A5015391071- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Health and Lifestyle Studies
- Culinary Culture and Tourism
- Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond
- Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors
- Urban Agriculture and Sustainability
- Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability
- Organic Food and Agriculture
- Social Capital and Networks
- Healthcare and Environmental Waste Management
- Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy
- Genomics and Rare Diseases
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- E-Learning and Knowledge Management
- Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering
- Service-Learning and Community Engagement
- Therapeutic Uses of Natural Elements
University of Chile
2015-2025
California University of Pennsylvania
2023
Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama
2012-2018
Rhode Island Hospital
2015
Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública
2014
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
2014
Johns Hopkins University
2008-2012
Background In June 2016, the first phase of Chilean Food Labelling and Advertising Law that mandated front-of-package warning labels marketing restrictions for unhealthy foods beverages was implemented. We assess reformulation after this initial implementation. Methods findings A data set with 2015 to 2017 nutritional information developed collecting at 2 time periods: preimplementation (T0: January–February or 2016; n = 4,055) postimplementation (T1: 2017; 3,025). Quartiles energy nutrients...
To estimate the prevalence of overweight, obesity and central adiposity in Mexico, to explore trends compared previous Mexican National Health Survey (ENSA 2000) Mexican-Americans.The Nutrition 2006 (ENSANUT 2006) was used describe adiposity. Trends over time were assessed using ENSA 2000 by comparing ENSANUT results those Mexican-Americans United States Examination (NHANES) 1999-2000 2005-2006.A total 33023 adults > 20 years old included; 39.7% found be overweight 29.9% obese; 75.9% all had...
An estimated 30 percent of the global food supply is lost or wasted, as about 40 US supply. There are valuable synergies between efforts to reduce loss and waste those promoting public health. To demonstrate potential impact building upon these synergies, we present an analysis policies interventions addressing waste, security, safety, nutrition. We characterize opportunities that promote synergistic relationships goals in fields challenges may but compromise health, improve health increase...
Background: Mobile health (mHealth) has been posited to contribute the reduction in gaps and shown fast widespread growth developing countries. This demands understanding of, preparedness for, local cultural contexts. Objective: To describe design validation of text messages (short message service, SMS) that will be used for an mHealth behavioral change intervention prevent hypertension three Latin American countries: Argentina, Guatemala, Peru. Methods: An initial set 64 SMS were designed...
The global obesity pandemic and rates of nutrition-related noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) have increased worldwide, especially in the Latin American Caribbean region. In an attempt to control this epidemic, Chilean government has established a comprehensive set regulatory actions, including beverage taxation, warning labels on foods, marketing restrictions children. To improve effectiveness actions prevent obesity, better understanding food environment is needed.
Summary This study evaluated the anticipated food and beverage product reformulation by industry before Chilean Law of Food Labeling Advertising (Law 20.606) was implemented in June 2016 requiring a front‐of‐package (FOP) warning label for products high sodium, total sugars, saturated fats, and/or energy. Fieldworkers photographed purposive sample packaged February 2015 (n = 5421) 5479) from six different supermarkets Santiago, Chile. The same collected both years 2086) 17 categories with...
Introduction Dietary choices affect both human and planetary health; however, they are not always linked to public policies. For example, Food Based Guidelines (FBDGs) do consider sustainability in their recommendations. To date, no methods have been developed agreed upon assess the five dimensions proposed by Agriculture Organization (FAO) (nutritional, environmental, cultural, physical, economical access) as a whole. The objective of this study was compare levels traditional Chilean...
This study aimed to evaluate the composition of food supply ahead implementation Chilean Law Food Labeling and Advertising (Law 20.606) in June 2016. The INFORMAS (International Network for Obesity/Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) Research, Monitoring Action Support) framework monitoring was used. Law’s initial (2016) final (2019) limits were used if foods would receive a “High in” warning Calories, Sodium, Sugars and/or Saturated Fats (initial/final, solids: >350/275 kcal; >800/400...
Front-of-package (FOP) marketing strategies of a wide variety beverages were catalogued to examine the prevalence each strategy prior sweeping Chilean restriction child-directed aimed at reducing obesity-related disease among Chile's youth.Photographs 1005 beverage packages quantitatively content-analysed code whether child-directed, health-oriented and other (e.g. sales promotions) present on product's FOP. Strategies then analysed based beverages' product category, total sugar, energy tax...
Fruit and vegetable consumption is recommended in numerous food-based dietary guidelines forms a key recommendation many international statements related to healthy diets. There are thousands of fruit species from which choose, but despite this abundance nature, populations most countries neither produce nor consume the daily amounts fruits vegetables. enormous potential better incorporate wealth diverse varieties into food systems. Known preserved by indigenous communities, these hidden...
Background Consumer nutrition environment measures are important to understanding the food environment, which affects individual dietary intake. A survey for supermarkets (NEMS-S) has been designed on paper use in Guatemala. However, a is not an inconspicuous data collection method. Objective To design, pilot test, and validate Guatemala NEMS-S form of mobile phone application (mobile app). Methods CommCare, free open-source software application, was used design app. Two raters tested app...
The uptake of an intervention aimed at improving health-related lifestyles may be influenced by the participant's stage readiness to change behaviors.
Background: Chile has a very high prevalence of childhood obesity; 25% among 4–5 y olds. Numerous school-based strategies have been implemented with no lasting improvement. Given that parents are key in obesity prevention and their participation programs is low, mobile technology increasingly being used to test its effectiveness changing children's behavior. Objective: report the process developing text messages for Chilean mothers low socioeconomic status overweight or obese preschool...