Chile's Food Warning Labels and ad Bans Cut Child Obesity Risk, Analysis Suggests
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Svenska Dagbladet
By labeling unhealthy foods with warnings and banning advertising aimed at children and young people, Chile has tried to reverse the rise in childhood obesity, and a new study suggests they may have succeeded.
Comprehensive food regulations lower obesity risk among children
Chile's complementary set of policies targeting food products high in fat, salt and sugar plausibly reduces the risk of school age children being overweight or having obesity, finds a study published in The Lancet.
New Study Shows Combined Food Policies, Like Labeling and Advertising Bans,
In a groundbreaking advancement for public health policy, a comprehensive study published in The Lancet delivers the first plausible causal evidence that a multi-pronged food policy package can effectively curb early childhood obesity on a national scale. This research meticulously evaluates Chile’s Food Labelling and Advertising Law (FLAL), implemented in 2016, which combines mandatory front-of-package warning labels, marketing restrictions, an…
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