Access to healthy wheat and maize processed foods in Mexico city: Comparisons across socioeconomic areas and store types

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country instituteen
cg.contributor.crpAgriculture for Nutrition and Health
cg.contributor.crpWheat
cg.contributor.crpPolicies, Institutions, and Markets
cg.contributor.donorCGIAR Trust Funden
cg.coverage.countryMexico
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2MX
cg.coverage.regionLatin America
cg.coverage.regionNorthern America
cg.coverage.regionCentral America
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/nu14061173en
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn2072-6643en
cg.issue6en
cg.journalNutrientsen
cg.placeWashington, DCen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.volume14en
dc.contributor.authorFernández-Gaxiola, Ana Ceciliaen
dc.contributor.authorCruz-Casarrubias, Carlosen
dc.contributor.authorPacheco-Miranda, Seleneen
dc.contributor.authorMarrón-Ponce, Joaquín Alejandroen
dc.contributor.authorQuezada, Amado Daviden
dc.contributor.authorGarcía-Guerra, Armandoen
dc.contributor.authorDonovan, Jasonen
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-29T12:58:14Zen
dc.date.available2025-01-29T12:58:14Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/171488
dc.titleAccess to healthy wheat and maize processed foods in Mexico city: Comparisons across socioeconomic areas and store typesen
dcterms.abstractThe contributions of processed foods to the overweight and obesity problem in Latin America are well known. Engagement with the private and public sectors on possible solutions requires deeper insights into where and how these products are sold and the related implications for diet quality. This article characterizes the diversity of wheat and maize processed foods (WMPFs) available to consumers in Mexico City. Data were gathered across nine product categories at different points of sale (supermarkets, small grocery stores, convenience stores) in high and low socioeconomic (SE) areas. We assessed WMPFs based on Nutri-Score profile, price, and health and nutrition claims. Roughly 17.4% of the WMPFs were considered healthy, of which 62.2% were pastas and breads. Availability of healthy WMPFs was scarce in most stores, particularly in convenience stores Compared to supermarkets in the low SE area, those in the high SE area exhibited greater variety in access to healthy WMPFs across all product categories. In the low SE area, healthy WMPFs were priced 16–69% lower than unhealthy WMPFs across product categories. The extensive variety of unhealthy WMPFs, the limited stock of healthy WMPFs in most retail outlets, and the confusing health and nutrition claims on packaging make it difficult for urban consumers to find and choose healthy WMPFs.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.available2022-03-10en
dcterms.bibliographicCitationFernández-Gaxiola, Ana Cecilia; Cruz-Casarrubias, Carlos; Pacheco-Miranda, Selene; Marrón-Ponce, Joaquín Alejandro; Quezada, Amado David; García-Guerra, Armando; and Donovan, Jason. 2022. Access to healthy wheat and maize processed foods in Mexico city: Comparisons across socioeconomic areas and store types. Nutrients 14(6): 1173. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14061173en
dcterms.extent1173en
dcterms.issued2022en
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.publisherMDPIen
dcterms.subjecthealthen
dcterms.subjectmaizeen
dcterms.subjectwheaten
dcterms.subjectnutritionen
dcterms.subjectfood pricesen
dcterms.subjectfood environmenten
dcterms.subjectretail marketsen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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