Regulatory initiatives to reduce sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) in Latin America.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Latin American (LA) countries have begun to adopt a variety of regulations targeting sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) for public health reasons. Our objective was to characterize the regulatory strategies designed to reduce SSB consumption over the last decade, and assess the available evidence on their enforcement and impact.

Methods

We searched legal and public health databases for public and private SSBs regulations in 14 LA countries and then conducted a systematic review of the available literature. We tracked comparative variations in the type of body issuing the regulations, their scope, and binding status. We present data following a 5-category framework we named NUTRE that classifies SSBs regulations as: (1) restrictions to SSB availability

SUBMITTER: Bergallo P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6195269 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature