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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

Contact information

Corresponding Author: Lorena Saavedra-Garcia. Email: lorena.saavedrag@gmail.com