¿Qué necesita nuestra región para fortalecer políticas públicas sobre bebidas azucaradas? diálogo de decisores

ALCARAZ, ANDREA; PERELLI, LUCAS; RODRIGUEZ, MARÍA BELÉN; PALACIOS, ALFREDO; BARDACH, ARIEL; GITTENS-BAYNES, KIMBERLY-ANN; VIANNA, CID; GUEVARA, GIOVANNI; GARCÍA-MARTÍ, SEBASTIÁN; CIAPPONI, AGUSTÍN; AUGUSTOVSKI, FEDERICO; BELIZÁN, MARÍA; PICHON-RIVIERE, ANDRÉS

Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública

Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública

Año: 2023 p. 86 - 93

1726-4634

ABSTRACTIn order to prioritize public policies to reduce the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages in Argen-tina, Brazil, El Salvador and Trinidad and Tobago and to identify information gaps related to the burden of disease attributable to their consumption, a policy dialogue was held with government members, civil society organizations, researchers and communicators from Latin American and Caribbean countries. Presentations and deliberative workshops were conducted using semi-structured data collection tools and group discussions. The prioritized interventions were tax increases, front labeling, restriction of ad-vertising, promotion and sponsorship, and modifications regarding the school environment. The main perceived barrier was the interference from the food industry. This dialogue among decision-makers led to the identification of priority public policies to reduce the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages in the region.