ArticleNutrients2020
Sugar Content and Nutritional Quality of Child Orientated Ready to Eat Cereals and Yoghurts in the UK and Latin America; Does Food Policy Matter?
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- Food and beverage marketing directed at youth in 11 Latin American countries: a scoping review.BMC public health · 2025Article
- The UK Food Environment: A Systematic Review of Domains, Methodologies, and Outcomes.Current developments in nutrition · 2025Review
- Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Associated with the Selection of Sweetened Ultra-Processed Foods and Their Importance in Oral Health.Dentistry journal · 2024Article
- Nutrition analysis - with particular focus on carbohydrate content in kefirs and natural yoghurts in the Polish consumer market.Pediatric endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism · 2023Article
- Consumption of Yoghurt and Other Dairy Products and Risk of Colorectal Cancer in Iran: The IROPICAN Study.Nutrients · 2022Article
- Claims on Ready-to-Eat Cereals: Are Those With Claims Healthier?Frontiers in nutrition · 2021Article
- Reformulation of Pastry Products to Improve Effects on Health.Nutrients · 2020Review
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Abstract
Ready to eat breakfast cereals (REBCs) and yoghurts provide important nutrients to children's diets, but concerns about their high sugar content exist. Food reformulation could contribute to sugar reduction, but policies across countries are not uniform. We aimed to compare the sugar content and nutritional quality of child-orientated REBCs and yoghurts in Latin American countries with the UK. In a cross-sectional study, nutritional information, marketing strategies, and claims were collected from the food labels and packaging of products available in Guatemala, Mexico, Ecuador and the UK. Nutritional quality was assessed using the UK Ofcom Nutrient Profiling System. In total, 262 products were analysed (59% REBCs/41% yoghurts). REBCs in the UK had a lower sugar content (mean ± SD) (24.6 ± 6.4) than products in Ecuador (34.6 ± 10.8;
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