the phases of the regulation.

Methods

Dietary data were collected using a standardized 24-h dietary recall from the 2016 Mexican National Health and Nutrition Survey (n = 4184). To evaluate the hypothetical impact of FOPWL, the nutritional content of critical nutrients in processed products was evaluated according to the Mexican Official Standard 051 (N

SUBMITTER: Villaverde P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10631037 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature