Structural responses to the obesity epidemic in Latin America: what are the next steps for food and physical activity policies?
Obesity is among the most complex public health challenges, particularly in Latin America,
where obesity rates have increased faster than in any other region. Many countries have …
where obesity rates have increased faster than in any other region. Many countries have …
Front‐of‐package nutrition labeling as a driver for healthier food choices: Lessons learned and future perspectives
MF Batista, JP de Carvalho‐Ferreira… - … Reviews in Food …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This work aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the use of front‐of‐package
nutritional labeling (FOPL), identify and characterize the major existing FOPL systems …
nutritional labeling (FOPL), identify and characterize the major existing FOPL systems …
Changes in food purchases after the Chilean policies on food labelling, marketing, and sales in schools: a before and after study
Summary Background In 2016, Chile implemented a unique law mandating front-of-package
warning labels, restricting marketing, and banning school sales for products high in calories …
warning labels, restricting marketing, and banning school sales for products high in calories …
Smart matching platforms and heterogeneous beliefs in centralized school choice
Many school districts with centralized school choice adopt strategy-proof assignment
mechanisms to relieve applicants from needing to strategize based on beliefs about their …
mechanisms to relieve applicants from needing to strategize based on beliefs about their …
Decreases in purchases of energy, sodium, sugar, and saturated fat 3 years after implementation of the Chilean food labeling and marketing law: An interrupted time …
Background In 2016, Chile implemented a multiphase set of policies that mandated warning
labels, restricted food marketing to children, and banned school sales of foods and …
labels, restricted food marketing to children, and banned school sales of foods and …
Impact of warning labels on reducing health halo effects of nutrient content claims on breakfast cereal packages: A mixed-measures experiment
Chile recently implemented a food labeling law that requires packaged foods with sugar,
saturated fats, sodium, and/or calorie content that exceeds government-defined thresholds …
saturated fats, sodium, and/or calorie content that exceeds government-defined thresholds …
Identifying food labeling effects on consumer behavior
We examine a large-scale mandatory food labeling regulation to identify its effects on
consumer behavior. We take advantage of exogenous variation in product-labeling status …
consumer behavior. We take advantage of exogenous variation in product-labeling status …
Beyond consumer switching: Supply responses to food packaging and advertising regulations
J Alé-Chilet, S Moshary - Marketing Science, 2022 - pubsonline.informs.org
This paper studies the effect of nutrition warning labels and advertising restrictions on the
breakfast cereal market in Chile. In June 2016, the Ministry of Health required food products …
breakfast cereal market in Chile. In June 2016, the Ministry of Health required food products …
The role of information in nudging Chinese consumers from choosing sugar to alternative sweeteners
This study investigates consumers' beliefs and valuations toward added sugar and sugar
substitutes and assesses the impacts of information intervention in nudging individual …
substitutes and assesses the impacts of information intervention in nudging individual …
Judging nudging: Understanding the welfare effects of nudges versus taxes
While behavioral non-price interventions (“nudges”) have grown from academic curiosity to
a bona fide policy tool, their relative economic efficiency remains under-researched. We …
a bona fide policy tool, their relative economic efficiency remains under-researched. We …