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Open AccessSelf-reported decreases in the purchases of selected unhealthy foods resulting from the implementation of warning labels in Mexican youth and adult population
Front-of-package nutritional warning labels (WLs) are designed to facilitate identification and selection of healthier food choices. We assessed self-reported changes in purchasing different types of unhealthy...
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Open AccessModelling the impact of sodium intake on cardiovascular disease mortality in Mexico
Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) represent the main cause of death in Mexico, while high blood pressure is suffered by about half of the adult population. Sodium intake is one of the main risk factors for these d...
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Open AccessObjective understanding of front of pack warning labels among Mexican children of public elementary schools. A randomized experiment
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 o...
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Open AccessPublic support for healthy supermarket initiatives focused on product placement: a multi-country cross-sectional analysis of the 2018 International Food Policy Study
Food retail environments have an influential role in sha** purchasing behavior and could contribute to improving dietary patterns at a population level. However, little is known about the level of public sup...
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Open AccessThe impact of a cartoon character on adults perceptions of Children’s breakfast cereals: a randomized experiment
Cartoon characters on processed food packaging increase the perception of product preference among children, but their effect among adults has rarely been examined. We evaluated the effect of a cartoon charact...
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Open AccessImpact of front-of-pack nutrition labels on consumer purchasing intentions: a randomized experiment in low- and middle-income Mexican adults
Front-of-pack (FOP) nutrition labeling is a cost-effective strategy to help consumers make informed and healthier food choices. We aimed to investigate the effect of the FOP labels used in the Latin American r...
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Open AccessAcceptability and understanding of front-of-pack nutritional labels: an experimental study in Mexican consumers
Front-of-package labelling is a cost-effective strategy to help consumers make healthier choices and informed food purchases. The effect of labels is mediated by consumer understanding and acceptability of the...
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Open AccessUnderstanding and use of food labeling systems among Whites and Latinos in the United States and among Mexicans: Results from the International Food Policy Study, 2017
Obesity and chronic diseases could be prevented through improved diet. Most governments require at least one type of food labeling system on packaged foods to communicate nutrition information and promote heal...