Do Brazilian regulatory measures promote sustainable and healthy eating in the school food environment?
Abstract Background Regulatory measures regarding food in the school environment aim to promote a healthier food environment in public and private schools. In Brazil, implementing regulations in the school food environment does not occur the same way across states and cities, and no national regulat...
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| author | Luana Lara Rocha Nayhanne Gomes Cordeiro Mariana Zogbi Jardim Aline Yukari Kurihayashi Patrícia Chaves Gentil Giorgia Castilho Russo Larissa Loures Mendes |
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| description | Abstract Background Regulatory measures regarding food in the school environment aim to promote a healthier food environment in public and private schools. In Brazil, implementing regulations in the school food environment does not occur the same way across states and cities, and no national regulation covers public and private schools. The present study aims to analyze regulatory measures for school food environments in Brazilian states and cities and develop a score to evaluate them. Methods A systematic search of the regulatory measures in force and implemented until 2021 was conducted. The score was developed based on the Model Law Project prepared by the Brazilian Institute for Consumer Protection. It considered food and nutrition education actions, restrictions on the sale and distribution of food, a ban or restriction on food advertising and marketing, and points of excellence. These points included regulations that addressed the importance of supervision and social control, laws regulated by decree, the mention of a ban on ultra-processed foods, and whether the regulatory measures covered public and private schools. Results Sixty-five cities and states regulatory measures in force were found to be evaluated jointly by a federal entity (n = 43). Among the federal entities evaluated, only 13.95% fulfilled the function of promoting sustainable and healthy eating (8–12 points). Conclusions Brazilian children and adolescents are exposed to a school food environment with regulations that partially fulfill the function of promoting an adequate, healthy, and sustainable diet. In this sense, it is necessary to improve regulatory measures or to encourage states and cities to develop effective legal provisions that are in line with the food guide for the Brazilian population and with the perspective of a healthy school food environment for the effective promotion of adequate, healthy and sustainable and healthy food in schools. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ea821dfcee7a4ba2b42c95ad98f77beb2023-11-12T12:32:06ZengBMCBMC Public Health1471-24582023-11-012311910.1186/s12889-023-17111-7Do Brazilian regulatory measures promote sustainable and healthy eating in the school food environment?Luana Lara Rocha0Nayhanne Gomes Cordeiro1Mariana Zogbi Jardim2Aline Yukari Kurihayashi3Patrícia Chaves Gentil4Giorgia Castilho Russo5Larissa Loures Mendes6Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisUniversidade Federal de Minas GeraisUniversidade Federal de Minas GeraisUniversidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroBrazilian Institute for Consumer Protection-IDECBrazilian Institute for Consumer Protection-IDECDepartamento de Nutrição, Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisAbstract Background Regulatory measures regarding food in the school environment aim to promote a healthier food environment in public and private schools. In Brazil, implementing regulations in the school food environment does not occur the same way across states and cities, and no national regulation covers public and private schools. The present study aims to analyze regulatory measures for school food environments in Brazilian states and cities and develop a score to evaluate them. Methods A systematic search of the regulatory measures in force and implemented until 2021 was conducted. The score was developed based on the Model Law Project prepared by the Brazilian Institute for Consumer Protection. It considered food and nutrition education actions, restrictions on the sale and distribution of food, a ban or restriction on food advertising and marketing, and points of excellence. These points included regulations that addressed the importance of supervision and social control, laws regulated by decree, the mention of a ban on ultra-processed foods, and whether the regulatory measures covered public and private schools. Results Sixty-five cities and states regulatory measures in force were found to be evaluated jointly by a federal entity (n = 43). Among the federal entities evaluated, only 13.95% fulfilled the function of promoting sustainable and healthy eating (8–12 points). Conclusions Brazilian children and adolescents are exposed to a school food environment with regulations that partially fulfill the function of promoting an adequate, healthy, and sustainable diet. In this sense, it is necessary to improve regulatory measures or to encourage states and cities to develop effective legal provisions that are in line with the food guide for the Brazilian population and with the perspective of a healthy school food environment for the effective promotion of adequate, healthy and sustainable and healthy food in schools.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-17111-7SchoolsLegislationFood EnvironmentScore |
| spellingShingle | Luana Lara Rocha Nayhanne Gomes Cordeiro Mariana Zogbi Jardim Aline Yukari Kurihayashi Patrícia Chaves Gentil Giorgia Castilho Russo Larissa Loures Mendes Do Brazilian regulatory measures promote sustainable and healthy eating in the school food environment? BMC Public Health Schools Legislation Food Environment Score |
| title | Do Brazilian regulatory measures promote sustainable and healthy eating in the school food environment? |
| title_full | Do Brazilian regulatory measures promote sustainable and healthy eating in the school food environment? |
| title_fullStr | Do Brazilian regulatory measures promote sustainable and healthy eating in the school food environment? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Do Brazilian regulatory measures promote sustainable and healthy eating in the school food environment? |
| title_short | Do Brazilian regulatory measures promote sustainable and healthy eating in the school food environment? |
| title_sort | do brazilian regulatory measures promote sustainable and healthy eating in the school food environment |
| topic | Schools Legislation Food Environment Score |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-17111-7 |
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