Responses to the Chilean law of food labeling and advertising: Exploring knowledge, perceptions and behaviors of mothers of young children
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Correa, Teresa
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Fierro, Camila
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Reyes, Marcela
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Dillman Carpentier, Francesca R.
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Taillie, Lindsey Smith
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Corvalán Aguilar, Camila
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2019-10-15T12:25:25Z
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2019-10-15T12:25:25Z
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2019
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International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, Volumen 16, Issue 1, 2019,
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14795868
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10.1186/s12966-019-0781-x
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https://repositorio.uchile.cl/handle/2250/171682
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Background: In line with calls for action from international health organizations, Chile implemented in June 2016 a set of regulations to tackle the obesity epidemic. The new regulation includes the mandatory use of front-of-package warning labels on packaged foods/beverages high in energy, sugars, saturated fats and sodium. Additionally, such foods cannot be sold nor offered in daycares/schools and cannot be promoted to children under 14yo. The law is targeted to children; thus, this study examined mothers' understanding, perceptions, and behaviors associated with the regulation one year after its implementation, using a qualitative approach. Methods: Nine focus groups of mothers (7-10 people each) of children (2-14yo) were conducted in July 2017 in Santiago-Chile. They were stratified by socioeconomic status (SES) and children's age. Macrocodes were developed by three researchers, combining an iterative process of deductive and inductive thematic analyses. Quotat