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A recent article reports that Santiago, Chile is working to combat obesity by providing consumers with warning labels on unhealthy foods.
Chile deals with high obesity and diabetes rates. In 2014 an article reported Chile to be the fattest nation in the world, with 37% of boys overweight or obese and girls at 32%.
The legislation passed back in 2012, will now be implemented with restrictions on advertising unhealthy foods to kids and also will indicate caloric content with black octagons and warnings showing high fat, sugar, sodium or caloric content.
Latino kids in the U.S. also deal with higher diet-related diseases like diabetes and obesity. Studies show that incorporating guidelines in schools that restrict access to unhealthy foods and beverages positively impact student’s weight.
Learn more about how to improve healthy food access for Latino kids in schools and neighborhoods.
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84
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of Latino parents support public funding for afterschool programs
