ltraprocessed food consumption and dietary nutrient profiles associated with obesity: A multicountry study of children and adolescent

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Neri, Daniela ^{[1, 2]} ; Steele, Euridice Martinez ^{[1, 2]} ; Khandpur, Neha ^{[1, 2]} ; Cediel, Gustavo ^[3] ; Zapata, Maria Elisa ^[4] ; Rauber, Fernanda ^{[1, 2]} ; Marron-Ponce, Joaquin A. ^[5] ; Machado, Priscila ^[6] ; da Costa Louzada, Maria Laura ^{[1, 2]} ; Andrade, Giovanna Calixto ^{[1, 2]} ; Batis, Carolina ^[5] ; Babio, Nancy ^{[7, 8]} ; Salas-Salvado, Jordi ^{[7, 8]} ; Millett, Christopher ^[9] ; Monteiro, Carlos Augusto ^{[1, 2]} ; Levy, Renata Bertazzi ^{[1, 10, 2]} ; Ultra-Pr, NOVA Multi-Cty Study Grp

Affiliation

^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Nutr, Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Ctr Epidemiol Res Nutr & Hlth, Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[3] Univ Antioquia, Sch Nutr & Dietet, Medellin - Colombia

^[4] Child Nutr Study Ctr Dr Alejandro ODonnell CESNI, Buenos Aires, DF - Argentina

^[5] Natl Inst Publ Hlth, Ctr Nutr & Hlth Res, Mexico City, DF - Mexico

^[6] Deakin Univ, Sch Exercise & Nutr Sci, Inst Phys Act & Nutr IPAN, Geelong, Vic - Australia

^[7] Univ Rovira & Virgili, Hosp Univ San Joan Reus, Inst Invest Pere Virgili IISPV, Dept Bioquim & Biotecnol, Unitat Nutr Humana, Reus - Spain

^[8] Inst Salud Carlos III ISCIII, Consorcio CIBER, MP Fisiopatol Obes & Nutr CIBERObn, Madrid - Spain

^[9] Imperial Coll London, Sch Publ Hlth, Publ Hlth Policy Evaluat Unit, London - England

^[10] Univ Sao Paulo, Sch Med, Dept Prevent Med, Sao Paulo - Brazil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Obesity Reviews; v. 23, n. 1, SI DEC 2021.
• Web of Science Citations: 1

Abstract

This study assessed associations between ultraprocessed food consumption and dietary nutrient profile linked to obesity in children and adolescents in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, the United Kingdom, and the United States using nationally representative data collected between 2004 and 2014. Linear regression models were used to evaluate associations between dietary share of ultraprocessed foods (country and age group-specific quintiles and a 10% share increase) and the energy density of diets and their content of free sugars and fiber. Ultraprocessed foods, defined by the NOVA system, ranged from 18% of total energy intake among preschool children in Colombia to 68% among adolescents in the United Kingdom. In almost all countries and age groups, increases in the dietary share of ultraprocessed foods were associated with increases in energy density and free sugars and decreases in fiber, suggesting that ultraprocessed food consumption is a potential determinant of obesity in children and adolescents. Effective global policy action to address growing ultraprocessed food consumption and childhood obesity is urgently needed. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 15/14900-9 - Consumption of ultra-processed foods, dietary nutrient profile diet and obesity in seven countries
• Grantee: Carlos Augusto Monteiro
• Support Opportunities: Research Projects - Thematic Grants
• FAPESP's process: 18/17972-9 - Ultra-processed foods and 'protein leverage hypothesis': a study in seven countries
• Grantee: Eurídice Martínez Steele
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
• FAPESP's process: 16/14302-7 - Consumption of ultra-processed foods and indicators of diet quality in Australia
• Grantee: Fernanda Rauber
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
• FAPESP's process: 16/25853-4 - Consumption of ultra-processed foods, dietary profile and obesity among U.S. children and adolescents
• Grantee: Daniela Neri Gama de Almeida
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral