Abstract
Obesity is considered a global pandemic. Different countries have worked to implement front-of-package (FOP) labeling systems that define thresholds for critical nutrients (CN) as part of their public health policies. The objective of this study is to identify the proportion of Processed (PF) and Ultra-Processed (UPF) Foods marketed in Honduras, which meet or fall short of the criteria of three Nutrient Profile Models (NPM): PAHO (2016), Chile (2017) and the Central American Technical Regulation Proposal-Nutritional Warning Front Labeling (CATRP-NWFL 2017). This study is descriptive; 1009 products from 206 brands were collected nationwide. Descriptive statistics were performed. The mean CN compliance with the three models was 49.3% for sodium, 30.6% for sugars, 63.1% and 96% for saturated and trans fats. The PAHO and Chilean (NPM) similarly concentrated on the lower compliance with the established criteria, unlike the CATRP, which has less stringent criteria. This is the first assessment of CN content in PF and UPF in Honduras under three different NPMs. We highlight the importance of defining or adopting criteria for the implementation of NWFL as information for the consumer and thereby contribute to reducing the risks of obesity and related diseases.
Highlights
The number of people with obesity has tripled in the past 40 years [1,2]
The objective of this study is to identify the proportion of PF and UPFs with excessive amounts of critical nutrients (CN) by using three nutrient profile models: Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)-Nutrient Profile Models (NPM), Chilean-NPM and Central American Technical Regulation Proposal (CATRP)-Front Labeling of Nutritional Warning (FLNW), and to compare their nutritional content among the products that meet, or not, the criteria established for each
The PAHO-NPM refers to free sugars, Chilean-NPM to total sugars and the CATRP-FLNW to total sugars
Summary
The number of people with obesity has tripled in the past 40 years [1,2]. The latest report from the World Health Organization (WHO) considers overweight and obesity as a global pandemic.In 2016, more than 1.9 billion adult people from age 18 and over were overweight; of these individuals, more than 650 million were obese. The number of people with obesity has tripled in the past 40 years [1,2]. The latest report from the World Health Organization (WHO) considers overweight and obesity as a global pandemic. In 2016, more than 1.9 billion adult people from age 18 and over were overweight; of these individuals, more than 650 million were obese. The prevalence of overweight and obesity among children and adolescents aged 5–19 has risen dramatically from 4% in 1975 to 18% in 2016 [2]. The highest proportion of overweight and obesity corresponds to the countries affected in the Pacific and the Caribbean, countries of the Middle East and Central America. At the Latin American level, the highest proportion of obesity among boys is in to Chile (11.9%) and Mexico (10.5%), whereas the highest obesity rates for girls are observed in Uruguay (18.1%) and Costa Rica (12.4%) [3]
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