Ultra-processed food consumption and nutritional status in Uruguayan and Brazilian children between three to five years
Introduction. There is growing consensus globally that the consumption of ultra- processed food (UPF) can negatively affect the nutritional status of children. Objective. The present study aims to evaluate associations between the consumption of UPF and the nutritional status in a sample of Uruguaya...
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| description | Introduction. There is growing consensus globally that the consumption of ultra- processed food (UPF) can negatively affect the nutritional status of children. Objective. The present study aims to evaluate associations between the consumption of UPF and the nutritional status in a sample of Uruguayan and Brazilian preschoolers belonging to two studies: the ENDIS Study and the Pelotas 2015 Birth Cohort. Materials and methods. We conducted a cross-sectional analysis. The main outcome measure was obesity defined as BMI for age and sex ≥ +3 z-scores. The score of UPF consumption was the main exposure measured. Each positive answer of habitual intake was added up to create a UPF score ranging from zero to six or more UPF. Crude and adjusted logistic regressions were performed for the associations between UPF consumption and nutritional status in preschoolers. Results. The final sample consisted of 8,687 preschool children, 50.8% belonging to the Uruguayan study, while the remaining 49.2% belonged to the Brazilian study. Nearly 5% of the sample of young children were obese. We didn’t observe a relationship between the score of UPF consumption and obesity, the odds ratio (OR) was 1.04 (95% CI, 1.00–1.09). Adjustments resulted in modest attenuation of the relationship and a lack of statistical significance. However, in children under 48 months, the score of UPF consumption was directly associated with childhood obesity. Conclusions. Results suggest that higher consumption of UPF is associated with obesity in Uruguayan and Brazilian preschool children under 4 years of age. These findings suggest that actions to reduce ultra- processed food consumption could lead to diminish obesity patterns and bring important public health benefits. |
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| spelling | oai:dspace.ucuenca.edu.ec:123456789-442742024-03-12T22:25:24Z Ultra-processed food consumption and nutritional status in Uruguayan and Brazilian children between three to five years Consumo de alimentos ultraprocesados y estado nutricional en niños de tres a cinco años uruguayos y brasileños Gomez Ayora, Andrea Ximena Ultra-processed foods Body mass index Child Childhood obesity Eating behavior Introduction. There is growing consensus globally that the consumption of ultra- processed food (UPF) can negatively affect the nutritional status of children. Objective. The present study aims to evaluate associations between the consumption of UPF and the nutritional status in a sample of Uruguayan and Brazilian preschoolers belonging to two studies: the ENDIS Study and the Pelotas 2015 Birth Cohort. Materials and methods. We conducted a cross-sectional analysis. The main outcome measure was obesity defined as BMI for age and sex ≥ +3 z-scores. The score of UPF consumption was the main exposure measured. Each positive answer of habitual intake was added up to create a UPF score ranging from zero to six or more UPF. Crude and adjusted logistic regressions were performed for the associations between UPF consumption and nutritional status in preschoolers. Results. The final sample consisted of 8,687 preschool children, 50.8% belonging to the Uruguayan study, while the remaining 49.2% belonged to the Brazilian study. Nearly 5% of the sample of young children were obese. We didn’t observe a relationship between the score of UPF consumption and obesity, the odds ratio (OR) was 1.04 (95% CI, 1.00–1.09). Adjustments resulted in modest attenuation of the relationship and a lack of statistical significance. However, in children under 48 months, the score of UPF consumption was directly associated with childhood obesity. Conclusions. Results suggest that higher consumption of UPF is associated with obesity in Uruguayan and Brazilian preschool children under 4 years of age. These findings suggest that actions to reduce ultra- processed food consumption could lead to diminish obesity patterns and bring important public health benefits. 2024-03-12T22:25:18Z 2024-03-12T22:25:18Z 2023 ARTÍCULO 0004-0622 http://dspace.ucuenca.edu.ec/handle/123456789/44274 https://www.scopus.com/record/display.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85185589420&origin=resultslist&sort=plf-f&src=s&sid=4802a56dd9a27e42fdbdda268bc79803&sot=b&sdt=b&s=TITLE-ABS-KEY%28Ultra-processed+food+consumption+and+nutritional+status+in+Uruguayan+and+Brazilian+children+between+three+to+five+years%29&sl=86&sessionSearchId=4802a56dd9a27e42fdbdda268bc79803&relpos=0 10.37527/2023.73.S2.006 es_ES application/pdf Archivos Latinoamericanos de Nutricion |
| spellingShingle | Ultra-processed foods Body mass index Child Childhood obesity Eating behavior Gomez Ayora, Andrea Ximena Ultra-processed food consumption and nutritional status in Uruguayan and Brazilian children between three to five years |
| title | Ultra-processed food consumption and nutritional status in Uruguayan and Brazilian children between three to five years |
| title_full | Ultra-processed food consumption and nutritional status in Uruguayan and Brazilian children between three to five years |
| title_fullStr | Ultra-processed food consumption and nutritional status in Uruguayan and Brazilian children between three to five years |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ultra-processed food consumption and nutritional status in Uruguayan and Brazilian children between three to five years |
| title_short | Ultra-processed food consumption and nutritional status in Uruguayan and Brazilian children between three to five years |
| title_sort | ultra-processed food consumption and nutritional status in uruguayan and brazilian children between three to five years |
| topic | Ultra-processed foods Body mass index Child Childhood obesity Eating behavior |
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