We have been working alongside our research partners in Mexico on obesity prevention initiatives for almost two decades. Mexico has a high prevalence overweight and obesity prevalence that continues to grow, particularly among children and adolescents. The prevalence of type 2 diabetes in Mexico is also one of the highest in the world. Our major activities with Mexico thus far have been work on a beverage guidance panel, evaluations of the country\u2019s sugary drink and nonessential foods taxes, and most recently, preparing for a collaborative evaluation of the country’s front-of-package warning label law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Evaluations: <\/strong>The sugary drink tax and nonessential food tax evaluations include studies that examined the impact of the taxes on prices, food and beverage purchases, dietary intake, and employment. The front-of-package warning label evaluations will combine food purchase impact with studies on the impact on children and their diets, knowledge and attitudes, food and beverage reformulations, and food purchase patterns.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We have been working alongside our research partners in Mexico on obesity prevention initiatives for almost two decades. Mexico has a high prevalence overweight and obesity prevalence that continues to grow, particularly among children and adolescents. The prevalence of type 2 diabetes in Mexico is also one of the highest in the world. Our major […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2990,"template":"","uncgfrp_policy_research":[9,7,18],"class_list":["post-172","uncgfrp_country","type-uncgfrp_country","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","uncgfrp_policy_research-fiscal-policies","uncgfrp_policy_research-labeling-regulations","uncgfrp_policy_research-school-food-environments"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n