Structural responses to the obesity epidemic in Latin America: what are the next steps for food and physical activity policies?

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dc.article.number100486
dc.catalogadoryvc
dc.contributor.authorMelo, Grace
dc.contributor.authorAguilar-Farias, Nicolas
dc.contributor.authorLópez Barrera, Emiliano
dc.contributor.authorChomali Núñez, Laura Constanza
dc.contributor.authorMoz-Christofoletti, Maria Alice
dc.contributor.authorSalgado, Juan Carlos
dc.contributor.authorJoppert Swensson, Luana
dc.contributor.authorCaro, Juan Carlos
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-30T19:46:46Z
dc.date.available2024-04-30T19:46:46Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractObesity 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 proposed or enacted comprehensive policies to promote adequate diet and physical activity under a structural framework. We summarize articles discussing the scope and impact of recently implemented obesity-related interventions in the light of a structural response framework. Overall, we find that: (1) market-based food interventions, including taxes on junk food, nutrition labelling, and marketing restrictions, decrease the consumption of targeted foods, (2) programs directly providing healthy foods are effective in reducing obesity, and (3) the construction of public areas for recreation increases the average frequency of physical activity. Although obesity-related interventions in the region have somewhat improved health behaviours, obesity prevalence remains on an upward trend. We discuss some opportunities to continue tackling the obesity epidemic in LATAM under a structural framework.
dc.fechaingreso.objetodigital2024-04-30
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.lana.2023.100486
dc.identifier.issn2667-193X
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.lana.2023.100486
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/85387
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:001029124300001
dc.information.autorucFacultad de Agronomía e Ingenieria Forestal; Chomali Núñez, Laura Constanza; S/I; 1063945
dc.language.isoen
dc.nota.accesocontenido completo
dc.pagina.final13
dc.pagina.inicio1
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.revistaLancet Regional Health-Americas
dc.rightsacceso abierto
dc.rights.licenseCC BY-NC-ND Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectObesity
dc.subjectFood policy
dc.subjectPhysical activity
dc.subjectLatin America
dc.subjectStructural responses
dc.subject.ddc610
dc.subject.deweyMedicina y saludes_ES
dc.subject.ods16 Peace, justice, and strong institutions
dc.subject.odspa16 Paz, justicia e instituciones sólidas
dc.titleStructural responses to the obesity epidemic in Latin America: what are the next steps for food and physical activity policies?
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen21
sipa.codpersvinculados1063945
sipa.trazabilidadWOS;2023-07-30
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