scholarly journals Availability of ultra-processed food associated with health outcomes: a systematic review

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
T Pereira de Araújo ◽  
M Moraes ◽  
V Magalhães ◽  
C Afonso ◽  
S Rodrigues
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Food Consumption ◽  
Food Availability ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
Noncommunicable Diseases ◽  
Research Association ◽  
Processed Food ◽  
Household Budget ◽  
Household Budget Surveys

Abstract Background Ultra-processed food (UPF) consumption increases worldwide, which can be harm to population's health. To establish associations between UPF and health outcomes, food consumption can be assessed individually or by using availability data, such as purchase lists or household budget surveys. The aim of this review was to search for studies on the availability of UPF related with mortality and morbidity from noncommunicable diseases or their risk factors. Methods PRISMA guideline was used. Searches were performed on PubMED, EBSCO, Scopus and Web of Science on December 2019. Search strategy included terms related with exposure (UPF) and outcomes (mortality or morbidity from noncommunicable diseases and their risk factors). Studies were selected based on the title and abstracts. Full texts were screened for eligibility and the snowballing method was used to find other relevant studies. To be based on UPF availability data and its relation with health outcomes were the inclusion criteria. Studies that assessed only food consumption at an individual level and did not present health outcome were excluded. Selection was conducted by two reviewers and a third helped when disagreement occurred. Results After duplicates removal, 560 records were analyzed. From the 11 eligible studies, 55% were conducted in more than one country. Others were performed in Brazil (27%), Guatemala (9%) and Sweden (9%). Studies were ecological (64%), cross-sectional (27%) and longitudinal (9%). All had representative samples, 45.5% were national samples, and the others were from particular population subgroups. In all studies, the only health outcomes that showed positive association with UPF availability were overweight and obesity prevalence. Conclusions Studies relating ultra-processed food availability and health outcomes are mainly focused on overweight and obesity. It is thus necessary to further explore the relationship between UPF availability and other health outcomes. Key messages It is necessary to further research association between ultra-processed food availability and other health outcomes, such as morbidity and mortality from cardiovascular diseases, diabetes or cancer. Purchase lists or household budget surveys are an important source of food availability data and can be used to relate the consumption of ultra-processed foods to health outcomes.

scholarly journals Ultra-Processed Food Availability and Noncommunicable Diseases: A Systematic Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (14) ◽  
pp. 7382
Author(s):  
Taissa Pereira de Araújo ◽  
Milena M. de Moraes ◽  
Vânia Magalhães ◽  
Cláudia Afonso ◽  
Cristina Santos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Food Consumption ◽  
Selection Process ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
Noncommunicable Diseases ◽  
Processed Food ◽  
Individual Level

Ultra-processed food (UPF) can be harmful to the population’s health. To establish associations between UPF and health outcomes, food consumption can be assessed using availability data, such as purchase lists or household budget surveys. The aim of this systematic review was to search studies that related UPF availability with noncommunicable diseases or their risk factors. PRISMA guidelines were used. Searches were performed in PubMed, EBSCO, Scopus and Web of Science in February 2021. The search strategy included terms related to exposure (UPF) and outcomes (noncommunicable diseases and their risk factors). Studies that assessed only food consumption at an individual level and did not present health outcomes were excluded. Two reviewers conducted the selection process, and a third helped when disagreement occurred. The Newcastle–Ottawa Scale was used to assess the studies’ quality; 998 records were analyzed. All 11 eligible studies were ecological and assessed overweight and obesity as a health outcome, only one showed no positive association with UPF availability. Two studies included the prevalence of diabetes as an outcome, however no significant association was found with UPF availability. Studies relating UPF availability and health outcomes are focused on overweight and obesity. It is necessary to further explore the relationship between other health outcomes and UPF availability using purchase or sales data.

scholarly journals Consumption of ultra-processed foods and the risk of overweight and obesity, and weight trajectories in the French cohort NutriNet-Santé

2020 ◽  
Vol 79 (OCE2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernard Srour ◽  
Marie Beslay ◽  
Caroline Méjean ◽  
Benjamin Allès ◽  
Thibault Fiolet ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Intake ◽  
Confidence Interval ◽  
Prospective Study ◽  
Food Consumption ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
Processed Foods ◽  
Processed Food ◽  
Weight Trajectories ◽  
Incident Cases

AbstractIntroductionPrevious epidemiological studies have found associations between the consumption of ultra-processed foods and the risk of obesity-related outcomes, such as post-menopausal breast cancer, cardiovascular diseases, hypertension and mortality. However, only one Spanish prospective study has explored the associations between the consumption of ultra-processed foods and the risk of overweight and obesity. The aim of this study is to investigate the associations between ultra-processed food consumption and the risk of overweight and obesity, as well as the associations between ultra-processed food consumption and weight trajectories, in middle-aged adults included in the French large scale NutriNet-Santé cohort.MethodsOverall, 110260 participants aged at least 18 years from the French NutriNet-Santé cohort (2009–2019) were included. Dietary intakes were collected using repeated 24 hour dietary records, merged with a food composition database of 3300 different products. These were categorized according to their degree of processing by the NOVA classification. Associations between ultra-processed food intake and risks of overweight and obesity were assessed using multivariable Cox proportional hazard models. Associations between ultra-processed food intake and weight trajectories were assessed using multivariable linear mixed models for repeated measures with random slope and intercept. Models were adjusted for known risk factors (sociodemographic, lifestyle, and nutritional factors).ResultsUltra-processed food intake was associated with a higher risk of overweight (n = 7063 incident cases; hazard ratio for an absolute increment of 10 in the percentage of ultra-processed foods in the diet = 1.11 (95% confidence interval 1.08 to 1.14); P < 0.0001, median follow-up: 4.1y, 260304 person-years) and obesity (n = 3066 incident cases; HR = 1.09 (95% confidence interval 1.05 to 1.13); P < 0.0001, median follow-up: 8.0y 365344 person-years). Higher consumers of ultra-processed foods (4th quartile) were more likely to present an increase in body mass index over time (change of BMI/time-unit in Q4 vs Q1 = 0.04, P < 0.0001). These results remained statistically significant after adjustment for several markers of the nutritional quality of the diet (fruits and vegetables and sugary drinks consumption, intakes of saturated fatty acids, sodium, sugar, dietary fiber or Healthy/Western patterns derived by principal component analysis) and after a large range of sensitivity analyses.ConclusionIn this large observational prospective study, higher consumption of ultra-processed foods in the diet was associated with a higher risk of overweight and obesity. Public health authorities in several countries recently started to recommend privileging unprocessed/minimally processed foods and limiting ultra-processed food consumption.

Demand for Food Diversity in Romania

2020 ◽  
pp. 792-804
Author(s):  
Lucian Luca ◽  
Cecilia Alexandri ◽  
Bianca Pǎuna
Keyword(s):  
Food Consumption ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Measurement Tool ◽  
Food Items ◽  
Food Diversity ◽  
Household Budget ◽  
Household Budget Surveys ◽  
Diversity Measurement

The present research work applied a food diversity measurement tool (Transformed Berry Index) on the 2011 Household Budget Surveys data. The investigation was performed on household purchased based TBI measure and on actual consumption TBI, in order to highlight the errors that one would make if one fails to take into account the production of goods by the household. There are some important differences in the food diversity of the actual food consumption in comparison to the purchased food quantities, the number of food items being higher in the case of actual consumption. However, food diversity does not seem to be influenced by the residence area (urban vs. rural) in any of the two approaches.

scholarly journals Consumption of ultra-processed food products, diet quality and nutritional status among Mexican children

2020 ◽  
Vol 79 (OCE2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alejandra Donaji Benítez-Arciniega ◽  
Ivonne Vizcarra-Bordi ◽  
Roxana Valdés-Ramos ◽  
Leidi Rocío Mercado-García ◽  
Carmen Liliana Ceballos-Juárez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Food Consumption ◽  
Diet Quality ◽  
Food System ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
Nutritional Deficiencies ◽  
Processed Meat ◽  
Processed Foods ◽  
Processed Food

AbstractUltra-processed food consumption has increased in recent years. The evidence suggests a positive association between consumption of ultra-processed food consumption and low diet-quality and malnutrition, characterized by nutritional deficiencies and high prevalence of obesity and overweight. In México the combined prevalence of overweight and obesity in schoolchildren is 33.2%, and ultra-processed food consumption varies from 40.4% to 81.5% depending on the product. The objective of this study was to describe the association between ultra-processed food consumption, diet-quality and nutritional status in Mexican schoolchildren. We analyzed dietetic and anthropometric data from 364 children (6–12 years) of two communities in the center of México. Four 3d-recalls (three days records followed up for ten months including weekdays and weekends) were used for data collection. Consumed foods were classified according to the level of processing using the NOVA classification. Portions of each food, dietary energy, macro and micronutrients intakes were calculated in accordance with the Mexican equivalent food system, nutrition labelling of each product and software Nutrimind® 15.0. Nutritional status was evaluated according to BMI categories; diet-quality was assessed calculating a dietary score. All data were adjusted by energy. In our study, 32% of foods consumed by schoolchildren were ultra-processed, 49% were minimally processed or unprocessed. 30% of the energy intake derived from ultra-processed foods (95% CI 29.2–33.2%). Major ultra-processed foods in habitual diet were bakery, pastries (23%), sugar-sweetened beverages (dairy and non-dairy) (22%), processed meat (18%), pizzas and pastas (9%), and canned vegetables (4%). Children in the highest quartile of ultra-processed foods consumption, presented lower diet-quality than those in the lowest quartile. In this group of children, 38.0% presented combined overweight or obesity, although there were no statistically significant differences between nutritional status and ultra-processed food consumption. Regular ultra-processed food consumption is associated with a lower diet quality in healthy schoolchildren. It is necessary to implement strategies to reduce intake of these products to avoid possible risks to health in early ages.

Demand for Food Diversity in Romania

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-55
Author(s):  
Lucian Luca ◽  
Cecilia Alexandri ◽  
Bianca Pǎuna
Keyword(s):  
Food Consumption ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Measurement Tool ◽  
Food Items ◽  
Food Diversity ◽  
Household Budget ◽  
Household Budget Surveys ◽  
Diversity Measurement

The present research work applied a food diversity measurement tool (Transformed Berry Index) on the 2011 Household Budget Surveys data. The investigation was performed on household purchased based TBI measure and on actual consumption TBI, in order to highlight the errors that one would make if one fails to take into account the production of goods by the household. There are some important differences in the food diversity of the actual food consumption in comparison to the purchased food quantities, the number of food items being higher in the case of actual consumption. However, food diversity does not seem to be influenced by the residence area (urban vs. rural) in any of the two approaches.

Minimally processed versus processed and ultra-processed food in individuals at cardiometabolic risk

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Talitha Silva Meneguelli ◽  
Leidjaira Lopes Juvanhol ◽  
Adriana da Silva Leite ◽  
Josefina Bressan ◽  
Helen Hermana Miranda Hermsdorff
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Risk Factor ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Waist Circumference ◽  
Food Consumption ◽  
Food Processing ◽  
Cardiometabolic Risk ◽  
Processed Food ◽  
Content Type

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to evaluate the association between food consumption classified by the degree of processing and cardiometabolic risk factors in a population at risk of cardiovascular disease.Design/methodology/approachA cross-sectional study conducted with 325 adults and elderlies who present a cardiovascular risk factor. The food consumption was evaluated by a 24 h dietary recall, and it was classified according to the NOVA classification.FindingsIndividuals who presented a higher consumption of processed and ultra-processed food had a higher prevalence of abdominal obesity, waist/hip ratio (PR = 1.005; p-value = 0.049), waist circumference (PR = 1.003; p-value = 0.02) and high total cholesterol (PR = 1.008; p-value = 0.047), while ultra-processed had a higher prevalence of excess weight (PR = 1.004; p-value = 0.04), and abdominal obesity, waist/hip ratio (PR = 1.005; p-value = 0.04), waist circumference (PR = 1.004; p-value = 0.004) and waist/height ratio (PR = 1.003; p-value = 0.03).Practical implicationsAn association was found between the degree of food processing and cardiometabolic risk factors, even in a population that already has a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, reinforcing the importance of personalized nutrition orientation that considers the profile of the target population as well as types of meals.Originality/valueFood processing in itself can influence cardiometabolic risk and, as far as is known, no study has evaluated food processing in individuals who already have some type of cardiovascular risk. Also, consumption was assessed by the degree of processing between meals.

Impact assessment of risk factors for noncommunicable diseases as a way to formation a prevention strategy

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
P.V. Lebedkina ◽  
◽  
Y.I. Lesnykh ◽  
D.A. Medvinskaya ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Prevention Program ◽  
Physical Inactivity ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
Prevention Strategy ◽  
Noncommunicable Diseases ◽  
Sociological Study

The article presents the results of a sociological study on the prevalence ofnonc ommunicable diseases risk factors by people aged 50 years and older. It shows a correlation between hypertension, overweight and obesity, and physical inactivity. Prevention program shave been prepared for variousage groups.

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