Investigadora Postdoctoral CIAPEC. Antropóloga Social, Magíster en Estudios de Género y Doctora en Salud Pública de la Universidad de Chile. Su tesis doctoral se tituló “Acceso a alimentos y calidad de la dieta de niños, niñas y adolescentes del área suroriente de Santiago durante la pandemia por covid-19 (2020-2021): relevancia de los entornos domésticos”. Participó como investigadora adjunta del proyecto “A Global Collective to promote collective agency to diminish power imbalances and accelerate progress in nutrition and food systems”
financiado por la Agencia Canadiense de Desarrollo e Investigación (IDRC 109940) y parte de Next Gen(D)eration.
Cargo:
Investigadora Postdoctoral
Isabel Pemjean Contreras
Publicaciones
2025
Pemjean, Isabel; Corvalán, Camila; Zancheta, Camila
Uso de la información del envase de alimentos en Chile: análisis nacional con enfoque en responsables de niñas y niños menores de 5 años Artículo de revista
En: Rev. Chil. Nutr., 2025.
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abstract = {- Otros autores: Orellana R, Soto C, Quintiliano-Scarpelli D.
- Cómo citar: Orellana R, Soto C, Quintiliano-Scarpelli D, Pemjean I, Corvalán C, Zancheta C. Uso de la información del envase de alimentos en Chile: análisis nacional con enfoque en responsables de niñas y niños menores de 5 años. Rev. Chil. Nutr. 2025;52(6):398-407 doi: 10.64159/RCHNUT-52-6-3 ISSN: 0717-7518. IF [JCR]: 0.4. Q4
- Resumen: Objetivos: Describir el uso de información del envase para selección de alimentos por personas adultas en Chile y verificar su asociación con variables sociodemográficas y con ser responsable de niños/as. Métodos: Estudio transversal basado en datos secundarios de la Encuesta Nacional de Salud (ENS) 2016-2017. Fueron incluidas las personas mayores de 18 años e identificadas las responsables de niños/as de entre 7 meses y 5 años. Se analizó el uso de ingredientes, información nutricional, sellos de advertencia, mensajes saludables, marca y precio en la decisión de compra de alimentos (SÍ: siempre, casi siempre, algunas veces; NO: rara vez, nunca). Las asociaciones fueron verificadas con modelos de regresión logística, ajustados por variables sociodemográficas. },
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- Otros autores: Orellana R, Soto C, Quintiliano-Scarpelli D.
- Cómo citar: Orellana R, Soto C, Quintiliano-Scarpelli D, Pemjean I, Corvalán C, Zancheta C. Uso de la información del envase de alimentos en Chile: análisis nacional con enfoque en responsables de niñas y niños menores de 5 años. Rev. Chil. Nutr. 2025;52(6):398-407 doi: 10.64159/RCHNUT-52-6-3 ISSN: 0717-7518. IF [JCR]: 0.4. Q4
- Resumen: Objetivos: Describir el uso de información del envase para selección de alimentos por personas adultas en Chile y verificar su asociación con variables sociodemográficas y con ser responsable de niños/as. Métodos: Estudio transversal basado en datos secundarios de la Encuesta Nacional de Salud (ENS) 2016-2017. Fueron incluidas las personas mayores de 18 años e identificadas las responsables de niños/as de entre 7 meses y 5 años. Se analizó el uso de ingredientes, información nutricional, sellos de advertencia, mensajes saludables, marca y precio en la decisión de compra de alimentos (SÍ: siempre, casi siempre, algunas veces; NO: rara vez, nunca). Las asociaciones fueron verificadas con modelos de regresión logística, ajustados por variables sociodemográficas.
- Cómo citar: Orellana R, Soto C, Quintiliano-Scarpelli D, Pemjean I, Corvalán C, Zancheta C. Uso de la información del envase de alimentos en Chile: análisis nacional con enfoque en responsables de niñas y niños menores de 5 años. Rev. Chil. Nutr. 2025;52(6):398-407 doi: 10.64159/RCHNUT-52-6-3 ISSN: 0717-7518. IF [JCR]: 0.4. Q4
- Resumen: Objetivos: Describir el uso de información del envase para selección de alimentos por personas adultas en Chile y verificar su asociación con variables sociodemográficas y con ser responsable de niños/as. Métodos: Estudio transversal basado en datos secundarios de la Encuesta Nacional de Salud (ENS) 2016-2017. Fueron incluidas las personas mayores de 18 años e identificadas las responsables de niños/as de entre 7 meses y 5 años. Se analizó el uso de ingredientes, información nutricional, sellos de advertencia, mensajes saludables, marca y precio en la decisión de compra de alimentos (SÍ: siempre, casi siempre, algunas veces; NO: rara vez, nunca). Las asociaciones fueron verificadas con modelos de regresión logística, ajustados por variables sociodemográficas.
Corvalán, Camila; Pemjean, Isabel
Healthy Food Voucher Programs: Global Evidence on Structure, Implementation, and Nutrition-Related Outcomes Artículo de revista
En: Adv. Nutr., 2025.
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doi = {10.1016/j.advnut.2025.100530},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-11-10},
journal = {Adv. Nutr.},
abstract = {- Otros autores: Lara-Arevalo J, Corvalán C, Pemjean I, Montes de Oca D, Ng SW, Smith Taillie L.
- Cómo citar: Lara-Arevalo J, Corvalán C, Pemjean I, Montes de Oca D, Ng SW, Smith Taillie L. Healthy Food Voucher Programs: Global Evidence on Structure, Implementation, and Nutrition-Related Outcomes Adv. Nutr. 2025;Vol 16, Issue 11 doi: 10.1016/j.advnut.2025.100530 PMID: 41043687 ISSN: 2161-8313. IF [JCR]: 9.2. Q1
- Resumen: Keywords: healthy food subsidiesfood assistance programsfood vouchersfood incentivesprogram structurefood accessdietary qualitylow-incomenutritional outcomesfood security},
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- Otros autores: Lara-Arevalo J, Corvalán C, Pemjean I, Montes de Oca D, Ng SW, Smith Taillie L.
- Cómo citar: Lara-Arevalo J, Corvalán C, Pemjean I, Montes de Oca D, Ng SW, Smith Taillie L. Healthy Food Voucher Programs: Global Evidence on Structure, Implementation, and Nutrition-Related Outcomes Adv. Nutr. 2025;Vol 16, Issue 11 doi: 10.1016/j.advnut.2025.100530 PMID: 41043687 ISSN: 2161-8313. IF [JCR]: 9.2. Q1
- Resumen: Keywords: healthy food subsidiesfood assistance programsfood vouchersfood incentivesprogram structurefood accessdietary qualitylow-incomenutritional outcomesfood security
- Cómo citar: Lara-Arevalo J, Corvalán C, Pemjean I, Montes de Oca D, Ng SW, Smith Taillie L. Healthy Food Voucher Programs: Global Evidence on Structure, Implementation, and Nutrition-Related Outcomes Adv. Nutr. 2025;Vol 16, Issue 11 doi: 10.1016/j.advnut.2025.100530 PMID: 41043687 ISSN: 2161-8313. IF [JCR]: 9.2. Q1
- Resumen: Keywords: healthy food subsidiesfood assistance programsfood vouchersfood incentivesprogram structurefood accessdietary qualitylow-incomenutritional outcomesfood security
2024
Reyes, Marcela; Pemjean, Isabel; Corvalán, Camila; Garmendia, María Luisa
Potential actions for preventing high consumption of Non-Nutritive Sweeteners among Chilean children and adolescents: recommendations from a panel of relevant actors Artículo de revista
En: Public Health Nutrition, 2024.
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title = {Potential actions for preventing high consumption of Non-Nutritive Sweeteners among Chilean children and adolescents: recommendations from a panel of relevant actors},
author = {Marcela Reyes and Isabel Pemjean and Camila Corvalán and María Luisa Garmendia},
doi = {doi:10.1017/S1368980024001745},
year = {2024},
date = {2024-10-08},
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abstract = {- Otros autores: Pino, C., Ortega, A.,
- Cómo citar: Reyes, M., Pino, C., Ortega, A., Pemjean, I., Corvalán, C., & Garmendia, M. L. (2024). Potential actions for preventing high consumption of Non-Nutritive Sweeteners among Chilean children and adolescents: recommendations from a panel of relevant actors. Public Health Nutrition, 27(1), e199. doi:10.1017/S1368980024001745
- Resumen: Objective:To provide local policymakers with a guideline of potential actions to prevent the high consumption of Non-Nutritive Sweeteners (NNS) among children and adolescents observed in Chile, given the potential health problems related to NNS intake.
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- Otros autores: Pino, C., Ortega, A.,
- Cómo citar: Reyes, M., Pino, C., Ortega, A., Pemjean, I., Corvalán, C., & Garmendia, M. L. (2024). Potential actions for preventing high consumption of Non-Nutritive Sweeteners among Chilean children and adolescents: recommendations from a panel of relevant actors. Public Health Nutrition, 27(1), e199. doi:10.1017/S1368980024001745
- Resumen: Objective:To provide local policymakers with a guideline of potential actions to prevent the high consumption of Non-Nutritive Sweeteners (NNS) among children and adolescents observed in Chile, given the potential health problems related to NNS intake.
- Cómo citar: Reyes, M., Pino, C., Ortega, A., Pemjean, I., Corvalán, C., & Garmendia, M. L. (2024). Potential actions for preventing high consumption of Non-Nutritive Sweeteners among Chilean children and adolescents: recommendations from a panel of relevant actors. Public Health Nutrition, 27(1), e199. doi:10.1017/S1368980024001745
- Resumen: Objective:To provide local policymakers with a guideline of potential actions to prevent the high consumption of Non-Nutritive Sweeteners (NNS) among children and adolescents observed in Chile, given the potential health problems related to NNS intake.
Pemjean, Isabel; Mediano, Fernanda; Corvalán, Camila
How are intra-household dynamics, gender roles and time availability related to food access and children's diet quality during the Covid-19 lockdown? Artículo de revista
En: Social science & medicine (1982), 345, 2024., 2024.
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- Cómo citar: Pemjean I, Hernández P, Mediano F, Corvalán C. How are intra-household dynamics, gender roles and time availability related to food access and children's diet quality during the Covid-19 lockdown? Soc Sci Med. 2024 Feb 13;345:116661. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.116661. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38377834.
- Resumen: The association between food access and children's diet quality has been documented mainly from its external dimension (e.g., availability, prices, food properties, and marketing). However, existing research has underscored that the external food environment cannot fully account for variations in children's diet quality, even amid the COVID-19 lockdown. It is increasingly evident that elements within the domestic food environment also play a crucial role in shaping this relationship. Specifically, gender roles influence how food is procured and consumed, along with challenges related to time constraints. This study explores the influence of the domestic time-gender axis and household dynamics in food access and children's dietary quality in 14 female-headed households in Santiago, Chile, during the COVID-19 lockdown. Employing a photo-elicitation exercise, we engaged with families residing in the same urban neighborhood but exhibiting varying levels of dietary quality among their children. Our analysis utilized a framework incorporating both socio-ecological food environment and gender theories. Our findings show that within these households, only one unit of "person-time" was available to address all food and caregiving tasks. Due to an unequal gender system, this limited time allocation was disproportionately absorbed by women, who were already burdened with multiple responsibilities. The lack of time favors the consumption of ultra-processed foods and hinders the intake of fresh foods. Other associated intrahousehold dynamics, such as children's fussiness and special diets, accentuates these time scarcity consequences. These difficulties were further exacerbated by strategies adopted in response to the COVID-19 lockdown, however, in families where food-related responsibilities were shared more equitably the lockdown was less disrupting. These results indicate that on top of external food environment policies, comprehensive gender-transformative policies that include food socialization processes are needed to promote healthier diets among all.
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- Otros autores: Hernández P.
- Cómo citar: Pemjean I, Hernández P, Mediano F, Corvalán C. How are intra-household dynamics, gender roles and time availability related to food access and children's diet quality during the Covid-19 lockdown? Soc Sci Med. 2024 Feb 13;345:116661. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.116661. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38377834.
- Resumen: The association between food access and children's diet quality has been documented mainly from its external dimension (e.g., availability, prices, food properties, and marketing). However, existing research has underscored that the external food environment cannot fully account for variations in children's diet quality, even amid the COVID-19 lockdown. It is increasingly evident that elements within the domestic food environment also play a crucial role in shaping this relationship. Specifically, gender roles influence how food is procured and consumed, along with challenges related to time constraints. This study explores the influence of the domestic time-gender axis and household dynamics in food access and children's dietary quality in 14 female-headed households in Santiago, Chile, during the COVID-19 lockdown. Employing a photo-elicitation exercise, we engaged with families residing in the same urban neighborhood but exhibiting varying levels of dietary quality among their children. Our analysis utilized a framework incorporating both socio-ecological food environment and gender theories. Our findings show that within these households, only one unit of "person-time" was available to address all food and caregiving tasks. Due to an unequal gender system, this limited time allocation was disproportionately absorbed by women, who were already burdened with multiple responsibilities. The lack of time favors the consumption of ultra-processed foods and hinders the intake of fresh foods. Other associated intrahousehold dynamics, such as children's fussiness and special diets, accentuates these time scarcity consequences. These difficulties were further exacerbated by strategies adopted in response to the COVID-19 lockdown, however, in families where food-related responsibilities were shared more equitably the lockdown was less disrupting. These results indicate that on top of external food environment policies, comprehensive gender-transformative policies that include food socialization processes are needed to promote healthier diets among all.
- Cómo citar: Pemjean I, Hernández P, Mediano F, Corvalán C. How are intra-household dynamics, gender roles and time availability related to food access and children's diet quality during the Covid-19 lockdown? Soc Sci Med. 2024 Feb 13;345:116661. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.116661. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38377834.
- Resumen: The association between food access and children's diet quality has been documented mainly from its external dimension (e.g., availability, prices, food properties, and marketing). However, existing research has underscored that the external food environment cannot fully account for variations in children's diet quality, even amid the COVID-19 lockdown. It is increasingly evident that elements within the domestic food environment also play a crucial role in shaping this relationship. Specifically, gender roles influence how food is procured and consumed, along with challenges related to time constraints. This study explores the influence of the domestic time-gender axis and household dynamics in food access and children's dietary quality in 14 female-headed households in Santiago, Chile, during the COVID-19 lockdown. Employing a photo-elicitation exercise, we engaged with families residing in the same urban neighborhood but exhibiting varying levels of dietary quality among their children. Our analysis utilized a framework incorporating both socio-ecological food environment and gender theories. Our findings show that within these households, only one unit of "person-time" was available to address all food and caregiving tasks. Due to an unequal gender system, this limited time allocation was disproportionately absorbed by women, who were already burdened with multiple responsibilities. The lack of time favors the consumption of ultra-processed foods and hinders the intake of fresh foods. Other associated intrahousehold dynamics, such as children's fussiness and special diets, accentuates these time scarcity consequences. These difficulties were further exacerbated by strategies adopted in response to the COVID-19 lockdown, however, in families where food-related responsibilities were shared more equitably the lockdown was less disrupting. These results indicate that on top of external food environment policies, comprehensive gender-transformative policies that include food socialization processes are needed to promote healthier diets among all.
2023
Pemjean, Isabel; Mediano, Fernanda; Ferrer, Pedro; Garmendia, María Luisa; Corvalán, Camila
Food access, domestic environments, and dietary quality of low-middle income Chilean children during the COVID-19 pandemic Artículo de revista
En: Front. Public Health, 2023.
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- Cómo citar: Pemjean I, Mediano F, Ferrer P, Garmendia ML, Corvalán C. Food access, domestic environments, and dietary quality of low-middle income Chilean children during the COVID-19 pandemic. Front. Public Health. 2023;11:1164357. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1164357. PMID: 37408742. PMCID: PMC10319070. ISSN: 2296-2565. IF [JCR]: 5.2. Q1
- Resumen: Introduction: Food access is associated with dietary quality; however, people living in similar physical environments can have different food access profiles. Domestic environments may also influence how food access relates to dietary quality. We studied food access profiles of 999 low-middle income Chilean families with children during the COVID-19 lockdown and how these profiles relate to dietary quality; secondarily, we also explore the role of the domestic environment in this relationship.},
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- Otros autores: Pemjean I.
- Cómo citar: Pemjean I, Mediano F, Ferrer P, Garmendia ML, Corvalán C. Food access, domestic environments, and dietary quality of low-middle income Chilean children during the COVID-19 pandemic. Front. Public Health. 2023;11:1164357. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1164357. PMID: 37408742. PMCID: PMC10319070. ISSN: 2296-2565. IF [JCR]: 5.2. Q1
- Resumen: Introduction: Food access is associated with dietary quality; however, people living in similar physical environments can have different food access profiles. Domestic environments may also influence how food access relates to dietary quality. We studied food access profiles of 999 low-middle income Chilean families with children during the COVID-19 lockdown and how these profiles relate to dietary quality; secondarily, we also explore the role of the domestic environment in this relationship.
- Cómo citar: Pemjean I, Mediano F, Ferrer P, Garmendia ML, Corvalán C. Food access, domestic environments, and dietary quality of low-middle income Chilean children during the COVID-19 pandemic. Front. Public Health. 2023;11:1164357. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1164357. PMID: 37408742. PMCID: PMC10319070. ISSN: 2296-2565. IF [JCR]: 5.2. Q1
- Resumen: Introduction: Food access is associated with dietary quality; however, people living in similar physical environments can have different food access profiles. Domestic environments may also influence how food access relates to dietary quality. We studied food access profiles of 999 low-middle income Chilean families with children during the COVID-19 lockdown and how these profiles relate to dietary quality; secondarily, we also explore the role of the domestic environment in this relationship.