Consumption of ultra-processed foods in the third gestational trimester and increased weight gain: a Brazilian cohort study

Autor(es)

Gomes, Caroline de Barros ^[1] ; Malta, Maira Barreto ^[2] ; Benicio, Maria Helena D'Aquino ^[2] ; Carvalhaes, Maria Antonieta de Barros Leite ^[3]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Sao Paulo State Univ UNESP, Botucatu Med Sch, Postgrad Program Publ Hlth, BR-18618970 Botucatu, SP - Brazil

^[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Nutr, BR-01246904 Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil

^[3] Sao Paulo State Univ UNESP, Botucatu Med Sch, Dept Nursing, BR-18618970 Botucatu, SP - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION; v. 24, n. 11, p. 3304-3312, AUG 2021.
• Citações Web of Science: 0

Resumo

Objective: To investigate whether the consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPF) during pregnancy is associated with gestational weight gain (GWG). Design: Cohort study with collection of two 24-h dietary recalls during each gestational trimester obtained on non-consecutive days and differentiating weekday v. weekend/holiday. The foods were classified according to the NOVA system into fresh or minimally processed foods and their culinary preparations, processed and UPF and subsequently analysed as a percentage contribution to dietary energy. The outcome was average GWG in the second and in the third trimesters, expressed in g/week. Setting: Botucatu, a medium-sized Brazilian city. Participants: Pregnant women with regular obstetric risk (n 259) undergoing prenatal care in primary healthcare. Results: In a multiple linear regression model, it was found that an increase of 1 percentage point in energy consumption from UPF in the third gestational trimester led to an average increase of 4 center dot 17 (95 % CI 0 center dot 55; 7 center dot 79) g in weekly GWG in this period. There was no association between second-trimester UPF consumption and GWG. Conclusions: Consumption of UPF in the third gestational trimester is positively associated with average weekly GWG in this period. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 11/18579-0 - Impacto de intervenção para promoção de caminhada no lazer e alimentação saudável em gestantes atendidas pela estratégia de Saúde da Família: um estudo de coorte controlado
• Beneficiário: Maria Helena D'Aquino Benicio
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Regular