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Nutritional Quality of Food and Beverages Offered in Supermarkets of Lima According to the Peruvian Law of Healthy Eating
CRONICAS Center of Excellence in Chronic Diseases, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (Address: Av. Honorio Delgado 430, Urbanización Ingeniería, San Martín de Porres, Lima 15074, Peru)
description
This research aimed to evaluate the nutritional composition of processed and ultra-processed foods sold in supermarkets in Lima, Peru, to identify which products would carry front-of-package warning labels as mandated by the Peruvian Law of Healthy Eating. The law focuses on nutrients of concern, including sugar, sodium, saturated fat, and trans fat
Thematic area
Marketing and Regulation, Labelling
Researchers
Mayra Meza-Hernández; David Villarreal-Zegarra; Lorena Saavedra-Garcia
Funding
International Development Research Center (IDRC).
Status
Finished
Publications
Contact information
Corresponding Author: Lorena Saavedra-Garcia. Email: lorena.saavedrag@gmail.com
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