Objective understanding of front of pack warning labels among Mexican children of public elementary schools. A randomized experiment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Warning Labels (WL) highlight excessive amounts of critical nutrients in order to discourage consumption of unhealthful packaged food products. This study aimed to evaluate among Mexican school children, the objective understanding of traditional and numeric WL (aimed at small products) considered by the Mexican regulation, and whether cartoon characters influenced the understanding of WL. We also tested some communication strategies to facilitate the correct use of the WL.

Methods

We carried out a randomized experiment in July 2019 in public elementary schools from Morelos, Mexico. Participants aged 6-13 years, were randomly assigned to one of four groups: 1) Nutrient Facts Panel (NF) (n = 120), 2) Nutrient Facts Panel with cartoon characters (NF + C) (n = 83), c

SUBMITTER: Contreras-Manzano A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9306177 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature