• Gac Med Mex · Jan 2024

    Nutritional label use and understanding among Mexican older persons: a secondary study of National Health and Nutrition Survey (ENSANUT 2021).

    • Olaf Montes de Oca-Juárez, Julio M Fernández-Villa, Mariana González-Lara, and Carmen García-Peña.
    • School of Medicine, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico.
    • Gac Med Mex. 2024 Jan 1; 160 (3): 283289283-289.

    BackgroundFront package warning labeling (FWL) was implemented in Mexico in 2020 as part of a strategy to raise food-related knowledge. However, limited media coverage, a lack of awareness among health professionals, and the usage of technical terminology appear to be impediments affecting many groups of the population, particularly older persons.ObjectiveAnalyze the profile of nutritional label use and understanding among older persons taking into account different factors that might have an effect on it.Material And MethodThe use and knowledge of FWL were assessed using a representative sample of 1884 older individuals from the 2021 National Health and Nutrition Survey (ENSANUT). Logistic regression was used to determine the association of knowing or using FWL, adjusted by age, sex, able to read, educational level, living with diabetes, hypertension, and social security status.ResultsThe probability of reading and using the FWL was influenced by lower age, being female, higher education level and having social security. There was no discernible effect of living with diabetes or hypertension.ConclusionsNutritional education tailored to the circumstances of older persons in Mexico is timely.Copyright: © 2024 Permanyer.

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