Title |
Conocimiento y uso del etiquetado nutrimental de alimentos y bebidas industrializados en México
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Published in |
Salud Pública de México, May 2018
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DOI | 10.21149/8825 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Lizbeth Tolentino-Mayo, Sofía Rincón-Gallardo Patiño, Liliana Bahena-Espina, Víctor Ríos, Simón Barquera |
Abstract |
To keep record of the knowledge and use of information of the different food labels on industrialized products in Mexico. We administered a semi-structured survey-developed by research¬ers free of conflict interestin a subsample of the National Health and Nutrition Survey, 2016. This survey was previously validated and piloted in different populations of varying socio¬economic levels and age and country regions. Data was collected from a total of 8 667 individuals ≥20 years of age. The most frecuent type of label on industrialized foods and beverages was the nutrient table with 41.5% (95%CI 36.9- 46.3) and the least used was the nutrient seal, 4.3% (95%CI 3.1-5.7). It is of critical importance that the regulating authorities and the Ministry of Health, implement criteria that guarantee the compliance of recommendations promulgated in official documents. As well as the standarization of the percentage of recommended sugar intake based on WHO standards or lower considering the epidemiological alert for diabetes that the country is experiencing. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Mexico | 29 | 67% |
Andorra | 1 | 2% |
Unknown | 13 | 30% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Members of the public | 35 | 81% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 6 | 14% |
Scientists | 2 | 5% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Unknown | 94 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Student > Master | 16 | 17% |
Student > Bachelor | 12 | 13% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 6 | 6% |
Other | 3 | 3% |
Researcher | 3 | 3% |
Other | 9 | 10% |
Unknown | 45 | 48% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Nursing and Health Professions | 20 | 21% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 10 | 11% |
Engineering | 2 | 2% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 2 | 2% |
Psychology | 2 | 2% |
Other | 6 | 6% |
Unknown | 52 | 55% |