Nutritional quality and use of claims in products with added micronutrients.

Objective: To analyze the association between the addition of micronutrients and the use of health and nutrition claims (HNC) in processed and ultra-processed products, and to evaluate whether this association differs according to the nutritional quality.

Materials And Methods: This cross-sectional study utilized data from 17 264 packaged foods and beverages available in major supermarket chains in Mexico City in 2017. Information was obtained from the front-of-packages (for HNC), nutrition facts table (energy and nutrients of concern), and ingredient lists (sources of micronutrients).

Identification and understanding of precautionary legends in the Mexican warning labeling for sweetened beverages.

Objective: To evaluate the identification and objective understanding of precautionary legends regarding non-sugar sweeteners (NSS) and caffeine in sweetened beverages (SBs).

Materials And Methods: The labeling questionnaire from the National Health and Nutrition Survey 2021 was administered to Mexican adults over 20 years old. Identification was assessed when the participants reported seeing the legend.

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Objetivo: Examinar los factores asociados con el incumplimiento de las recomendaciones de los comportamientos del movimiento (CM) y la asociación con el estado nutricional en escolares y adolescentes mexicanos. Material y métodos. Estudio transversal con datos de la Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Nutrición 2022-2023 (Ensanut 2022-2023).

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Objetivo: Describir la prevalencia de obesidad en adultos de la Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Nutrición Continua 2020-2023 (Ensanut Continua 2020-2023), sus principales características sociodemográficas, su asociación con enfermedades crónicas, factores de riesgo y consumo de bebidas energéticas industrializadas (BEI), así como las tendencias en los últimos 23 años, para contribuir en la generación de evidencia para el diseño de políticas de salud pública. Material y métodos. Se analizó la información de 32 889 participantes para caracterizar a la población adulta mexicana por grupos de índice de masa corporal (IMC) y estratificados por variables sociodemográficas.

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Objetivo: Describir la prevalencia de adultos con hipertensión arterial (HTA) diagnosticada, tratada y controlada, utilizando el marco de las cascadas de atención en la Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Nutrición (Ensanut) 2020-2023. Material y métodos. Se analizó la información de 3 094 adultos ≥20 años de edad.

Association between sociodemographic factors and metabolic syndrome in Mexican older adults.

Objective: To estimate the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and its association with sociodemographic factors in Mexican older adults (OA).

Materials And Methods: This study analyzes data from the Mexican National Health and Nutrition Survey 2016. We incorporated data from 804 participants aged 60 years or older.

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El objetivo de esta actualización de postura es describir los principales escenarios en los que se presentan los conflictos de intereses (CDI), así como los lineamientos para orientar la conducta de la Sociedad Latinoamericana de Nutrición (SLAN) y sus miembros, en el marco de las relaciones con actores comerciales. El contenido del presente documento fue definido, revisado y aprobado por el actual Comité de Conflictos de Intereses (Comité CDI), comisionado por la SLAN y conformado por miembros de la academia que comparten la convicción sobre la necesidad de evitar CDI en las acciones dirigidas a la nutrición y la salud. El poder e interferencia de los actores comerciales sobre el sistema alimentario y las políticas en salud ha aumentado a través del tiempo, debilitando y obstruyendo la aplicación de las acciones que promueven entornos alimentarios saludables.

Children Accept Products Reformulated to be Healthier From a Mexican Food Assistance Program: A Basic Qualitative Research Study.

Objective: To describe children's experiences with the sensory characteristics of reformulated cereal products delivered by the School Breakfast Program (SBP) in Mexico following the implementation of package warning labeling regulations.

Methods: We conducted a basic descriptive qualitative study involving focus groups of 40 SBP beneficiary children from rural schools recruited through convenience sampling. The data were transcribed verbatim and analyzed using qualitative content analysis.

Perceived healthiness of sugary drinks and related social norms among adults in five countries: evidence from the International Food Policy Study.

Background: A better understanding of correlates of sugary drink consumption is essential to inform public health interventions. This study examined differences in perceived healthiness of sugary drinks and related social norms between countries, over time, and sociodemographic groups and associations with sugary drink intake.

Methods: This study used annual cross-sectional data from the International Food Policy Study from 2018 to 2021 in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Mexico.

Targeting ultra-processed foods for prevention of type 2 diabetes: state of the evidence and future directions.

The incidence of type 2 diabetes has risen globally, in parallel with the obesity epidemic and environments promoting a sedentary lifestyle and low-quality diet. There has been scrutiny of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) as a driver of type 2 diabetes, underscored by their increasing availability and intake worldwide, across countries of all incomes. This narrative review addresses the accumulated evidence from investigations of the trends in UPF consumption and the relationship with type 2 diabetes incidence.

Governance and resilience as entry points for transforming food systems in the countdown to 2030.

Due to complex interactions, changes in any one area of food systems are likely to impact-and possibly depend on-changes in other areas. Here we present the first annual monitoring update of the indicator framework proposed by the Food Systems Countdown Initiative, with new qualitative analysis elucidating interactions across indicators. Since 2000, we find that 20 of 42 indicators with time series have been trending in a desirable direction, indicating modest positive change.

Development, validity and reliability of the street food and beverage tool.

Objective: To develop and evaluate the validity and reliability of the Street Food and Beverage Tool (SFBT).

Design: This methodological study contains two phases: (a) tool development, which involves conducting a systematic review followed by expert evaluation of the items, the creation of a nutritional healthfulness index (NH), and pilot testing; and (b) evaluation of the Tool's Validity and Reliability. Content validity was judged by an external technical group, which evaluated the adequacy and pertinence of each tool item.

Burdens of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease attributable to sugar-sweetened beverages in 184 countries.

The consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) is associated with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and cardiovascular diseases (CVD). However, an updated and comprehensive assessment of the global burden attributable to SSBs remains scarce. Here we estimated SSB-attributable T2D and CVD burdens across 184 countries in 1990 and 2020 globally, regionally and nationally, incorporating data from the Global Dietary Database, jointly stratified by age, sex, educational attainment and urbanicity.

Intake of sugar sweetened beverages among children and adolescents in 185 countries between 1990 and 2018: population based study.

Objective: To quantify global intakes of sugar sweetened beverages (SSBs) and trends over time among children and adolescents.

Design: Population based study.

Setting: Global Dietary Database.

Sodium and potassium excretion and its association with cardiovascular disorders in Mexican adults.

Worldwide, as well as in Mexico, the leading cause of death is cardiovascular disease (CVD). Hypertension is the main risk factor for CVD; about 50% of the adult population suffers from this condition. High sodium (Na) intake combined with low potassium (K) intake can trigger cardiovascular disorders such as high blood pressure (BP).

Self-reported decreases in the purchases of selected unhealthy foods resulting from the implementation of warning labels in Mexican youth and adult population.

Background: Front-of-package nutritional warning labels (WLs) are designed to facilitate identification and selection of healthier food choices. We assessed self-reported changes in purchasing different types of unhealthy foods due to WLs in Mexico and the association between the self-reported reductions in purchases of sugary beverages and intake of water and sugar-sweetened beverages.

Methods: Data came from 14 to 17 year old youth (n = 1,696) and adults ≥ 18 (n = 7,775) who participated in the Mexican arm of the 2020-2021 International Food Policy Study, an annual repeat cross-sectional online survey.

Pre-Gestational Obesity and Gestational Weight Gain as Predictors of Childhood Obesity.

Objective: To evaluate the associations of pre-gestational body mass index (BMI) and gestational weight gain (GWG) with the risks of overweight, obesity, and adiposity in the first seven years of life in the offspring of a cohort of pregnant women.

Methods: Analysis of 751 mothers and their children participating in the PROGRESS cohort. These women were recruited in Mexico City between 2007 and 2010.

A high density of ultra-processed food, alcohol & tobacco retail stores, and social inequalities are associated with higher mortality rates of non-communicable diseases in Mexican adults: 2005 to 2021.

Background: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading causes of mortality in Mexico. Factors contributing to NCDs-related deaths may vary across small geographic areas such as municipalities. We aimed to predict municipal-level factors associated with NCD mortality in Mexican adults from 2005 to 2021 using the small-area analysis (SSA) approach.