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Human food choices (FC) influence food production systems. Agriculture is responsible for feeding the entire population, and somehow generates different types of environmental degradation. Consumers play a decisive role in consumption trends because FC has shaped habits and behaviors. Food is an expression of people's identity, values, and lifestyle. The objective of this article is to analyze the factors that influence FC and to consider intervention strategies used to work on improving behaviors and FC. The influence of socio-cultural aspects, such as cultural capital, social stratifications, and the inequalities could possibly trigger consumers' FC. The effects of different factors such as foodscapes, social environments, tastes, and even nutritional information, have generated that, the consumer chooses a product under pressure or makes an uninformed choice that generally is unhealthy. Restricting food accessibility generates a reactive but non-aware action, so it is necessary to work creating a sustainable food culture, with the first step of consumers being self-aware of their current FC.
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Comportamiento del Consumidor , Preferencias Alimentarias , Agricultura , Humanos , Estilo de Vida , GustoRESUMEN
Obesity is considered a global pandemic. Different countries have worked to implement front-of-package (FOP) labeling systems that define thresholds for critical nutrients (CN) as part of their public health policies. The objective of this study is to identify the proportion of Processed (PF) and Ultra-Processed (UPF) Foods marketed in Honduras, which meet or fall short of the criteria of three Nutrient Profile Models (NPM): PAHO (2016), Chile (2017) and the Central American Technical Regulation Proposal-Nutritional Warning Front Labeling (CATRP-NWFL 2017). This study is descriptive; 1009 products from 206 brands were collected nationwide. Descriptive statistics were performed. The mean CN compliance with the three models was 49.3% for sodium, 30.6% for sugars, 63.1% and 96% for saturated and trans fats. The PAHO and Chilean (NPM) similarly concentrated on the lower compliance with the established criteria, unlike the CATRP, which has less stringent criteria. This is the first assessment of CN content in PF and UPF in Honduras under three different NPMs. We highlight the importance of defining or adopting criteria for the implementation of NWFL as information for the consumer and thereby contribute to reducing the risks of obesity and related diseases.
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Comida Rápida , Etiquetado de Alimentos , Chile , Honduras , Nutrientes/química , Nutrientes/metabolismo , Valor NutritivoRESUMEN
Una dieta saludable y sostenible provee los requerimientos nutricionales para la salud del ser humano y que además es saludable para nuestro planeta. Objetivo: resaltar la importancia de la dieta mediterránea como una dieta sostenible, destacando su efecto positivo para la salud humana y ambiental. Material y Métodos:la búsqueda de información se realizó en las bases de datos: PubMed/MEDLINE, SciELO, Elsevier, Cochrane, SpringerLink y Google Académico. La selección de información se centró en: 5 publicaciones de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura, de los últimos 7 años, 10 reportes del grupo de alto nivel de expertos en seguridad alimentaria y nutrición, mismos que iniciaron sus publicaciones en 2011, 29 artículos científicos y publicaciones del 2015 en adelante, en donde se realizó una excepción en cuanto a la antigüedad de dos publicaciones del 2009. Conclusión:la dieta mediterránea es una opción saludable para la salud, ya que disminuye la incidencia y probabilidad de ciertas enfermedades crónicas, contribuyendo también a una responsabilidad ambiental, al hacer uso eficiente de los recursos para la producción de los alimentos que formarán parte de esta dieta...(AU)