Publications by authors named "Victor E Villalobos-Daniel"
Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are the main cause of death globally (70%) and in the Region of the Americas (80%), and poor diets are a leading driver of NCDs. In response, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)/World Health Organization (WHO) introduced a set of evidence-based regulatory measures to help countries improve diets through the reduced consumption of processed and ultra-processed foods. This paper aims to describe the needs of and propose actions for key actors to advance these measures.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe developed a mobile application to promote healthy lifestyles and collect non-communicable disease (NCD) data in Mexico. Its theoretical foundations are supported by a framework-guided literature review. With design sprints, Scrum, Model-View-Controller, and Representational State Transfer architecture, we operationalized evidence-based nutrition/physical activity information into a crowdsourcing- and gamification-based application.
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- - In 2020, Mexico introduced front-of-package nutrition warning labels (FoPWLs) on packaged foods to help consumers better understand nutrition info, and this study focused on how Mexican Americans in the U.S. respond to these labels while shopping.
- - A survey of 3,361 adult Mexican Americans revealed that 88% shop at Mexican grocery stores, with 64% noticing FoPWLs; many reported being influenced to buy fewer unhealthy foods like snacks and sodas due to these labels.
- - Factors that increased the likelihood of noticing FoPWLs included being younger, having children, using Spanish frequently, and having higher education and income levels, with females showing a stronger tendency to buy fewer unhealthy foods because
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has resulted in an increase in known risk factors for mental health problems. Mexico adopted lockdown and physical distancing as a containment strategy with potential consequences on day to day life, such as social isolation, loss of income and loneliness that can have important consequences in terms of mental health. We aimed to examine the effect of the initial phases of the COVID-19 pandemic on psychological distress, well-being and perceived physical health among Mexican-base respondents and to examine whether coping strategies would play a potential intermediating role in relation to these variables.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCharacterizing a two-pronged epidemic in Mexico of non-communicable diseases and SARS-Cov-2: factors associated with increased case-fatality rates.
Int J Epidemiol
May 2021
Background: People with a previous diagnosis of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are more likely to develop serious forms of COVID-19 or die. Mexico is the country with the fourth highest fatality rate from SARS-Cov-2, with high mortality in younger adults.
Objectives: To describe and characterize the association of NCDs with the case-fatality rate (CFR) adjusted by age and sex in Mexican adults with a positive diagnosis for SARS-Cov-2.
Objective: To describe the presence of depressive symptoms (DS) and factors associated with them among poor Mexican older male and female adults (OA).
Methods: A survey was conducted among OA enrolled in a governmental poverty relief program (Oportunidades) in Mexico. Participants completed a short version of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale and answered questions about health and life conditions.