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Vitola, A., Varela, L., Bergara, D., Antúnez, L., Giménez, A., Ares, G. (2026). Co-creating nudging ideas to promote fruit and vegetable purchases in supermarkets in Uruguay. International Journal of Food Design, https://doi.org/10.1386/ijfd_00086_1
Alcaire, F., Natero, V., Ares, G. (2026). Reformulation without substitution as a strategy to reduce children’s free sugar intake in Uruguay: A simulation study. Nutrition, 113076. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nut.2025.113076
Brunet, G., Girona, A., Fajardo, G., Damiano, G., Araújo, B., Vitola, A., Gugliucci, V., Ares, G. (2026). A mixed-methods assessment of a nutrition program targeting childhood undernutrition. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2025.12.009
Brunet, G., Curutchet, M.R., Ares, G. (2026). Differences in Food Consumption Among Children After the Implementation of Warning Labels in Uruguay. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2026.04.011
Mediano, F., Ares, G., Román, C., Dillman Carpentier, F.R., Galvez, G., Corvalán, C. (2026). Examining the co-occurrence of nutritional warning labels and environmental labels on food packages: Effects on consumer perceptions and likelihood of purchase. Food Quality and Preference, 137, 105799. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2025.105799
Cadena, E., Ares, G., Gantiva, C. (2026). Effects of health-related packaging cues and individual factors on attention to front-of-pack warning labels: An eye-tracking study among young Colombian consumers. Food Quality and Preference, 136, 105760, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2025.105760
Girona, A., Fajardo, G., Ares, G. (2025). Hambre y derecho a la alimentación: tensiones y desafíos ético-políticos en el campo de la alimentación y la nutrición en Uruguay. Revista de Ciencias Sociales, 38, 57, e211. http://dx.doi.org/10.26489/rvs.v38i57.11
Natero, V., Antúnez, L., Alcaire, F., Ares, G. (2025). Setting targets for a gradual sodium reduction program in Uruguay: comparison with regional benchmarks and analysis of reduction strategies, International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition, 10.1080/09637486.2025.259389
Patay, D., Rippin, H., Ares, G., Reeve, E., Venegas Hargous, C., Farrell, P., Reeve, B., Vivero-Pol, J.L., Thow, A.M. (2025). From Ministries of Food to National Food System Committees: A Global Mapping and Typology of Multisectoral Food System Governance Institutions. Sustainable Development, https://doi.org/10.1002/sd.70320
da Silva Gomes, F., Gálvez, A., Pérez, D., Paz, C., Alfaro, C., Merino, J.G., Ares, G., Rojas, C.F.U. (2025). Effects of front-of-package nutrition labelling systems on objective understanding and purchase intention in El Salvador: results from a multi-arm parallel-group randomised controlled trial. European Journal of Nutrition, 64, 228. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00394-025-03626-9
de León, C., López, A., Cabrera, M., Ares, G. (2025). Duración total de la lactancia materna: análisis de las recomendaciones emitidas en Uruguay entre 1970 y 2023. Archivos de Pediatría del Uruguay, 96, e808. https://doi.org/10.31134/AP.96.37
Ares, G., Gómez-Corona, C., Antúnez, L., Thow, A.M. (2025). Public perceptions of front-of-package warning label during policy design and implementation in Uruguay: A content analysis of social media narratives. Health Policy, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2025.105435
Martins, I.B.A., de Alcantara, M., Ares, G., Deliza, R (2025). The relative effect of warning labels, claims, and brand on the food choices of consumers over 60 years of age living in Brazil. Food Quality and Preference, 105578, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2025.105578
Ares, G., Brunet, G., Patay, D., Thow, A.M. (2025). Safeguarding health in bilateral investment treaties: the Uruguayan experience. Globalization and Health, 21, 28. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12992-025-01110-x
Otterbring, T., Thomassen, E. Solli Øritsland, C., Ares, G. (2025). Trying tongs and spoiling spoons: Effort nudges influence food consumption and may motivate healthier food decisions. Food Quality and Preference, 105435, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2025.105435
Sant’Anna, L.J., de Alcantara, M., Martins, I.B.A., Machín, L., Ares, G., Deliza, R. (2025). Brazilian consumers’ interpretation and use of high-in labels: An exploratory study at the point of purchase in two cities. Food Quality and Preference, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2025.105528
de Alcantara, M., Martins, I.B.A., Ares, G., Deliza, R. (2024). Relative effect of warning labels on food choice: Case study with four product categories after the implementation of the Brazilian regulation. Food Quality and Preference, 105359, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2024.105359
Gomes, F.S., Madriz-Morales, K., Valenzuela, D., Blanco-Metzler, A., Amador, N., Benavides-Aguilar, K., Bolaños-Palmieri, C., Gamboa-Gamboa, T., Ares, G. (2025). Comparison of front-of-package nutrition labelling schemes in Costa Rica: A multi-arm parallel-group randomised controlled trial assessing objective understanding and purchase intention. Appetite, 206, 107774, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2024.107774
Gomes, F.S., Ríos-Castillo, I., Leal Correa, L.R., Cruzado, B., Ares, G., Urquizar, C.F., González-Madden, E., Victoria, J. (2024). Effects of front-of-package nutrition labelling systems on objective understanding and purchase intention in Panama: results from a multi-arm parallel-group randomised controlled trial. Public Health Nutrition, 10.1017/S1368980024001009
Clark, L.B., Ares, G., Luistro, A., Miller, M., Ncwadi, M., Baraibar, M. (2024). Global action to end hunger. Performance Research, 28,7, 10.1080/13528165.2023.2363155
Ares, G., Torres, M., Machín, L., Antúnez, L. (2023). Caffeine warning labels may increase young adults’ intention to purchase energy drinks. Food Quality and Preference, 105003, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2023.105003
Alcaire, F., Machín, L., Curutchet, M.R., Giménez, A., Ares, G. (2023). Parent experiences with warning labels after policy implementation in Uruguay. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2023.09.002
Machín, L., Alcaire, F., Antúnez, L., Giménez, A., Curutchet, M.R., Ares, G. (2023). Use of nutritional warning labels at the point of purchase: An exploratory study using self-reported measures and eye-tracking. Appetite, 188, 106634. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2023.106634
Ares, G., Antúnez, L., Curutchet, M.R., Giménez, A. (2023). Warnings as a policy tool to encourage eating habits. Current Opinion in Food Science, 51, 101011. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cofs.2023.101011
Varela, P., De Rosso, S., Moura, A.F., Galler, M., Philippe, K., Pickard, A., Rageliene, T., Sick, J., van Nee, R., Valérie L. Almli1, Ares, G., Grønhøj, A., Spinelli, S., van Kleef, E. (2023).Bringing down barriers to children’s healthy eating: a critical review of opportunities, within a complex food system. Nutrition Research Reviews, https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954422423000203
Velázquez, A.L., Vidal, L., Antúnez, L., Alcaire, F., Varela, P., Ares, G. (2023). Children’s reaction to sugar reduced dairy desserts in the context of the implementation of nutritional warning labels: An exploratory study. Food Research International, 170, 113001. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2023.113001
Pérez, L., Antúnez, L., Otterbring, T., Ares, G. (2022). The impact of nutritional warnings on the mental associations raised by advertisements featuring ultra-processed food products. Food Quality and Preference, 101, 104648. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2022.104648
Antúnez, L., Curutchet, M.R., Moratorio, X., Giménez, G., Ares, G. (2022). Consumer perspectives on the inclusion of nutritional warnings in retail food establishments. Revista Chilena de Nutrición, 49, 43 – 52. http://dx.doi.org/10.4067/S0717-75182022000100043
Ares, G., de Alcantara, M., Deliza, R. (2022). How Do Nutritional Warnings Work on Commercial Products? Results From a Hypothetical Choice Experiment. Frontiers in Nutrition, https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2022.921515
Eguren, J., Antúnez, L., Otterbring, T., Curutchet, M.R., Ares, G. (2021). Health gains through loss frames: Testing the effectiveness of message framing on citizens? use of nutritional warnings. Appetite, 166, 105469. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2021.105469
Velázquez, A.L., Vidal, L., Varela, P., Ares, G. (2021). Sugar reduction in products targeted at children: Why are we not there yet? Journal of Sensory Studies, 36, 36, e12666. 10.1111/joss.12666
Velázquez A.L., Vidal L., Alcaire, F., Varela P., Ares G. (2021). Significant sugar-reduction in dairy products targeted at children is possible without affecting hedonic perception. International Dairy Journal, 114, 104937. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.idairyj.2020.104937
Gugliucci, V., Machín, L., Curutchet, M.R., Ares, G. (2021). Do nutritional warnings work on food ordering websites? An exploratory experimental study. Public Health Nutrition, 24, 3547-3551. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1368980021001026
Ares, G., Antúnez, L., Cabrera, M., Thow, A.M. (2021). Analysis of the policy process for the implementation of nutritional warning labels in Uruguay. Public Health Nutrition, 24, 5927 – 5940. 10.1017/S1368980021002469
Velázquez, A.L., Alcaire, F., Vidal, L., Varela, P., Næs, T., Ares, G. (2021). The influence of label information on the snacks parents choose for their children: Individual differences in a choice based conjoint test. Food Quality and Prererence, 94, 104296. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2021.104296
Ares, G., Vidal, L., Otterbring, T., Aschemann-Witzel, J., Curutchet, M.R., Giménez, A., Bove, I. (2021). Communication Campaigns to Support the Use of Nutritional Warnings: Different Messages for Different People? Health Education and Behavior, 48, 584-594. https://doi.org/10.1177/10901981211003510
Ares, G., Antúnez, L., Gugliucci, V., Curutchet, M.R., Galicia, L., Moratorio, X., Giménez, A., Bove, I. (2021). How do consumer characteristics influence responses to nutritional warnings? Revista Chilena de Nutrición, 48, 578 – 585. http://dx.doi.org/10.4067/S0717-75182021000400578
Brunet, G., Girona, A., Fajardo, G., Iragola, V., Machín, L., Bove, I., Ares, G. (2021). The contributions of civil society to food security in the context of COVID-19: A qualitative exploration in Uruguay. Public Health Nutrition, 24, 5524-5533. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1368980021003463
Antúnez L., Alcaire F., Giménez A., Ares G. (2020). Can sodium warnings modify preferences? A case study with white bread. Food Research International, 134, 109239. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2020.109239
Ares G., Antúnez L., Otterbring T., Curutchet M.R., Galicia L., Moratorio X., Bove I. (2020). Sick, salient and full of salt, sugar and fat: Understanding the impact of nutritional warnings on consumers’ associations through the salience bias. Food Quality and Preference, 86, 103991. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2020.103991
Alcantara M.D., Ares G., de Castro I.P.L., Deliza R. (2020). Gain vs. loss-framing for reducing sugar consumption: Insights from a choice experiment with six product categories. Food Research International, 136, 109458. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2020.109458
Rojas-Rivas E., Antúnez L., Cuffia F., Otterbring T., Aschemann-Witzel J., Giménez A., Ares G. (2020). Time orientation and risk perception moderate the influence of sodium warnings on food choice: Implications for the design of communication campaigns. Appetite, 147, 104562. 10.1016/j.appet.2019.104562
Ares G., Machín L., Vidal L., Aschemann-Witzel J., Otterbring T., Curutchet M.R., Giménez A., Bove I. (2020). How Can We Motivate People to Use Nutritional Warnings in Decision Making? Citizen Co-Created Insights for the Development of Communication Campaigns. Health Education and Behavior, 47, 321-331. https://doi.org/10.1177/1090198119889086
Deliza R., de Alcantara M., Pereira R., Ares G. (2020). How do different warning signs compare with the guideline daily amount and traffic-light system? Food Quality and Preference, 80, 103821. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2019.103821
Nobrega L., Ares G., Deliza R. (2020). Are nutritional warnings more efficient than claims in shaping consumers’ healthfulness perception? Food Quality and Preference, 79, 103749. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2019.103749
Vitola, A., Gugliucci, V., Bonilla, L., Santín, V., Girona, A., Iragola, V., Curutchet, M.R., Magnani, D., Ares, G., Varela, L. (2020). Sabores andantes: una nueva estrategia para promover la preparación casera de alimentos Revista de la Red Latinoamericana de Food Design, 1, 175,
Ares G., Machín L., Vidal L., Otterbring T., Aschemann-Witzel J., Curutchet M.R., Bove I. (2020). Uruguayan Citizens’ Perception of Messages to Promote Healthy Eating Through the Use of Nutritional Warnings. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 52, 918-927. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2020.05.012
Ares G., Bove I., Díaz R., Moratorio X., Benia W., Gomes F. (2020). Argumentos de la industria alimentaria en contra del etiquetado frontal de advertencias nutricionales en Uruguay. Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica, 44, e20. https://doi.org/10.26633/RPSP.2020.20
Ares, G., Antúnez, L., Curutchet, M.R., Galicia, L., Moratorio, L., Giménez, A., Bove, I. (2020). Immediate effects of the implementation of nutritional warnings in Uruguay: awareness, self-reported use and increased understanding. Public Health Nutrition, 24, 364-375. 10.1017/S1368980020002517
Lima M., de Alcantara M., Ares G., Deliza R. (2019). It is not all about information! Sensory experience overrides the impact of nutrition information on consumers’ choice of sugar-reduced drinks. Food Quality and Preference, 74, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2018.12.013
Lima M., de Alcantara M., Martins I.B.A., Ares G., Deliza R. (2019). Can front-of-pack nutrition labeling influence children’s emotional associations with unhealthy food products? An experiment using emoji. Food Research International, 120, 217-225. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2019.02.027
Machín L., Curutchet M.R., Giménez A., Aschemann-Witzel J., Ares G. (2019). Do nutritional warnings do their work? Results from a choice experiment involving snack products. Food Quality and Preference, 77, 159-165. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2019.05.012
Centurión M., Machín L., Ares G. (2019). Relative Impact of Nutritional Warnings and Other Label Features on Cereal Bar Healthfulness Evaluations. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 51, 850-856. 10.1016/j.jneb.2019.01.021
Lima M., Ares G., Deliza R. (2019). Comparison of two sugar reduction strategies with children: Case study with grape nectars. Food Quality and Preference, 71, 163-167. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2018.07.002
Tórtora G., Machín L., Ares G. (2019). Influence of nutritional warnings and other label features on consumers’ choice: Results from an eye-tracking study. Food Research International, 119, 605-611. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2018.10.038
Schnettler B., Ares G., Sepúlveda N., Bravo S., Villalobos B., Hueche C., Lobos G. (2019). Are consumers willing to pay more for reformulated processed meat products in the context of the implementation of nutritional warnings? Case study with frankfurters in Chile. Meat Science, 152, 104-108. 10.1016/j.meatsci.2019.02.007
Schnettler B., Ares G., Sepúlveda N., Bravo S., Villalobos B., Hueche C., Adasme-Berríos C. (2019). How do consumers perceive reformulated foods after the implementation of nutritional warnings? Case study with frankfurters in Chile. Food Quality and Preference, 74, 179-188. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2019.01.021
Ares G., Aschemann-Witzel J., Curutchet M.R., Antúnez L., Moratorio X., Bove I. (2018). A citizen perspective on nutritional warnings as front-of-pack labels: Insights for the design of accompanying policy measures. Public Health Nutrition, 21, 3450-3461. 10.1017/S1368980018002045
Girona A., Iragola V., Alcaire F., Curutchet M.R., Pereira P., Magnani D., Barreto P., Petingi S., Allegue G., Conzalo G., Mosteiro C., Ares G. (2019). Factors underlying compliance with a healthy snacking initiative in the school environment: Accounts of school principals in Montevideo (Uruguay). Public Health Nutrition, 22, 726-737. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1368980018003488
Ares G., Varela F., Machin L., Antúnez L., Giménez A., Curutchet M.R., Aschemann-Witzel J. (2018). Comparative performance of three interpretative front-of-pack nutrition labelling schemes: Insights for policy making. Food Quality and Preference, 68, 215-225. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2018.03.007
Machín L., Aschemann-Witzel J., Curutchet M.R., Giménez A., Ares G. (2018). Traffic Light System Can Increase Healthfulness Perception: Implications for Policy Making. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 50, 668-674. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2018.03.005
Lima M., Ares G., Deliza R. (2018). How do front of pack nutrition labels affect healthfulness perception of foods targeted at children? Insights from Brazilian children and parents. Food Quality and Preference, 64, 111-119. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2017.10.003
Ares G., Aschemann-Witzel J., Curutchet M.R., Antúnez L., Machín L., Vidal L., Martínez J., Giménez A. (2018). Nutritional warnings and product substitution or abandonment: Policy implications derived from a repeated purchase simulation. Food Quality and Preference, 65, 40-48. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2017.12.001
Machín L., Aschemann-Witzel J., Curutchet M.R., Giménez A., Ares G. (2018). Does front-of-pack nutrition information improve consumer ability to make healthful choices? Performance of warnings and the traffic light system in a simulated shopping experiment. Appetite, 121, 55-62. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2017.10.037
Oliveira D., Galhardo J., Ares G., Cunha L.M., Deliza R. (2018). Sugar reduction in fruit nectars: Impact on consumers’ sensory and hedonic perception. Food Research International, 107, 371-377. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2018.02.025
Alcaire F., Antúnez L., Vidal L., Giménez A., Ares G. (2017). Aroma-related cross-modal interactions for sugar reduction in milk desserts: Influence on consumer perception. Food Research International, 97, 45-50. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2017.02.019
Cabrera M., Machín L., Arrúa A., Antúnez L., Curutchet M.R., Giménez A., Ares G. (2017). Nutrition warnings as front-of-pack labels: Influence of design features on healthfulness perception and attentional capture. Public Health Nutrition, 20, 3360-3371. https://doi.org/10.1017/s136898001700249x
Machín L., Arrúa A., Giménez A., Curutchet M.R., Martínez J., Ares G. (2018). Can nutritional information modify purchase of ultra-processed products? Results from a simulated online shopping experiment. Public Health Nutrition, 21, 49-57. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1368980017001185
Arrúa A., Curutchet M.R., Rey N., Barreto P., Golovchenko N., Sellanes A., Velazco G., Winokur M., Giménez A., Ares G. (2017). Impact of front-of-pack nutrition information and label design on children’s choice of two snack foods: Comparison of warnings and the traffic-light system. Appetite, 116, 139-146. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2017.04.012
Arrúa A., Machín L., Curutchet M.R., Martínez J., Antúnez L., Alcaire F., Giménez A., Ares G. (2017). Warnings as a directive front-of-pack nutrition labelling scheme: Comparison with the Guideline Daily Amount and traffic-light systems. Public Health Nutrition, 20, 2308-2317. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1368980017000866
Machín L., Cabrera M., Curutchet M.R., Martínez J., Giménez A., Ares G. (2017). Consumer Perception of the Healthfulness of Ultra-processed Products Featuring Different Front-of-Pack Nutrition Labeling Schemes. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 49, 330-338. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2016.12.003
Arrúa A., Vidal L., Antúnez L., Machín L., Martínez J., Curutchet M.R., Giménez A., Ares G. (2017). Influence of Label Design on Children’s Perception of 2 Snack Foods. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 49, 211-217. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2016.10.021
Antúnez L., Giménez A., Ares G. (2016). A consumer-based approach to salt reduction: Case study with bread. Food Research International, 90, 66-72. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2016.10.015
Ares G., Arrúa A., Antúnez L., Vidal L., Machín L., Martínez J., Curutchet M.R., Giménez A. (2016). Influence of label design on children’s perception of two snack foods: Comparison of rating and choice-based conjoint analysis. Food Quality and Preference, 53, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2016.05.006
Oliveira D., Antúnez L., Giménez A., Castura J.C., Deliza R., Ares G. (2015). Sugar reduction in probiotic chocolate-flavored milk: Impact on dynamic sensory profile and liking. Food Research International, 75, 148-156. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2015.05.050
Antúnez L., Giménez A., Maiche A., Ares G. (2015). Influence of interpretation aids on attentional capture, visual processing, and understanding of front-of-package nutrition labels. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 47, 292-299. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2015.02.010
Antúnez, L., Vidal, L., Sapolinski, A., Giménez, A., Maiche, A., Ares, G. (2013). How do design features influence consumer attention when looking for nutritional information on food labels? Results from an eye-tracking study on pan bread labels. International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition, 64, 515 – 527. https://doi.org/10.3109/09637486.2012.759187
Ares, G., Giménez, A., Bruzzone, F., Antúnez, L., Sapolinski, A., Vidal, L., Maiche, A. (2012). Attentional capture and understanding of nutrition labelling: A study based on response times. International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition, 63, 679 – 688. https://doi.org/10.3109/09637486.2011.652598