RT Journal Article
T1 [Food policies to prevent obesity and the main non-transmissible diseases in Spain: where there's a will there's a way].
T2 Políticas alimentarias para prevenir la obesidad y las principales enfermedades no transmisibles en España: querer es poder.
A1 Royo-Bordonada, Miguel Angel
A1 Rodriguez-Artalejo, Fernando
A1 Bes-Rastrollo, Maira
A1 Fernandez-Escobar, Carlos
A1 Gonzalez, Carlos A
A1 Rivas, Francisco
A1 Martinez-Gonzalez, Miguel Angel
A1 Quiles, Joan
A1 Bueno-Cavanillas, Aurora
A1 Navarrete-Muñoz, Eva M
A1 Navarro, Carmen
A1 Lopez-Garcia, Esther
A1 Romaguera, Dora
A1 Morales Suarez-Varela, Maria
A1 Vioque, Jesus
K1 Enfermedades no transmisibles
K1 Etiquetado alimentario
K1 Food advertising
K1 Food labelling
K1 Food policy
K1 Impuestos
K1 Non-transmissible diseases
K1 Obesidad
K1 Obesity
K1 Política alimentaria
K1 Publicidad alimentaria
K1 Taxes
AB In Spain, one third of all children and two-thirds of adults suffer from excess weight, a condition that generates a direct excess medical cost of 2000 million Euros. Obesogenic food environments cause obesity by promoting the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and ultra-processed foods. Accordingly, we propose five priority policies capable of reversing the epidemic of obesity and related non-communicable diseases through the creation of healthy food environments. Advertising (Publicidad): regulation of unhealthy food and drink advertisements carried by all media and targeted at children, and prohibition of sponsorships of congresses, conferences or sports events and endorsements by scientific associations or health professionals. Supply (Oferta): promotion of a 100% healthy supply of goods on sale in vending machines sited at educational, health and sports centres. Demand (Demanda): levying a tax of at least 20% on sugar-sweetened beverages, accompanied by subsidies or reduced taxes on healthy foods and availability of drinking water free of charge at all public venues and areas. Labelling (Etiquetado): effective application of the Nutri-Score through the use of incentives, regulation and public-tender mechanisms. Reformulation (Reformulación): revising and redrawing reformulation agreements with the industry, setting more ambitious goals and mandatory compliance. These five proposed interventions, all of which have been successfully applied in other countries, will serve to raise population awareness and have a positive impact on health and the economy, through reducing the health care costs of obesity and enhancing work productivity. These measures should form part of a wide-ranging transformation of the food system, with agri-food policies that foster the sustainable production of healthy foods.
PB Elsevier Doyma
YR 2019
FD 2019-05-06
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/14585
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/14585
LA es
NO Royo-Bordonada MÁ, Rodríguez-Artalejo F, Bes-Rastrollo M, Fernández-Escobar C, González CA, Rivas F, et al. Food policies to prevent obesity and the main non-transmissible diseases in Spain: where there's a will there's a way]. Gac Sanit. 2019 Nov-Dec;33(6):584-592. Spanish.
NO Este estudio ha contado con financiación del Fondo de InvestigaciónSanitaria del Instituto de Salud Carlos III (Proyecto ENPY120/18).
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RD Apr 7, 2025