Front-of-pack nutritional labels: Understanding by low- and middle-income Mexican consumers

Front-of-pack labeling is a cost-effective strategy to decrease population consumption of sodium, sugar, saturated fat, total fat, and trans-fatty acids, considered critical nutrients for chronic disease. Our main objective was to explore the subjective understanding of labels that are currently use...

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description Front-of-pack labeling is a cost-effective strategy to decrease population consumption of sodium, sugar, saturated fat, total fat, and trans-fatty acids, considered critical nutrients for chronic disease. Our main objective was to explore the subjective understanding of labels that are currently used internationally among low- and middle-income Mexican consumers. We performed two phases of 10 focus groups with adolescents (13-15 y), young adults (21-23 y), mothers of children 3-12 y, fathers of children 3-12 y and older adults (55-70 y). Seven FOPL were evaluated: Guideline Daily Amounts, Multiple Traffic Light, Chilean Warning labels, Warning labels in Red, 5-Color Nutrition Label, Health Star Rating, and Healthy Choice label. Data was analyzed with a triangulation of researchers using a content analysis, based on three codes: 1) awareness and use of the Guideline Daily Amounts, 2) acceptability, and 3) subjective understanding of labels. Most participants were aware of the Guideline Daily Amounts, however they rarely used it because interpreting the information displayed on the label was too complicated. Health Star Rating, Warning labels, Multiple Traffic Light and the Healthy Choice logo labels were the most understandable, however the acceptability of the The Healthy Choice logo decreased as it did not provide information on specific ingredients. The Warning labels was the only label able to warn about critical nutrients that could represent a health risk. The Warning labels in red was more accepted compared to Warning labels in black. Results show that directive and semi-directive labels, such as Warning labels, Health Star Rating or Multiple Traffic Light, may be better at helping population of low- and middle income make healthier food choices, than non-directive FOPL such as the Guideline Daily Amounts implemented in México. The study results highlight the potential of Warning labels to support decreases in the consumption of critical ingredients in low- and middle-income Mexican consumers.
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subjects Acceptability
Adolescent
Adolescents
Adult
Adults
Aged
Biology and Life Sciences
Children
Chronic diseases
Chronic illnesses
Consumer Behavior
Consumer research
Consumers
Content analysis
Descriptive labeling
Elderly
Evaluation
Fathers
Fatty acids
Female
Food
Food Labeling
Health risks
Humans
Income
Ingredients
Labeling
Labels
Lipids
Low income groups
Male
Medicine and Health Sciences
Mexico
Middle Aged
Nutrients
Nutrition
Nutrition research
Nutritive Value
Obesity
Older people
People and places
Public health
Purchasing
Sodium
Studies
Sugar
Traffic
Traffic signals
Trans fatty acids
Triangulation
Warning
Warning labels
Young Adult
Young adults
Youth
title Front-of-pack nutritional labels: Understanding by low- and middle-income Mexican consumers
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