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Mexico has a population of 131 million, and it has observed a dramatic rise in obesity over the past three decades, with only 23.5% of the adult population having a healthy body mass index (Barquera and Rivera 2020). The prevalence of obesity is 70%, and diabetes rates are at 40%, and the two most common causes of death are cardiovascular disease (20%) and diabetes (15%) accounting for 315,000 deaths in 2022 (Mendoza 2024). This shift, seen as a rapid epidemiological transition, reflects changes in behaviour, resulting in obesity. Lifestyle-related risk factors include a poor diet (high in saturated fat, salt and sugar), lack of physical activity, and increased alcohol consumption, which results in long-term health conditions such as hypercholesterolaemia, hypertension and diabetes. One study reported that, in the Mexican population, sugary drinks represent 10% of total daily energy intake and 70% of total daily sugar (Sánchez-Pimienta et al. 2016). A recent study noted increased BMI in children examining nonessential energy-dense food consumption, highlighting the need for health-related monitoring and education (Illescas-Zárate et al. 2024). Despite the knowledge of the growing issue with obesity and the continuing increase in diabetes and obesity in adults and children, policies have focused on food labelling and tax on sugary drinks, and some believe it is much too late, and the obesity rates support this (Barquera and White 2018). An expansion of the policy scope is needed.