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Intervenciones para reducir el consumo de sal a través del etiquetado: [revisión]

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2012
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Sanz-Valero, Javier
Sebastián-Ponce, Miren Itxaso
Wanden-Berghe, Carmina
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Objective. Determine the extent to which labeling of food products informs about salt consumption. Methods. A critical and systematic analysis was conducted of 9 studies selected outof a total of 133 studies. The studies were collected by reviewing the scientific literature on interventions conducted in the human population aimed towards reducing salt consumption through label messaging. All of the information was obtained bydirect consultation and by Internet from the scientific literature collected in several databases. Results. Out of the 133 articles recovered, after the inclusion and exclusion criteria were applied, 9 studies were selected for review. All of them took into account theability of the study population to interpret and understand salt content labeling in foods. Conclusions. Food consumers understand and value easily recognizable logos more than the information found on nutritional composition labels. Therefore, use ofalternative logos that facilitate this information and are also standardized could be justified. This situation is reinforced because the inclusion of symbols that are easily understandable favors the most adequate choice by consumers.(AU)
 
Objetivo. Determinar el grado en que el etiquetado de productos alimentarios informa acerca del consumo de sal.Métodos. Se realizó un análisis crítico y sistemático de 9 estudios seleccionados de un total de 133 recogidos mediante revisión de la literatura científica sobre las intervenciones realizadas en población humana orientadas a reducir el consumo de sal a través de mensajes en el etiquetado. Toda la información se obtuvo mediante consulta directa y vía Internet a la literatura científica recogida en varias bases de datos.Resultados. De los 133 artículos recuperados, una vez aplicados los criterios de inclusión y exclusión, se seleccionaron para la revisión 9 trabajos: en todos ellos se planteaba a la población en estudio su conocimiento acerca de la interpretación de la etiqueta sobre el contenido de salde los alimentos. Conclusiones. Los consumidores de alimentos entienden y valoran más a los logotipos que ala composición nutricional que figura en la etiqueta. Se justificaría entonces el uso de logotipos alternativos que facilitaran esta información y que además fueran normalizados. Esta situación se ve reforzada porque la inclusión de símbolos fácilmente entendibles favorece la correcta elección por parte de los consumidores.(AU)
 
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Rev Panam Salud Publica;31(4),apr. 2012
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Etiquetado de Alimentos; sodio; sodio en la dieta; seguridad alimentaria; Promoción de la Salud; Política de Salud; Food Labeling; sodium; sodium, dietary; Food Security; Health Promotion; Health Policy; Rotulagem de Alimentos; Cloreto de Sódio na Dieta
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https://iris.paho.org/handle/10665.2/9375
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Sanz-Valero, Javier,Sebastián-Ponce, Miren Itxaso,Wanden-Berghe, Carmina (2012) Intervenciones para reducir el consumo de sal a través del etiquetado: [revisión]. Rev Panam Salud Publica;31(4) 332-337,apr. 2012.
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