Los alimentos y bebidas ultra-procesados que ingresan a Colombia por el tratado de libre comercio: ¿influirán en el peso de los colombianos?

Bejarano-Roncancio, Jhon Jairo; Gamboa-Delgado, Edna Magaly; Aya-Baquero, Dora Hilda; Parra, Diana C.

doi:10.4067/s0717-75182015000400014

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“…In this way, the consumer is exposed to an offer of products that compete with traditional foods prepared in a homemade style, leading to a loss of family traditions. Likewise, these trade policies favor large food industries such as transnational companies, with extremely high sales that grant them certain political [20]. Therefore, policies are essential for the regulation of the baby food market in order to ensure infants' well-being.…”

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How Do Commercial Children’s Foods Influence Their Growth and Development? A Map of Commercially Available Children’s Foods in Honduras

Hernández¹,

Motiño²,

Iorio³

et al. 2019

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Background: The premature consumption of processed foods with high sugar and sodium content over the course of life has been associated with an increased risk of suffering from chronic diseases starting in adolescence or early adulthood. Methods: There was an examination of the nutritional labelling of processed products for young children (n = 140) available in the Honduran market to evaluate their nutritional quality with regard to sodium and sugar content, pursuant to various international recommendations. Results: 54% of the products evaluated derive more than 20% of their calories from sugar. The categories that to a large degree exceed the recommended sugar content range are fruit drinks (80%) and dessert purees (65%). The average price per product serving is lower than one US dollar ($0.81). 46% and 6% of the products place sugar and salt, respectively, among the first five positions in their ingredient lists. Conclusions: Processed foods for infants and young children generally exceed the recommended sugar content, but due to their low cost and easy access, they are displacing traditional food consumption, contributing to increasing childhood obesity and chronic disease in the early stages of life.

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How Do Commercial Children’s Foods Influence Their Growth and Development? A Map of Commercially Available Children’s Foods in Honduras

Hernández¹,

Motiño²,

Iorio³

et al. 2019

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“…Ultra-processed foods contributed an average of 16.0% of the total daily calories in Colombia in 2005 5 . However, the combination of market forces, the increase in confidence to invest in the country following the end of the armed conflict, and the increase in purchasing power suggest an accelerated growth in the purchase and consumption of ultra-processed foods in the country 12 . Colombia is experiencing a nutritional, economic, and demographic transition, characterized by the decrease in the consumption of traditional meals, and an increase in urbanization and income, influenced by changing structures in the labor market 13,14 .…”

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Sociodemographic factors associated with the consumption of ultra-processed foods in Colombia

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OBJECTIVE: To analyze the consumption of ultra-processed foods in the Colombian population across sociodemographic factors. METHODS: We used data from the 2005 National Survey of the Nutritional Status in Colombia. Food consumption was assessed using a 24-hour food recall in 38,643 individuals. The food items were classified according to the degree and extent of industrial processing using the NOVA classification. RESULTS: The mean calorie contribution of ultra-processed foods ranged from 0.2% in the lowest quintile of consumers to 41.1% in the highest quintile of consumers. The greatest increases were due to the consumption of industrialized breads, sweet and savory snacks, sugary drinks, processed meats, and confectionery. No major differences were found in the consumption of ultra-processed foods between men and women. We observed significant differences by age, socioeconomic status, area of residence, and geographic region. Children and adolescents showed a higher intake of ultra-processed foods, almost double that of participants over 50 years of age. Children consumed significantly more snacks, confectionery products, processed cereals, milk-based drinks and desserts. Participants over 50 years consumed fewer products from these sub-groups of ultra-processed foods but had the highest consumption of industrialized bread. Individuals from urban areas, those with high socioeconomic status, participants residing in the Bogotá region had 1.5 to 1.7 times higher calorie intake from ultra-processed foods compared with those from a lower socioeconomic status and those residing in rural regions. CONCLUSION: In Colombia, industrialized bread is the ultra-processed product that is most easily assimilated into the traditional diet, along with snacks and sugary drinks. Children and adolescents residing in urban areas and households with greater purchasing power have some of the highest intakes of ultra-processed foods in the country.

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“…Colombia is a country with growing levels of overweight and obesity [ 1 , 2 ] and related non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and cancer [ 3 , 4 ]. The increase in overweight and obesity has been accompanied by a diet characterized by high levels of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) and other foods high in nutrients of concern (e.g., high in added sugar, added sodium, or added saturated fat) [ 5 , 6 ]. For example, a recent study found that of the Colombian packaged food supply, approximately 66 to 80% of packaged foods and drinks exceed thresholds for nutrients of concern set by international nutritional profile models [ 7 ].…”

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Designing an Effective Front-of-Package Warning Label for Food and Drinks High in Added Sugar, Sodium, or Saturated Fat in Colombia: An Online Experiment

Taillie¹,

Hall²,

Gómez

et al. 2020

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Policies to require warnings on the front of food and drinks high in nutrients of concern (e.g., added sugar, sodium, or saturated fat) are becoming increasingly common as an obesity prevention strategy. Colombia, a country with growing prevalence of obesity, is considering implementing a similar policy. The objective of this study was to assess perceptions and reactions to different warning designs. We conducted a randomized experiment in an online panel of adults age > 18y (n = 1997). Participants were randomized to view one of four labels: a control label (barcode), an octagon warning, a circle warning, and a triangle warning. Participants viewed their randomly assigned label on a series of products and answered questions (continuous outcomes ranged from 1–4). Compared to the control, all warnings led to higher perceived message effectiveness (increase in mean from 1.79 in the control to 2.59–2.65 in the warning conditions, p < 0.001), a higher percentage of participants who correctly identified products high in nutrients of concern (from 48% in the control condition to 84–89% in the warning conditions, p < 0.001), and reduced intentions to purchases these products (decrease in mean from 2.59 to 1.99–2.01 in the warning conditions, p < 0.001). Relative to the control, warnings performed similarly across education levels, suggesting this policy would be equitable in Colombia. Looking at differences by warning type, the pattern of results suggested that the octagon warnings performed best. After viewing all label types, 49% of participants selected the octagon warning as the one that most discouraged them from consuming products high in nutrients of concern, while 21% and 27% selected the circle and triangle warning. Colombian policymakers should consider the octagon warning as part of a front-of-package labeling policy to help consumers identify and reduce consumption of foods and drinks high in nutrients of concern.

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Los alimentos y bebidas ultra-procesados que ingresan a Colombia por el tratado de libre comercio: ¿influirán en el peso de los colombianos?

Cited by 12 publications

References 25 publications

How Do Commercial Children’s Foods Influence Their Growth and Development? A Map of Commercially Available Children’s Foods in Honduras

How Do Commercial Children’s Foods Influence Their Growth and Development? A Map of Commercially Available Children’s Foods in Honduras

Sociodemographic factors associated with the consumption of ultra-processed foods in Colombia

Designing an Effective Front-of-Package Warning Label for Food and Drinks High in Added Sugar, Sodium, or Saturated Fat in Colombia: An Online Experiment

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