Which foods are “healthy” and which are “unhealthy”? The sheer number of food packaging labels is dizzying and confusing, and the skepticism of food companies is growing. How can we demand more transparency from the food system? #TuftsFoodInno

Aprobada en el pleno del senado en lo general y particular la iniciativa de #EtiquetadoClaroYa | gracias legisladores por anteponer el interés superior de la niñez y la salud a los de la #comidachatarra ✨✨✨

Con 80 votos a favor, 26 en contra y 1 abstención en el Senado de México, hoy queda aprobada en lo general y en lo particular la Ley de #EtiquetadodeAlimentos en México. #EtiquetadoClaroYa #EtiquetadoDeAdvertencia

UNICEF: El etiquetado frontal de alimentos y bebidas aprobado en México, “de los mejores del mundo”. shar.es/a3QLzv

Research from Tufts Nutrition supporting the need for healthier food options away from home

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Chile was the first country to mandate front-of-package warning labels, restrict child-directed marketing & ban the sale in schools of all “high-in” food and beverages. The result? Lindsey Smith Taillie & colleagues found that sugary beverage purchases ⬇️ by 24%. sph.unc.edu/sph-news/chile…

Sugary Drink Consumption Plunges in Chile After New Food Law nyti.ms/2Sgg1nP “We believe these regulations will change the way this new generation approaches eating, hopefully empowering them to demand healthier foods.”

Public health nutrition in Mexico won🥳 Warning labels are adopted for food and beverages with high content of 🛑CALORIES 🛑SUGAR 🛑SODIUM 🛑TRANS FAT 🛑SATURATED FAT ⬛ Caffeine ⬛ Sweeteners Additionally, small packages must include🛑 pointing the number of 🛑

Muchas felicidades Dr. Simón Barquera! Muy bien merecido! Y que sigas contribuyendo con tus conocimientos y entusiasmo a la salud pública de México!

La cantidad de azúcar en alimentos procesados es excesiva y generalmente inesperada. El etiquetado de advertencia en México es una excelente herramienta para que la población mexicana pueda tomar decisiones más informadas! #ObesidadSeriamente #EtiquetadoClaroYa

Adult consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages is up 16% (from 1990 to 2018), but decreased in high-income countries and Latin America during that time. New study led by Tufts Nutrition doctoral student Laura Lara-Castor breaks down global SSB intake and trends by age, education, etc.

Check out our new study on SSBs intakes among adults in 185 countries. We found that global intakes increased from 1990 to 2018 by 16%, with large variations by world region and population subgroups.

Sugar sweetened beverage (SSB) intakes among children and adolescents increased globally by 23% between 1990 and 2018 - new research in The BMJ led by Laura Lara-Castor as part of her dissertation with us Tufts Nutrition Tufts University. Full text at bmj.com/content/386/bm…

Globally, children and adolescents’ consumption of sugary drinks increased by almost a quarter between 1990 and 2018, estimates a new study led by Friedman School researchers. | The BMJ brnw.ch/21wLJZy

“This study highlights the need for targeted education & policy interventions to change behavior early on & prevent the adverse outcomes associated with sugar-sweetened beverage intake in childhood," said 1st author Laura Lara-Castor, a Tufts Nutrition grad & postdoc fellow at Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)

🥤Las bebidas azucaradas tienen una gran responsabilidad en el crecimiento alarmante de la #diabetes en el mundo. 🌍⚠️ La Dra. Laura Lara-Castor, investigadora de un reporte internacional, lo explica con datos contundentes. 📊 Conoce más de sus hallazgos 👇 elpoderdelconsumidor.org/2025/01/la-dia…

Que gusto ver que en la conferencia mañanera de la Presidenta de México 🇲🇽 Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, el secretario de SALUD México mencione los profundos daños a la salud de los refrescos y que para hacerlo utilize evidencia del INSP México. Ahí el secretario aclara que los refrescos light

🚨📰 Atención: en su conferencia de prensa del día de hoy, el director de la Organización Mundial de la Salud reconoce que los Impuestos a los Refrescos son una de las mejores estrategias para reducir las enfermedades crónicas y cita el caso de México. … y los refresqueros