Díaz Adrián Alberto, Veliz Paula Mariana, Rivas-Mariño Gabriela, Mafla Carina Vance, Altamirano Luz María Martínez, Jones Cecilia Vaca
Organización Panamericana de la Salud, Quito, Ecuador.
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador.
Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2017 Jun 8;41:e54. doi: 10.26633/RPSP.2017.54.
Noncommunicable diseases are the world's leading cause of death, responsible for 38 million deaths in 2012. This epidemic is primarily associated with smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, sedentary lifestyle, and changes in dietary patterns, characterized by diets high in sugar and saturated fat, typical of processed foods and sugar-sweetened beverages, plus low intake of fruits and vegetables. Ecuador is no exception to this epidemiological profile or to changes in eating patterns. Thus, Ecuador's government designed and implemented an action plan aimed at changing the obesogenic environment, which includes six strategic lines. One of these is implementation of a traffic-light nutritional labeling system for processed foods, in late 2014, aimed at guaranteeing people's right to timely, clear, accurate, and non-deceptive information on the content and characteristics of these foods. This article analyzes implementation of processed food labeling and results to date, and proposes complementary measures needed to reach the goal in the National Plan for Good Living, in light of new scientific evidence and different agreements and regulatory frameworks in our Region. Methods included a literature and documentary review, key informant interviews, and analysis and processing of secondary sources.
非传染性疾病是全球主要死因，2012年导致3800万人死亡。这种流行主要与吸烟、过量饮酒、久坐不动的生活方式以及饮食模式的改变有关，其特点是高糖和饱和脂肪饮食，这在加工食品和含糖饮料中很常见，此外水果和蔬菜摄入量低。厄瓜多尔在这种流行病学特征或饮食模式变化方面也不例外。因此，厄瓜多尔政府制定并实施了一项旨在改变致胖环境的行动计划，其中包括六条战略方针。其中之一是在2014年末对加工食品实施红绿灯营养标签系统，旨在保障人们及时、清晰、准确和无欺骗性地了解这些食品的成分和特性的权利。本文分析了加工食品标签的实施情况和迄今取得的成果，并根据新的科学证据以及我们地区的不同协议和监管框架，提出了实现《美好生活国家计划》目标所需的补充措施。方法包括文献和文件审查、关键信息提供者访谈以及二手资料的分析和处理。
