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Why Don't You [Government] Help Us Make Healthier Foods More Affordable Instead of Bombarding Us with Labels? Maternal Knowledge, Perceptions, and Practices after Full Implementation of the Chilean Food Labelling Law.
Correa, Teresa; Fierro, Camila; Reyes, Marcela; Taillie, Lindsey Smith; Carpentier, Francesca Renee Dillman; Corvalán, Camila.
  • Correa T; School of Communication, Diego Portales University, Vergara, Santiago 240, Chile.
  • Fierro C; School of Communication, Diego Portales University, Vergara, Santiago 240, Chile.
  • Reyes M; Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology, University of Chile, El Líbano 5524, Chile.
  • Taillie LS; Department of Nutrition, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7461, USA.
  • Carpentier FRD; Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27516, USA.
  • Corvalán C; School of Media and Journalism, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
Int J Environ Res Public Health ; 19(8)2022 04 09.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1809856
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Experimental and real-life evaluations show that the use of front-of-package warning labels (FoP) in unhealthy foods is well understood and can modify people's behaviors. However, it is unclear whether these effects remain in the long term because of the risk of message fatigue. The purpose of this study is to explore after four years of implementation of the Chilean Food Labelling law people's dietary behavior and FoP labels attention. Nine focus groups of mothers (7-10 people each) of children (2-14 yo) were conducted in Santiago, Chile, and macrocodes were developed, combining an iterative process of deductive and inductive thematic analyses. We found that mothers experienced labels' fatigue but also had greater knowledge about nutrition and appreciation for more natural foods. This greater knowledge about better nutrition interferes with the perception that healthier and less processed foods are financial and physically inaccessible. The key role of schools as an environment for promoting healthier diets in children was strengthened by the mothers. These results suggest that policies based on providing consumer information need reinforcement campaigns to maintain their effectiveness and that we also need to advance policies to improve access and affordability of healthy foods to ensure better diets.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Consumer Behavior / Food Labeling Type of study: Experimental Studies / Prognostic study / Qualitative research / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Child / Female / Humans Country/Region as subject: South America / Chile Language: English Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Ijerph19084547

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Consumer Behavior / Food Labeling Type of study: Experimental Studies / Prognostic study / Qualitative research / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Child / Female / Humans Country/Region as subject: South America / Chile Language: English Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Ijerph19084547