Conocimiento y uso del etiquetado nutricional tipo semáforo de los productos procesados en adolescentes ecuatorianos de la cuidad de Loja

Ecuador in 2013 implements the nutritional traffic light labeling (ESN) of processed products, it arises in response to the concern of the Pan American Health Organization and the World Health Organization, whose policy was to introduce labeling in products. processed in order for the population to know the nutritional meaning and use this information when selecting processed products. The objective of this research was to evaluate the use, knowledge of the ESN and purchase preferences by Ecuadorian adolescents from the city of Loja. A descriptive study was carried out, with a quantitative approach, observational type, where a structured survey was applied to 406 adolescents from the city of Loja enrolled in higher basic education and high school with the prior consent of the parents and respective authorities. When evaluating the use, a minimal difference was obtained between adolescents who use 51.5% versus those who do not use (48.5%). 76% reported that they know the ESN, while their evaluated knowledge showed that only 45.10% have a high knowledge of the ESN. Concluding that, of the total number of respondents, more than half use the nutritional traffic light when selecting a processed product, in general, adolescents have a high knowledge of the content level of nutritional quality; however, they choose to buy ultra-processed products in the bars of educational establishments.

• المؤلف الرئيسي: Benítez Miranda, Priscila Soledad (author)
• التنسيق: bachelorThesis
• اللغة: spa
• منشور في: 2022
• الموضوعات: MEDICINA; SEMÁFORO NUTRICIONAL; ADOLESCENTES; ALIMENTOS PROCESADOS
• الوصول للمادة أونلاين: https://dspace.unl.edu.ec/jspui/handle/123456789/24813