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Systematic literature review of instruments that measure the healthfulness of food and beverages sold in informal food outlets.

Catalina MedinaMaricela Piña-PozasTania C AburtoJulissa ChaviraUzzi LópezMildred MorenoArmando G OlveraCitlali GonzalezTerry T-K HuangSimón Barquera
Published in: The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity (2022)
Few instruments can measure the healthfulness of food and beverages sold in informal food outlets, of which the most valid and reliable have been used to measure formal food outlets as well. Therefore, it is necessary to develop an instrument that manages to measure, specifically, the elements available within an informal one. These actions are extremely important to better understand the food environment that is a central contributor to poor diets that are increasingly associated with the obesity and Non-communicable disease (NCD) pandemic.
Keyphrases
  • human health
  • metabolic syndrome
  • type diabetes
  • weight loss
  • coronavirus disease
  • insulin resistance
  • adipose tissue
  • physical activity