Gerónimo Brunet

Datos Biográficos

ID	6248948
NOMBRE	Gerónimo Brunet
NOMBRES	Gerónimo
APELLIDO	Brunet
FIRMA	BRUNET G
AFILIACIONES	Universidad de la República de Uruguay
ORCID	0000-0002-9046-3708
VERIFICADO	Sí
TOTAL DE OBRAS	21
TOTAL DE CITAS	27
OBRAS COMO AUTOR	21
OBRAS COMO EDITOR	0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN	1977
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN	2026
ÍNDICE H	3

Mothers’ perceptions of marketing elements on infant formula packages
Open AccessLeticia Vidal, Gastón Ares et al.ARTICLEAppetite2026Referencias: 47
The marketing and commercialization of infant formula have been identified as major barriers to breastfeeding, influencing parental feeding choices through a wide range of strategies that include persuasive packaging elements. This work explores how mothers in Uruguay perceive infant formula packaging and examines the influence of marketing elements on their perceptions and behavioral intentions. An exploratory sequential mixed-methods design was…
How do households cope with food insecurity? Quantitative analysis of the coping strategies of households with children attending public childcare in Uruguay
Open AccessGerónimo Brunet, Gabriela Fajardo et al.ARTICLEAppetite2026Referencias: 63
Analyzing the cost of a healthy food basket in Uruguay
Open AccessGerónimo Brunet, Alejandra Girona et al.ARTICLEHealth Promotion International2025
Monitoring economic access to food is fundamental to implement strategies to reduce food insecurity and enhance the affordability of healthy diets. The aims of the present study were to develop a healthy food basket (HFB) and analyze its cost from 2011 to 2024, in Uruguay, a high-income Latin American country. The HFB was conceptualized as a set of foods that allows the achievement of the nutritional needs of a person at the lowest possible cost,…
A mixed-methods exploration of the food retail environment of a low-income area of Montevideo, Uruguay
Open AccessGastón Ares, Alejandra Girona et al.ARTICLEHealth Promotion International2025
Creating supportive food environments has been identified as one of the most effective strategies to promote healthy diets. In this context, the present work aimed to characterize the retail food environment in a low-income area of the city of Montevideo (Uruguay). The study relied on a mixed-methods approach. A survey of food retail outlets was conducted. All the outlets were geocoded, and service areas were created considering a 600 m threshold…
Spatial accessibility to healthy food in context
Open AccessLeticia Vidal, Gerónimo Brunet et al.ARTICLEApplied Geography2025
Safeguarding health in bilateral investment treaties
Open AccessGastón Ares, Gerónimo Brunet et al.ARTICLEGlobalization and Health2025
BACKGROUND: The proliferation of International Investment Agreements (IIAs), as the result of globalization, has been identified as one of the factors contributing to policy inertia or chill on meaningful public health policy action. Health safeguards, i.e., specific clauses to protect the State's right to regulate, have been increasingly included in IIAs to protect health policy. However, an in-depth understanding of the processes involved in th…
Advertisements of ultra-processed products outside food outlets
Open AccessGastón Ares, Florencia Alcaire et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2025
Objectives: To evaluate the prevalence of advertisements for ultra-processed products outside food outlets in Montevideo (Uruguay) and explore the patterns of these advertisements across areas with different socio-economic statuses (SES). Design: Cross-sectional field survey of advertisements of ultra-processed products outside food outlets. The percentage of outlets featuring any type of advertisement of ultra-processed products on the exterior …
Understanding fruit and vegetable consumption among Uruguayan adults
Open AccessGastón Ares, Gerónimo Brunet et al.ARTICLEAppetite2025Citada por: 1Referencias: 66
Although fruits and vegetables are an essential component of a healthy diet from sustainable food systems, their consumption remains below recommended levels worldwide. In this context, the aim of the present work was to explore factors influencing fruit and vegetable consumption among Uruguayan adults. A telephone survey with 505 adults, living in Montevideo and involved in food purchasing for the household, was conducted by a specialized compan…
A qualitative exploration of mothers' perspectives on infant formula use in Uruguay
Open AccessAlejandra Girona, Agustina Vitola et al.ARTICLEAppetite2025Citada por: 1Referencias: 53
Moderators of the Effect of Household Food Insecurity on Food Consumption Among Uruguayan Children and Adolescents
Open AccessGerónimo Brunet, Alejandra Girona et al.ARTICLESAGE Open2024
The aims of the present work were to examine the effect of food insecurity on food consumption among children/adolescents in Uruguay and to explore the moderating effect of socio-economic and demographic characteristics. The design consisted of an analysis of secondary data from a telephone survey ( n = 1,504), applied to parents or tutors of children and adolescents living in Uruguay (September–October, 2020). Data were analyzed using logistic r…
Weird and non-consensual food deserts and swamps
Open AccessGastón Ares, Sergio Turra et al.ARTICLEHealth & Place2024
Validation of secondary data sources of the retail food environment in the capital of Uruguay, an emerging Latin American country
Open AccessLeticia Vidal, Florencia Alcaire et al.ARTICLEHealth & Place2024Referencias: 4
Coping strategies of food insecure households with children and adolescents in Uruguay, a high-income Latin American country
Open AccessGerónimo Brunet, Leandro Machín et al.ARTICLEAppetite2024Citada por: 4Referencias: 32
Covid-washing of ultra-processed products
Open AccessLucía Antúnez, Florencia Alcaire et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2021
Objective: To explore the use of references to the COVID-19 pandemic as part of the marketing strategies used on Facebook to promote ultra-processed products. Design: A search for Facebook accounts of ultra-processed products was performed using a master list of products commercialised in two online supermarkets in Uruguay. For each of the identified Facebook accounts, all the content posted from the confirmation of the first cases of COVID-19 in…
The contributions of civil society to food security in the context of Covid-19
Open AccessGerónimo Brunet, Alejandra Girona et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2021
Objective: The aim of this study was to explore and analyse the actions implemented by civil society to contribute to food security in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak in Uruguay, a high-income country in South America. Design: An exploratory systematic approach was used to identify the contributions of civil society to food security through reports in news websites and Facebook posts. Data were analysed based on content analysis following a …
Are the recommendations of paediatricians about complementary feeding aligned with current guidelines in Uruguay
Open AccessLeticia Vidal, Isabel Bove et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2021
Objective: To explore Uruguayan paediatricians’ personal recommendations about complementary feeding and to assess if they are aligned with current guidelines and scientific evidence. Design: A questionnaire composed of open-ended questions was used to explore foods recommended to start complementary feeding, foods regarded as the most important during the first meals, recommendations for delayed introduction of foods and foods that should be avo…
The social representations of complementary feeding
Open AccessGerónimo Brunet, Leticia Vidal et al.ARTICLEAppetite2021Referencias: 34
Is Covid-19 a threat or an opportunity for healthy eating? An exploration of the factors that moderate the impact of the pandemic on eating habits in Uruguay
Open AccessLeticia Vidal, Gerónimo Brunet et al.ARTICLEAppetite2021Citada por: 2Referencias: 46
The experience of social distancing for families with children and adolescents during the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic in Uruguay
Open AccessGastón Ares, Isabel Bove et al.ARTICLEChildren and Youth Services Review2021Citada por: 5Referencias: 22
Intensive Second Language Study
Open AccessR C Gardner, P C Smythe et al.ARTICLELanguage Learning1977Citada por: 14Referencias: 6
This study examined changes in students' attitudes, motivation and French achievement during a five-week, residential, summer program. Sixty-two students were administered a battery of attitude and motivation tests as well as a test of oral French proficiency prior to, and upon completion of the course. In addition, both teacher-ratings and self-ratings of French language skills were collected at several time periods during the course. Data were …
Reforming International Investment Treaty Practice
Dori Patay, Gastón Ares Gastón Ares et al.
The Philip Morris lawsuits against Australia and Uruguay in the early 2010s highlighted the need to reform international investment agreement (IIA) practices to ensure that governments do not give up their regulatory autonomy for foreign investment. We undertook a policy analysis to reveal how interests, ideas and institutions shaped reform in IIA treaty practice to protect health policy autonomy in Australia and Uruguay after the Philip Morris i…

Intensive Second Language Study
Open AccessR C Gardner, P C Smythe et al.ARTICLELanguage Learning1977Citada por: 14Referencias: 6
This study examined changes in students' attitudes, motivation and French achievement during a five-week, residential, summer program. Sixty-two students were administered a battery of attitude and motivation tests as well as a test of oral French proficiency prior to, and upon completion of the course. In addition, both teacher-ratings and self-ratings of French language skills were collected at several time periods during the course. Data were …
Covid-washing of ultra-processed products
Open AccessLucía Antúnez, Florencia Alcaire et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2021
Objective: To explore the use of references to the COVID-19 pandemic as part of the marketing strategies used on Facebook to promote ultra-processed products. Design: A search for Facebook accounts of ultra-processed products was performed using a master list of products commercialised in two online supermarkets in Uruguay. For each of the identified Facebook accounts, all the content posted from the confirmation of the first cases of COVID-19 in…
The contributions of civil society to food security in the context of Covid-19
Open AccessGerónimo Brunet, Alejandra Girona et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2021
Objective: The aim of this study was to explore and analyse the actions implemented by civil society to contribute to food security in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak in Uruguay, a high-income country in South America. Design: An exploratory systematic approach was used to identify the contributions of civil society to food security through reports in news websites and Facebook posts. Data were analysed based on content analysis following a …
Are the recommendations of paediatricians about complementary feeding aligned with current guidelines in Uruguay
Open AccessLeticia Vidal, Isabel Bove et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2021
Objective: To explore Uruguayan paediatricians’ personal recommendations about complementary feeding and to assess if they are aligned with current guidelines and scientific evidence. Design: A questionnaire composed of open-ended questions was used to explore foods recommended to start complementary feeding, foods regarded as the most important during the first meals, recommendations for delayed introduction of foods and foods that should be avo…
The social representations of complementary feeding
Open AccessGerónimo Brunet, Leticia Vidal et al.ARTICLEAppetite2021Referencias: 34
Is Covid-19 a threat or an opportunity for healthy eating? An exploration of the factors that moderate the impact of the pandemic on eating habits in Uruguay
Open AccessLeticia Vidal, Gerónimo Brunet et al.ARTICLEAppetite2021Citada por: 2Referencias: 46
The experience of social distancing for families with children and adolescents during the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic in Uruguay
Open AccessGastón Ares, Isabel Bove et al.ARTICLEChildren and Youth Services Review2021Citada por: 5Referencias: 22
Moderators of the Effect of Household Food Insecurity on Food Consumption Among Uruguayan Children and Adolescents
Open AccessGerónimo Brunet, Alejandra Girona et al.ARTICLESAGE Open2024
The aims of the present work were to examine the effect of food insecurity on food consumption among children/adolescents in Uruguay and to explore the moderating effect of socio-economic and demographic characteristics. The design consisted of an analysis of secondary data from a telephone survey ( n = 1,504), applied to parents or tutors of children and adolescents living in Uruguay (September–October, 2020). Data were analyzed using logistic r…
Weird and non-consensual food deserts and swamps
Open AccessGastón Ares, Sergio Turra et al.ARTICLEHealth & Place2024
Validation of secondary data sources of the retail food environment in the capital of Uruguay, an emerging Latin American country
Open AccessLeticia Vidal, Florencia Alcaire et al.ARTICLEHealth & Place2024Referencias: 4
Coping strategies of food insecure households with children and adolescents in Uruguay, a high-income Latin American country
Open AccessGerónimo Brunet, Leandro Machín et al.ARTICLEAppetite2024Citada por: 4Referencias: 32
Analyzing the cost of a healthy food basket in Uruguay
Open AccessGerónimo Brunet, Alejandra Girona et al.ARTICLEHealth Promotion International2025
Monitoring economic access to food is fundamental to implement strategies to reduce food insecurity and enhance the affordability of healthy diets. The aims of the present study were to develop a healthy food basket (HFB) and analyze its cost from 2011 to 2024, in Uruguay, a high-income Latin American country. The HFB was conceptualized as a set of foods that allows the achievement of the nutritional needs of a person at the lowest possible cost,…
A mixed-methods exploration of the food retail environment of a low-income area of Montevideo, Uruguay
Open AccessGastón Ares, Alejandra Girona et al.ARTICLEHealth Promotion International2025
Creating supportive food environments has been identified as one of the most effective strategies to promote healthy diets. In this context, the present work aimed to characterize the retail food environment in a low-income area of the city of Montevideo (Uruguay). The study relied on a mixed-methods approach. A survey of food retail outlets was conducted. All the outlets were geocoded, and service areas were created considering a 600 m threshold…
Spatial accessibility to healthy food in context
Open AccessLeticia Vidal, Gerónimo Brunet et al.ARTICLEApplied Geography2025
Safeguarding health in bilateral investment treaties
Open AccessGastón Ares, Gerónimo Brunet et al.ARTICLEGlobalization and Health2025
BACKGROUND: The proliferation of International Investment Agreements (IIAs), as the result of globalization, has been identified as one of the factors contributing to policy inertia or chill on meaningful public health policy action. Health safeguards, i.e., specific clauses to protect the State's right to regulate, have been increasingly included in IIAs to protect health policy. However, an in-depth understanding of the processes involved in th…
Advertisements of ultra-processed products outside food outlets
Open AccessGastón Ares, Florencia Alcaire et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2025
Objectives: To evaluate the prevalence of advertisements for ultra-processed products outside food outlets in Montevideo (Uruguay) and explore the patterns of these advertisements across areas with different socio-economic statuses (SES). Design: Cross-sectional field survey of advertisements of ultra-processed products outside food outlets. The percentage of outlets featuring any type of advertisement of ultra-processed products on the exterior …
Understanding fruit and vegetable consumption among Uruguayan adults
Open AccessGastón Ares, Gerónimo Brunet et al.ARTICLEAppetite2025Citada por: 1Referencias: 66
Although fruits and vegetables are an essential component of a healthy diet from sustainable food systems, their consumption remains below recommended levels worldwide. In this context, the aim of the present work was to explore factors influencing fruit and vegetable consumption among Uruguayan adults. A telephone survey with 505 adults, living in Montevideo and involved in food purchasing for the household, was conducted by a specialized compan…
A qualitative exploration of mothers' perspectives on infant formula use in Uruguay
Open AccessAlejandra Girona, Agustina Vitola et al.ARTICLEAppetite2025Citada por: 1Referencias: 53
Mothers’ perceptions of marketing elements on infant formula packages
Open AccessLeticia Vidal, Gastón Ares et al.ARTICLEAppetite2026Referencias: 47
The marketing and commercialization of infant formula have been identified as major barriers to breastfeeding, influencing parental feeding choices through a wide range of strategies that include persuasive packaging elements. This work explores how mothers in Uruguay perceive infant formula packaging and examines the influence of marketing elements on their perceptions and behavioral intentions. An exploratory sequential mixed-methods design was…
How do households cope with food insecurity? Quantitative analysis of the coping strategies of households with children attending public childcare in Uruguay
Open AccessGerónimo Brunet, Gabriela Fajardo et al.ARTICLEAppetite2026Referencias: 63
Reforming International Investment Treaty Practice
Dori Patay, Gastón Ares Gastón Ares et al.
The Philip Morris lawsuits against Australia and Uruguay in the early 2010s highlighted the need to reform international investment agreement (IIA) practices to ensure that governments do not give up their regulatory autonomy for foreign investment. We undertook a policy analysis to reveal how interests, ideas and institutions shaped reform in IIA treaty practice to protect health policy autonomy in Australia and Uruguay after the Philip Morris i…