Update and Comparative Analysis of Food Environment Policies in Mexico: Implementation of the Healthy Food Environment Policy Index in 2016 and 2024.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Mexico faces a public health crisis due to the rising prevalence of obesity and noncommunicable diseases, primarily driven by unhealthy food environments.

Objective

To conduct a second implementation of the Food Environment Policy Index in Mexico to assess policy implementation levels related to healthy food environments and to compare progress made from 2016 to 2024.

Methods

A national panel of 75 experts from three groups-64.0% from academia, 17.3% from government, and 18.7% from civil society organizations-assessed the level of policy implementation of 72 food environment-related indicators against international best practices.

Results

The highest levels of policy implementation were found in the Food Labeling domain (e.g., List of ingredients/n

SUBMITTER: Munguia A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12685490 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature