ReviewNutrients2020
Improving Nutrition Information in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: Implementation of Front-Of-Pack Nutrition Labelling.
Review in Nutrients, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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26 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Systematic review of nutrient profile models for front-of-pack nutrition labelling.Nature food · 2026Pooled it
- Sugar Reduction Initiatives in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: A Systematic Review.Nutrients · 2022Pooled it
- Salt Reduction Initiatives in the Eastern Mediterranean Region and Evaluation of Progress towards the 2025 Global Target: A Systematic Review.Nutrients · 2021Pooled it
- A Systematic Review of Trans Fat Reduction Initiatives in the Eastern Mediterranean Region.Frontiers in nutrition · 2021Pooled it
- A Randomized Intercept Survey Trial to Test the Effectiveness of Multiple Traffic Light Labels on Online Grocery Shopping Behaviors in Bahrain.Nutrients · 2026Trial
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- Nutrition transitions, obesity and T2DM in the Middle East and North Africa.Nature reviews. Endocrinology · 2026Review
- Exploring Salt Reduction Strategies: Navigating Policy Implementation in the Middle East.Food science & nutrition · 2026Review
- The burden of disease attributable to high body mass index across Arab countries: an analysis of data from the global burden of disease study 2021.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Directive vs. Reductive Front-of-Pack Labels: Differences in Italian Consumers' Responses to the Nutri-Score and the NutrInform Battery.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Dietary Guidance, Sensory, Health and Safety Considerations When Choosing Low and No-Calorie Sweeteners.Nutrients · 2025Review
- Policy paper: "Nudging for better nutrition: behavioral strategies to address childhood obesity in Arab communities" policy recommendations for action.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Labneh: A Retail Market Analysis and Selected Product Characterization.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Nutrition Profile for Countries of the Eastern Mediterranean Region with Different Income Levels: An Analytical Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Guideline Daily Amounts Versus Nutri-Score Labeling: Perceptions of Greek Consumers About Front-of-Pack Label.Cureus · 2022Article
- Understanding and Use of Nutrition Labels of Prepackaged Food by University Students: A Cross-Sectional Study in Chongqing, China.Nutrients · 2022Article
- Health Literacy and Its Associations with Understanding and Perception of Front-of-Package Nutrition Labels among Higher Education Students.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Use and Understanding of Nutrition Labels: Impact of Diet Attachment.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Unhealthy Dietary Habits and Obesity: The Major Risk Factors Beyond Non-Communicable Diseases in the Eastern Mediterranean Region.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Review
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Abstract
The provision of simplified nutrition information, in a prominent place on the front of food packages, is recommended as an important element of comprehensive strategies to tackle the burden of death and disease caused by unhealthy diets. There is growing evidence that front-of-pack nutrition labels are preferred by consumers, are more likely to be looked at or noticed than nutrition labelling on the back or side of packages and can help consumers to better identify healthier and less healthy products. This review summarizes current implementation of front-of-pack nutrition labelling policies in the countries of the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region. Implementation of front-of-pack nutrition labelling in the Eastern Mediterranean Region remains limited, but three types of scheme were identified as having been implemented or at an advanced stage of development by governments in six countries. Through a review of reviews of existing research and evidence from country implementation, the authors suggest some pointers for implementation for other countries in the Region deciding to implement front-of-pack nutrition labelling policies.
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