Is nutrition labeling associated with decreased obesity? A quantitative approach to nutritional health policy in Ecuador.
J Public Health Policy
; 43(4): 593-612, 2022 Dec.
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| ID: mdl-36195650
Few studies assess consumer response to nutrition labeling, especially in less-developed countries. We analyzed the link between nutrition labeling and obesity in Ecuador using a representative cross-sectional sample of 29,770 individuals from the National Health and Nutrition Survey (ENSANUT) in 2018. Nutrition labeling reduced the probability of obesity in adolescent (12-18 years old) and adult (18-59 years old) people by 4% (CI: - 5.7, - 2.2) and 8.4% (CI: - 12.7, - 4.0), respectively. The magnitude of average treatment effect of using nutrition label on obesity ranged from 0.90 (CI: - 1.299, - 0.500) to 1 (CI: - 1.355, - 0.645) BMI points for adolescent, and from 1.16 (CI: - 1.554, - 0.766) to 1.80 (CI: - 2.791, - 0.811) BMI points for adult. The effect of nutrition labeling is greater among the less obese. We recommend that health policy makers and clinicians continue to promote nutrition labeling especially where obesity is not chronic, where nutrition labeling is most successful.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Rotulagem de Alimentos
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Obesidade
Tipo de estudo:
Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Humans
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Ecuador
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Public Health Policy
Ano de publicação:
2022
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Equador
País de publicação:
Reino Unido