Nutrition Quality of Packaged Foods in Bogotá, Colombia: A Comparison of Two Nutrient Profile Models

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“The overall organization and presentation of the study, the results   and the conclusions drawn are adequate. Small grammatical errors”

We have proof-read the paper an additional   time.

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“I believe that in some cases "would" is better to be   replaced by "should" (line 236 and may be line 22).”

We have made this correction.

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“Also in line 23 and line 69 replace "be subject" to   "be subjected to"”  

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“Line 290 replace "data was" with "data were"” 

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“Line 302 replace "do not present" with "does not   present"”

We have changed this sentence, so it no   longer includes this phrase.

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“Very good information for decision making. I suggest optimizing the   edition of the results to make the displayed data understandable in the best   way. At the end of the article, it is not clear to me which model is   "similar" the proposal that already has the Colombian Congress, and   which, of the two models studied, would propose to be taken into account for   the benefit of the population. I think it's important to mention some   implications for the industry.”

Our response: We have removed the referral to the   Colombian Congress at the end of the article, because the political situation   of this bill is changing rapidly and may be out of date when the article is   published. We don’t necessarily feel that our current study results provide a   compelling rationale to recommend either nutrient profile model. Future   research will be needed to understand at a finer level of detail the   healthfulness of products within categories under the two nutrient profile   models, as we note. In addition, evaluations of existing laws under each   model will be needed to understand which is better for improving population   health. We have now noted this in the last sentence of the conclusion.   Finally, in the introduction, we mention the most relevant point for the industry,   which is that these laws may incentivize reformulation.

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“It is   necessary write the percentage in Chilean Model (lines 28-29)”

The abstract includes the percentage of foods that   met criteria for regulation according to Chilean model. These are the lines:   “Results: 80.2% (PAHO model) to 66.4%   (Chilean model) of foods met criteria for regulation” (lines 28-29).

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“Improve   keywords with MeSH terms.”

We have amended the keywords to better reflect the   study content.

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“Type, study   design?”

We have added a sentence under “data collection”   which notes that this study was cross-sectional in design.

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Sample: food products with Colombian   origin?

The   study included all products, regardless of country of origin. We now include   the following statement: Data were collected on all   products available for purchase during this time regardless of product country   of origin.

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I would suggest adding a line of total to the table   one, and adding the percentage of each category.

We have added the percent of products in Table 1.

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Very large paragraph, I would suggest dividing to   improve reading (lines 235-255).

We   have divided this paragraph.

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Very large paragraph, I would suggest dividing to   improve reading (lines 288-306)

We   have divided this paragraph.

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Review how references should be cited, depending on the   type of work, e.g.:

Correct (line 391)

Incomplete (line 405)

We   have adjusted the reference format following the instruction of the journal.

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Standardize Kcal or kcal throughout the document

We   have standardized kcal throughout the document.

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Separate the units of the abbreviations, for example   100 ml and not 100ml, throughout the document

We   separated the units of the abbreviations throughout the document.

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Uniformize the use of decimals throughout the   document.

We   have uniformize the use of decimals throughout the document.

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Uniformize the use of N - n throughout the document.

We   uniformize the use of N throughout the document.

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Authors could   consider article references of Nutrients 2018 (DOI: 10.3390/nu10060737)   and the Spanish Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics 2018 (DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.14306/renhyd.22.2.413), both of them from Latin American region.

We have included a brief mention about the results   of these studies. (Lines: 254-255).