Natalia Rebolledo Fuentealba

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title = {Exclusive Breastfeeding in Early Infancy is Associated with Lower Ultra-Processed Food Consumption in Toddlers},

author = {Camila Zancheta and Natalia Rebolledo and Camila Corvalán },

doi = {10.1177/15568253251408039},

year  = {2025},

date = {2025-12-30},

urldate = {2025-12-30},

journal = {Breastfeed. Med. },

abstract = {- Otros autores: Aldana M.



- Cómo citar:  Zancheta C, Aldana M, Rebolledo N, Corvalán C. Exclusive Breastfeeding in Early Infancy is Associated with Lower Ultra-Processed Food Consumption in Toddlers. Breastfeed. Med. 2025;Online ahead of print. doi: 10.1177/15568253251408039 PMID: 41467990 ISSN: 1556-8253. IF [JCR]: 1.8. Q3



- Resumen: Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are increasingly present in children’s diets; however, little is known about how early feeding practices influence UPF consumption in childhood. We aimed to evaluate the association between infant feeding during the first 4 months of life (breastfeeding vs. infant formula) and UPF consumption in toddlers.},

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title = {Validating Sentinel Foods in the Diet Quality Questionnaire: Insights from Two Chilean Cohorts of Pregnant Women and Children},

author = {Ángela Martínez and Natalia Rebolledo and María Luisa Garmendia },

doi = {10.3390/nu17182980},

year  = {2025},

date = {2025-09-07},

journal = {Nutrients},

abstract = {- Otros autores: Martínez-Arroyo A, Barisione G, Vizcarra M, Rebolledo N, Garmendia ML.



- Cómo citar:  Martínez-Arroyo A, Barisione G, Vizcarra M, Rebolledo N, Garmendia ML. Validating Sentinel Foods in the Diet Quality Questionnaire: Insights from Two Chilean Cohorts of Pregnant Women and Children Nutrients. 2025;7(18):2980. doi: 10.3390/nu17182980 PMID: 41010505 EISSN: 2072-6643. IF [JCR]: 5.0. Q1



- Resumen: Background: New tools for monitoring diets, such as the Diet Quality Questionnaire (DQQ), may help reduce the costs and burden associated with traditional methods of diet assessment. However, its proposed sentinel foods require validation in target populations. This study aimed to validate the Chilean sentinel foods and describe the performance of DQQ, as well as its Global Dietary Recommendation (GDR) indicators, in two Chilean cohorts

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@article{nokey,

title = {Nutrition Quality of Children's Menus Offered by Fast-Food and Traditional-Food Chain Restaurants},

author = {Natalia Rebolledo},

doi = {10.1016/j.jneb.2025.05.062},

year  = {2025},

date = {2025-08-04},

journal = {J. Nutr. Educ. Behav.},

abstract = {- Otros autores: Pazos-Sibaja Y, Alpízar-Araya M, Jensen M.



- Cómo citar:  Pazos-Sibaja Y, Alpízar-Araya M, Rebolledo N, Jensen M. Nutrition Quality of Children's Menus Offered by Fast-Food and Traditional-Food Chain Restaurants J. Nutr. Educ. Behav. 2025;Vol. 57, Issue 8, Supplement, August 2025, Pages S27-S28. doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2025.05.062 ISSN: 1499-9046. IF [JCR]: 2.3. Q2



- Resumen: Foods consumed outside the home contribute to an increasing proportion of total dietary intake in many countries. Eating away from home has been associated with the consumption of larger portions, higher energy intakes, and inadequate nutrient intakes. Many restaurants offer children’s menus; however, these often lack healthy choices. The nutrition quality of children’s menus of chain restaurants in Costa Rica is unknown.},

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@article{nokey,

title = {Development and feasibility of a 24-hour recall software to characterize the Chilean diet},

author = {Fernanda Mujica and Ángela Martínez and Natalia Rebolledo and Marcela Reyes},

doi = {10.1016/j.jfca.2025.107660},

year  = {2025},

date = {2025-08-04},

journal = {J. Food Compos. Anal.},

abstract = {- Otros autores: Quintiliano-Scarpelli D. 



- Cómo citar:  Mujica-Coopman MF, Martínez-Arroyo A, Rebolledo N, Quintiliano-Scarpelli D, Reyes M. Development and feasibility of a 24-hour recall software to characterize the Chilean diet. J. Food Compos. Anal. 2025;Volume 144, August 2025, 107660. doi: 10.1016/j.jfca.2025.107660. ISSN: 0889-1575. IF [JCR]: 4.6. Q2



- Resumen: Highlights: - Dietary intake assessment is key to preventing disease and mortality.

- Local foods should be included in dietary intake estimation software.

- Development of locally based software is feasible in developing countries.

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@article{nokey,

title = {Non-Nutritive Sweeteners Intake and Its Association With Sugars Intake Among Chilean Toddlers},

author = {Natalia Rebolledo and Marcela Reyes},

doi = {10.1111/ijpo.70036},

year  = {2025},

date = {2025-07-13},

journal = {Pediatr. Obes.},

abstract = {- Otros autores: Arévalo P, Rebolledo N, Reyes M. 



- Cómo citar: Arévalo P, Rebolledo N, Reyes M. Non-Nutritive Sweeteners Intake and Its Association With Sugars Intake Among Chilean Toddlers Pediatr Obes. 2025;Oct;20(10):e70036. doi: 10.1111/ijpo.70036 PMID: 40653632 ISSN: 2047-6302. IF [JCR]: 2.7. Q1



- Resumen: Non-nutritive sweeteners (NNS) are used as sugar alternatives in foods and beverages. However, their intake and dietary sources in toddlers and their association with total sugars intake have been scarcely explored. We aimed to characterise NNS intake (sucralose, acesulfame-K, aspartame, steviol glycosides, saccharin and cyclamate) and their individual association with dietary total sugars in a sample of Chilean toddlers. Participants of the Chilean Infant Nutrition Randomised Controlled Trial (N = 450, 50% girls) were assessed at 3 years of age with sociodemographic information from their families, anthropometry of the participants and their mothers and dietary intake (via a single 24-h recall). For reported packaged foods, we obtained the energy, nutrients and NNS information from nutrition facts panels (NFP). We estimated the dietary intake (total energy, macronutrients, total sugars and NNS intake) and NNS dietary sources for each participant. We used linear regression models to study crude and adjusted associations. Mean total energy intake was 1006 ± 351 kcal/day, with 27% of those calories coming from total sugars. Seventy-six percent of the toddlers consumed at least one NNS: 63% sucralose, 35% acesulfame-K, 32% aspartame, 27% steviol, < 1% saccharin and < 1% cyclamate. Beverages were the top contributors to NNS intake. NNS intake was not significantly associated with total sugars intake. In conclusion, we found a high prevalence of NNS intake among 3-year-old children, with sucralose being the most frequently consumed. NNS intake was not associated with lower sugars consumption. These results support new recommendations discouraging NNS intake among healthy populations, which can be even more relevant in young children.},

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@article{nokey,

title = {Changes in the critical nutrient content of packaged foods and beverages after the full implementation of the Chilean Food Labelling and Advertising Law: a repeated cross-sectional study},

author = {Natalia Rebolledo and Pedro Ferrer and Marcela Reyes and Camila Corvalán},

doi = {10.1186/s12916-025-03878-6},

year  = {2025},

date = {2025-01-27},

journal = {BMC Medicine.},

abstract = {- Otros autores: Smith Taillie L.



- Cómo citar:  Rebolledo N, Ferrer-Rosende P, Reyes M, Smith Taillie L, Corvalán C. Changes in the critical nutrient content of packaged foods and beverages after the full implementation of the Chilean Food Labelling and Advertising Law: a repeated cross-sectional study. BMC Medicine. 2025; 23(1):46. doi: 10.1186/s12916-025-03878-6. PMID: 39871248. ISSN: 1741-7015. IF [JCR]: 8.3. Q1



- Resumen: Chile’s Food Labelling Law was implemented in three phases with increasingly stricter limits. After initial implementation, sugars and sodium decreased in packaged foods, with no significant changes for saturated fats. It is unclear whether full implementation is linked with further reformulation or if producers reversed changes due to consumers’ preferences. This study examines changes in the proportion of “high in” products and the nutrient content of packaged foods during the Law’s three phases.},

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@article{nokey,

title = {Decreases in purchases of energy, sodium, sugar, and saturated fat 3 years after implementation of the Chilean food labeling and marketing law: An interrupted time series analysis},

author = {Natalia Rebolledo and Marcela Reyes and Camila Corvalán },

doi = {doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1004463},

year  = {2024},

date = {2024-09-27},

journal = {PloS},

abstract = {- Otros autores: Smith Taillie L, Bercholz M, Popkin B.



- Cómo citar: Smith Taillie L, Bercholz M, Popkin B, Rebolledo N, Reyes M, Corvalán C. Decreases in purchases of energy, sodium, sugar, and saturated fat 3 years after implementation of the Chilean food labeling and marketing law: An interrupted time series analysis. PLoS Med. 2024;21(9):e1004463 doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1004463 PMID: 39331649 ISSN: 1549-1277. IF [JCR]: 10.5. Q1



- Resumen: In 2016, Chile implemented a multiphase set of policies that mandated warning labels, restricted food marketing to children, and banned school sales of foods and beverages high in nutrients of concern (“high-in” foods). Chile’s law, particularly the warning label component, set the precedent for a rapid global proliferation of similar policies. While our initial evaluation showed policy-linked decreases in purchases of high-in, a longer-term evaluation is needed, particularly as later phases of Chile’s law included stricter nutrient thresholds and introduced a daytime ban on advertising of high-in foods for all audiences. The objective is to evaluate changes in purchases of energy, sugar, sodium, and saturated fat purchased after Phase 2 implementation of the Chilean policies.},

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@article{nokey,

title = {Food Industry Compliance With the Display of Front-of-Package Warning Labels at the Final Phase (2020) of Chile's Labeling and Advertising Law},

author = {Natalia Rebolledo and Pedro Ferrer and Marcela Reyes and Camila Corvalán },

doi = {doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2024.307843},

year  = {2024},

date = {2024-09-26},

journal = {American Journal of Public Health },

abstract = {- Otros autores: Taillie, L. S.



- Cómo citar: Rebolledo, N., Ferrer-Rosende, P., Reyes, M., Taillie, L. S., & Corvalán, C. (2024). Food Industry Compliance With the Display of Front-of-Package Warning Labels at the Final Phase (2020) of Chile's Labeling and Advertising Law. American journal of public health, 114(12), 1398–1405. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2024.307843



- Resumen: Objectives. To investigate food industry compliance with the display of front-of-package warning labels (FOPLs) on products that exceed regulatory thresholds for being high in calories, added sugars, sodium, or saturated fats after full implementation of Chile's Food Labeling and Advertising Law. Methods. In 2020, trained dietitians took pictures of nutritional information and FOPLs on packaged products in supermarkets. We categorized foods and beverages as requiring FOPLs (or not) using their nutritional composition and ingredients as set out in government guidelines. We compared these classifications with the actual display of FOPLs. },

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title = {Association between consumption of non-nutritive sweeteners and gestational diabetes mellitus in Chilean pregnant women: A secondary data analysis of the CHiMINCs-II cohort},

author = {Paola Campos and Natalia Rebolledo and Marcela Reyes and María Luisa Garmendia },

doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nut.2024.112560},

year  = {2024},

date = {2024-09-18},

urldate = {2024-09-18},

journal = {Nutrition },

abstract = {- Otros autores: Campos, P., Durán, S., Flores, M.



- Cómo citar: Campos, P., Rebolledo, N., Durán, S., Flores, M., Reyes, M., & Garmendia, M. L. (2024). Association between consumption of non-nutritive sweeteners and gestational diabetes mellitus in Chilean pregnant women: A secondary data analysis of the CHiMINCs-II cohort. Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.), 128, 112560. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nut.2024.112560.



- Resumen: To evaluate the association between consumed non-nutritive sweeteners (NNS) and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in a cohort of pregnant women from Santiago, Chile.},

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@article{nokey,

title = {The consumption of ultra-processed foods was associated with adiposity, but not with metabolic indicators in a prospective cohort study of Chilean preschool children},

author = {Camila Zancheta and Natalia Rebolledo and Marcela Reyes and Camila Corvalán},

doi = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-024-03556-z},

year  = {2024},

date = {2024-08-24},

journal = {BMC Med 22, 340 (2024).},

abstract = {- Otros autores: Lindsey Smith Taillie.



- Cómo citar:  Zancheta, C., Rebolledo, N., Smith Taillie, L. et al. The consumption of ultra-processed foods was associated with adiposity, but not with metabolic indicators in a prospective cohort study of Chilean preschool children. BMC Med 22, 340 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-024-03556-z



- Resumen: Increasing consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPF) has been identified as a risk factor for obesity and various diseases, primarily in adults. Nonetheless, research in children is limited, especially regarding longitudinal studies with metabolic outcomes. We aimed to evaluate the longitudinal association between consumption of UPF, adiposity, and metabolic indicators in Chilean preschool children.},

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@article{nokey,

title = {Impact of the use of food ingredients and additives on the estimation of ultra-processed foods and beverages},

author = {Camila Zancheta and Natalia Rebolledo and Marcela Reyes and Camila Corvalán},

doi = {doi: 10.3389/fnut.2022.1046463},

year  = {2023},

date = {2023-00-00},

urldate = {2023-00-00},

journal = {Front. Nutr.},

abstract = {- Otros autores:  Durán AC, Fagundes M, Díaz-Torrente X.

 

- Cómo citar: Zancheta C, Durán AC, Fagundes M, Rebolledo N, Díaz-Torrente X, Reyes M, Corvalán C. Impact of the use of food ingredients and additives on the estimation of ultra-processed foods and beverages. Front. Nutr. 2023;9:1046463. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2022.1046463. ISSN: 2296-861X. IF [JCR]: 6.590. Q1

 

 -Resumen: Introduction: Increasing consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPF), defined by the NOVA classification, has been associated with obesity and other health outcomes. However, some authors have criticized the UPF definition because it is somewhat subjective. Most studies identify UPF using food descriptions; nevertheless, NOVA developers described a list of ingredients, including substances not commonly used for cooking and "cosmetic additives" that could be used to identify UPF. Assessing the impact of the use of different UPF definitions is particularly relevant with respect to children's diet, because several dietary policies target this age group. Thus, our study compared the frequency of UPF among foods and beverages and their share in the diet of Chilean preschoolers using three different methods of identifying UPF.},

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@article{nokey_68,

title = {Changes in nonnutritive sweeteners intake in a cohort of preschoolers after the implementation of Chile's Law of Food Labelling and Advertising.},

author = {Camila Corvalán and Marcela Reyes and Natalia Rebolledo},

doi = {10.1111/ijpo.12895},

year  = {2022},

date = {2022-00-00},

urldate = {2022-00-00},

journal = {Pediatr. Obes.},

abstract = {- Otros autores: Rebolledo N, Popkin B M, Adair L, Avery C L, Ng S W, Taillie L S. 

 

- Cómo citar: Rebolledo N, Popkin B M, Adair L, Avery C L, Ng S W, Taillie L S. Changes in nonnutritive sweeteners intake in a cohort of preschoolers after the implementation of Chile's Law of Food Labelling and Advertising. Pediatr. Obes. 2022;17(7):e12895. doi: 10.1111/ijpo.12895. PMID: 35088571. ISSN: 2047-6310. IF [JCR]: 3.910. Q1 

 

-Resumen: "Background: The first phase of Chile's Law of Food Labelling and Advertising showed important declines in the sugar content of packaged foods, but it is unknown whether the law led to an increase in nonnutritive sweetener (NNS) intake, particularly among preschool children. 

Objectives: Estimate the changes in preschoolers' NNS intake after the first phase of the Chilean law. Methods: We used 24-h dietary recalls collected in 2016 (pre-law) and 2017 (post-law) from a cohort of preschoolers (n = 875). The primary caretaker was the respondent of the recalls. Information on NNS was obtained from nutrition facts panels collected annually and linked to dietary data. We used logistic regression to estimate the changes in the proportion of preschoolers who consume NNS and two-part models to estimate the changes in mean intake. We determined the percentage of children that surpassed the acceptable daily intake (ADI) of each NNS using the National Cancer Institute method. 

Results: The proportion of consumers of at least one NNS increased from 77.9% to 92.0% (p-value < 0.01). The mean intake increased for sucralose, aspartame, acesulfame-K and steviol glycosides (+20.3, +15.1, +6.1 and +3.3 mg/day, respectively). In addition, NNS dietary sources changed for sucralose and steviol glycosides, becoming industrialized juices and dairy beverages more relevant while tabletop NNS became less relevant. None of the children surpassed the ADI. 

Conclusions: NNS intake increased in preschoolers after the first phase of a national policy that promoted sugar reformulation."},

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@article{nokey_69d,

title = {Did the Sweetness of Beverages Change with the Chilean Food Labeling and Marketing Law? A before and after study},

author = {Natalia Rebolledo and Camila Corvalán},

doi = {10.3389/fnut.2022.1043665},

issn = {2296-861X},

year  = {2022},

date = {2022-00-00},

urldate = {2022-00-00},

journal = {Front. Nutr.},

abstract = {- Otros autores: Bercholz M, Wen S, Smith-Taillie L. 

 

- Cómo citar: Rebolledo N, Bercholz M, Corvalan C, Wen S, Smith-Taillie L. Did the Sweetness of Beverages Change with the Chilean Food Labeling and Marketing Law? A before and after study. Front. Nutr. 2022;9:1043665. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2022.1043665. PMID: 36386952 PMCID: PMC9650246. ISSN: 2296-861X. IF [JCR]: 6.590. Q1



 - Resumen: There has been a rapid proliferation of policies around the globe to reduce sugar consumption, yet there is little understanding as to whether these policies have led to changes in the overall sweetness of products, which is essential for understanding long-term effects on food preferences and intake. For example, the implementation of Chile’s Law on Food Labeling and Advertising led to decreases in the sugar content of non-alcoholic packaged beverages and increases in non-nutritive sweeteners (NNS) use in these beverages. Given that NNS have greater sweetness intensity than sugars, it is unclear what was the net effect of these changes on the sweetness of purchased beverages. Using longitudinal household purchase data (n > 2,000 households), we measured the changes in the sweetness of beverage purchases after implementing the first phase of the Chilean law and examine if there were differences by key family sociodemographic variables. We developed three sweetness indices: (1) NNS sweetness, including the sweetness of the six NNS most consumed by Chileans; (2) total sugars sweetness, including the sweetness from total sugars; and (3) total sweetness, combining the sweetness from NNS and sugars. Using fixed-effects models, we compared the observed post-law purchases to a counterfactual based on pre-law trends. We found that NNS sweetness increased relative to the counterfactual, while total sugars sweetness decreased after the law. However, the absolute changes in NNS sweetness were almost entirely offset by the decreases in total sugar sweetness, leading to no change in the total sweetness of beverage purchases. Additionally, there were no differences in the sweetness changes by family sociodemographics. Our findings indicate that Chilean consumers are exposed to similar sweetness levels in their beverages after the law. Future research should explore whether sweetness also remained consistent in dietary intake.



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@article{nokey,

title = {Sweetener purchases in Chile before and after implementing a policy for food labeling, marketing, and sales in schools},

author = {Natalia Rebolledo and Camila Corvalán},

doi = {doi: 10.1016/j.cdnut.2022.100016},

year  = {2022},

date = {2022-00-00},

urldate = {2022-00-00},

journal = {Curr. Dev. Nutr.},

abstract = {- Otros autores: Bercholz M, Adair L, Wen S, Smith-Taillie L.

 

- Cómo citar: Rebolledo N, Bercholz M, Adair L, Corvalán C, Wen S, Smith-Taillie L. Sweetener purchases in Chile before and after implementing a policy for food labeling, marketing, and sales in schools. Curr. Dev. Nutr. 2022;7(2):100016. doi: 10.1016/j.cdnut.2022.100016. ISSN: 2475-2991. IF [JCI]: 0.6. Q3

 

- Resumen: Chile’s landmark food labeling and advertising policy led to major reductions in sugar purchases. However, it is unclear whether this led to increases in the purchases of nonnutritive sweeteners (NNS). Objectives: The objective of this study was to assess the changes in NNS and caloric-sweetened (CS) products purchased after the law’s first phase. Methods: Longitudinal data on food and beverage purchases from 2,381 households collected from January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2017, were linked to nutritional information and categorized into added sweetener groups (unsweetened, NNS-only, CS-only, or NNS with CS). Logistic random-effects models and fixed-effects models were used to compare the percentage of households purchasing products and the mean volume purchased by sweetener category to a counterfactual based on pre-regulation trends.},

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@article{nokey_120,

title = {Dietary Intake by Food Source and Eating Location in Low- and Middle-Income Chilean Preschool Children and Adolescents from Southeast Santiago.},

author = {Natalia Rebolledo and Marcela Reyes and Camila Corvalán},

doi = {10.3390/nu11071695},

year  = {2019},

date = {2019-00-00},

urldate = {2019-00-00},

journal = {Nutrients.},

abstract = {- Otros autores: Popkin B, Smith Taillie L. 

 

- Cómo citar: Rebolledo N, Reyes M, Corvalán C, Popkin B, Smith Taillie L. Dietary Intake by Food Source and Eating Location in Low- and Middle-Income Chilean Preschool Children and Adolescents from Southeast Santiago. Nutrients. 2019;11(7):1695. doi: 10.3390/nu11071695. PMID: 31340559 / PMCID: PMC6683044. ISSN: 2072-6643. IF [JCR]: 6.706. Q1 

 

-Resumen: Background: Food source and eating location are important factors associated with the quality of dietary intake. In Chile the main food sources and eating locations of preschool children and adolescents and how these relate to dietary quality are unknown. Methods: We analyzed 24 h dietary recalls collected in 2016 from low- and middle-income Chilean preschool children (3-6 years},

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