Consumption of ultraprocessed food products in Brazil and its influence on diet quality and nutritional status.

• Grant number: 12/18027-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• Start date: January 01, 2013
• End date: November 09, 2015
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Collective Health - Public Health
• Principal Investigator: Carlos Augusto Monteiro
• Grantee: Maria Laura da Costa Louzada
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Saúde Pública (FSP). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Associated scholarship(s): 13/08260-1 - The consumption of ready-to-eat products in Brazil and its influence on the nutritional status, BE.EP.DR

Abstract

The objective of this project is to evaluate the consumption of ultra-processed food products in Brazil and its influence on diet quality and nutritional status. Data on food consumption and anthropometry from the Pesquisa de Orçamentos Familiares 2008-2009 will be analysed. Weight and height were directly measured and food consumption data were collect through two food records for all individuals aged 10 or more in 24,3% of the families evaluated in the complete survey. Ready-to-consume foodstuffs (foods, beverages and recipes) industrially manufactured from substances extracted or derived from whole foods, like oils e fats (hydrogenated or not), sugars, flours, starches, meat extracts will be classified as ultra-processed products. The pattern of consumption of these products will be characterized by analyzing their contribution to the total daily energy intake, their place (inside or outside home) and their mode (during the main meals or during snacks and with or without in natura or minimally processed foods) of consumption. The influence of family income and schooling on the consumption of ultraprocessed food products and its distribution across demographic and socioeconomic characteristics will be studied. Lastly, the influence of the consumption of ultra-processed food products on diet quality and obesity will be evaluated.

Scientific publications

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DA COSTA LOUZADA, MARIA LAURA; BORTOLETTO MARTINS, ANA PAULA; CANELLA, DANIELA SILVA; BARALDI, LARISSA GALASTRI; LEVY, RENATA BERTAZZI; CLARO, RAFAEL MOREIRA; MOUBARAC, JEAN-CLAUDE; CANNON, GEOFFREY; MONTEIRO, CARLOS AUGUSTO. Alimentos ultraprocessados e perfil nutricional da dieta no Brasil. Revista de Saúde Pública, v. 49, 2015. (12/18027-0)

DA COSTA LOUZADA, MARIA LAURA; BORTOLETTO MARTINS, ANA PAULA; CANELLA, DANIELA SILVA; BARALDI, LARISSA GALASTRI; LEVY, RENATA BERTAZZI; CLARO, RAFAEL MOREIRA; MOUBARAC, JEAN-CLAUDE; CANNON, GEOFFREY; MONTEIRO, CARLOS AUGUSTO. Impacto de alimentos ultraprocessados sobre o teor de micronutrientes da dieta no Brasil. Revista de Saúde Pública, v. 49, 2015. (12/18027-0)

Academic Publications

(References retrieved automatically from State of São Paulo Research Institutions)

LOUZADA, Maria Laura da Costa. Nutrition and health: the role of the ultra-processed foods.. 2015. Doctoral Thesis - Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Saúde Pública (FSP/CIR) São Paulo.