Impact of the consumption of ultra-processed foods on children, adolescents and adults' health: scope review

Autor(es)

da Costa Louzada, Maria Laura ; Costa, Caroline dos Santos ; Souza, Thays Nascimento ; da Cruz, Gabriela Lopes ; Levy, Renata Bertazzi ; Monteiro, Carlos Augusto

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: Cadernos de Saúde Pública; v. 37, p. 47-pg., 2021-01-01.

Resumo

The aim of this study was to conduct a literature scope review of the association between the consumption of ultra-processed foods and health outcomes. The search was carried out in the PubMed, Web of Science and LILACS data-bases. Studies that assessed the association between the consumption of ultra-processed foods, identified on the NOVA classification, and health outcomes were eligible. The review process resulted in the selection of 63 studies, which were analyzed in terms of quality using a tool from the National Institutes of Health. The outcomes found included obesity, metabolic risk markers, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, cancer, asthma, depression, frailty, gastrointestinal diseases and mortality indicators. The evidence was particularly consistent for obesity (or indicators related to it) in adults, whose association with the consumption of ultra-processed foods was demonstrated, with dose-response effect, in cross-sectional studies with representative samples from five countries, in four large cohort studies and in a randomized clinical trial. Large cohort studies have also found a significant association between the consumption of ultra-processed foods and the risk of cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and cancer - even after adjusting for obesity. Two cohort studies have shown an association of ultra-processed foods consumption with depression and four cohort studies with all-cause mortality. This review summarized the studies' results that described the association between the consumption of ultra-processed foods and various non-communicable diseases and their risk factors, which has important implications for public health. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 15/14900-9 - Consumo de alimentos ultraprocessados, perfil nutricional da dieta e obesidade em sete países
• Beneficiário: Carlos Augusto Monteiro
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Temático
• Processo FAPESP: 19/06852-5 - Consumo de alimentos ultraprocessados e seu impacto sobre o risco de Obesidade
• Beneficiário: Caroline dos Santos Costa
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Pós-Doutorado