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OBJECTIVE Evaluate the use, subjective and objective under-standing of the GDA frontal labeling to assist the population towards making healthy decisions regarding the products they consume. MATERIALS AND METHODS The… Click to show full abstract
OBJECTIVE Evaluate the use, subjective and objective under-standing of the GDA frontal labeling to assist the population towards making healthy decisions regarding the products they consume. MATERIALS AND METHODS The use of nu-tritional information contained in products ́ packages (GDA, nutritional information table, and list of ingredients), as well as the subjective and objective comprehension of the GDA. RESULTS A total of 43 157 people were interviewed. Amid the labels, the nutritional table was read more frequently (11.1%). 24.6% (IC95%: 23.9-25.3) and 41.2% (IC95%: 40.4-42.1) of the interviewees classified products correctly as not healthy and high in sodium, respectively. These outcomes were smaller between the elderly, lower socioeconomic levels, lower educational levels, and rural areas. CONCLUSIONS The results show that the GDA labeling is not useful to support the vulnerable population to make healthy decisions.
Journal Title: Salud publica de Mexico
Year Published: 2020
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