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http://hdl.handle.net/10071/22111
Autoria: | Feteira-Santos, R. Alarcão, V. Santos, O. Virgolino, A. Fernandes, J. Pacheco Vieira, C. Gregório, M. J. Nogueira, P. Costa, A. S. Graça, P. |
Data: | 2021 |
Título próprio: | Looking ahead: Health impact assessment of front-of-pack nutrition labelling schema as a public health measure |
Volume: | 18 |
Número: | 4 |
Paginação: | 1422 |
ISSN: | 1661-7827 |
DOI (Digital Object Identifier): | 10.3390/ijerph18041422 |
Palavras-chave: | Food labelling Front-of-pack labelling Nutrition policy Health impact assessment Health literacy Health equity |
Resumo: | This study aimed to describe the underlying process, used methods and major recommendations emerging from a comprehensive and prospective health impact assessment of the endorsement of a front-of-pack nutrition labelling (FOP-NL) system by the Portuguese health authorities. A mixed-methods approach was used to gather information on the impact of four FOP-NL schemes on consumers’ selection of food products according to the perception of their nutritional quality, combining a systematic literature review, focus groups (FG), in-depth individual interviews, and an open-label crossover randomized controlled study. The relevance of FOP-NL as a public health promotion policy has emerged as a consensual idea among either FGs’ participants (i.e., consumers and experts), or interviewed stakeholders. Although all of the evaluated FOP-NLs result better than no system on promoting the choice of the healthiest product, the effectiveness of easy-to-interpret FOP-NL among vulnerable groups raised concerns related to the need of integrating specific nutritional information to promote a better self-management of chronic diseases, and related to the level of literacy of consumers, which could impair the usage of FOP-NL. Educational campaigns addressing skills to use FOP-NL is recommended. Furthermore, a monitoring strategy should be considered to evaluate the long-term effectiveness of this policy in promoting healthier food choices, and in reducing diet-related non-communicable diseases burden. |
Arbitragem científica: | yes |
Acesso: | Acesso Aberto |
Aparece nas coleções: | CIES-RI - Artigos em revistas científicas internacionais com arbitragem científica |
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ijerph-18-01422-v3.pdf | Versão Editora | 1,09 MB | Adobe PDF | Ver/Abrir |
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