Human Nutrition Laboratory, Department of Food Science and Technology, Zamorano University, San Antonio de Oriente, Francisco Morazan, Tegucigalpa 11101, Honduras.
Faculty of Health Sciences, Central American Technological University, Tegucigalpa 3539, Honduras.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Sep 27;17(19):7060. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17197060.
Obesity is considered a global pandemic. Different countries have worked to implement front-of-package (FOP) labeling systems that define thresholds for critical nutrients (CN) as part of their public health policies. The objective of this study is to identify the proportion of Processed (PF) and Ultra-Processed (UPF) Foods marketed in Honduras, which meet or fall short of the criteria of three Nutrient Profile Models (NPM): PAHO (2016), Chile (2017) and the Central American Technical Regulation Proposal-Nutritional Warning Front Labeling (CATRP-NWFL 2017). This study is descriptive; 1009 products from 206 brands were collected nationwide. Descriptive statistics were performed. The mean CN compliance with the three models was 49.3% for sodium, 30.6% for sugars, 63.1% and 96% for saturated and trans fats. The PAHO and Chilean (NPM) similarly concentrated on the lower compliance with the established criteria, unlike the CATRP, which has less stringent criteria. This is the first assessment of CN content in PF and UPF in Honduras under three different NPMs. We highlight the importance of defining or adopting criteria for the implementation of NWFL as information for the consumer and thereby contribute to reducing the risks of obesity and related diseases.
肥胖被认为是一种全球性的流行疾病。不同的国家已经努力实施了包装正面标签（FOP）系统，将关键营养素（CN）的阈值定义为其公共卫生政策的一部分。本研究的目的是确定在洪都拉斯销售的加工食品（PF）和超加工食品（UPF）中，符合或不符合三种营养概况模型（NPM）标准的比例：泛美卫生组织（PAHO，2016 年）、智利（2017 年）和中美洲技术法规提案-营养警告前置标签（CATRP-NWFL，2017 年）。本研究为描述性研究；在全国范围内收集了 206 个品牌的 1009 种产品。进行了描述性统计分析。三种模型中 CN 符合率的平均值为：钠 49.3%，糖 30.6%，饱和脂肪和反式脂肪 63.1%和 96%。PAHO 和智利（NPM）与 CATRP 类似，都集中在较低的符合既定标准的情况，而 CATRP 的标准则不那么严格。这是根据三种不同 NPM 对洪都拉斯 PF 和 UPF 中 CN 含量的首次评估。我们强调了定义或采用 NWFL 实施标准的重要性，将其作为消费者的信息，从而有助于降低肥胖和相关疾病的风险。
