From Nova food classification to policy implementation: Latin American lessons for the sustainable diets agenda
Latin America has become a major source of conceptual and evidence-informed policy innovation in response to the expansion of ultra-processed foods (UPFs).1–3 Although much of this processing-based policy architecture emerged through public health and food and nutrition security sectors, it increasingly contributes to sustainable diets by incorporating explicit food-system objectives and generating broader sustainability co-benefits. This trajectory has unfolded amid rapid and uneven UPF expansion across the Americas, with traditional diets being progressively displaced by highly profitable, standardised, and globalised industrial products.
Authors
- Mariana Carvalho de Menezes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3069-7959)
- Felipe Silva Neves (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3294-5979)
- Daniela Silva Canella (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9672-4983)
- Eduardo Augusto Fernandes Nilson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2650-4878)
- Patrícia Constante Jaime (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2291-8536)
- Matheus Santos Cordeiro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6794-8259)
- Rafael Moreira Claro
- Larissa Loures Mendes
Institutions
- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (BR)
- Universidade de São Paulo (BR)
- Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (BR)
- Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Lancet Regional Health - Americas
- Published
- 2026-09-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lana.2026.101636
- Primary Topic
- Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00