Consumption of ultra-processed foods and obesity in Canada

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To assess the association between consumption of ultra-processed foods and obesity in the Canadian population.

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Consumption of ultra-processed food products and its effects on children's lipid profiles: a longitudinal study.

F Rauber, P D B Campagnolo, D J Hoffman … (2015)

Cardiovascular disease development is related to known risk factors (such as diet and blood lipids) that begin in childhood. Among dietary factors, the consumption of ultra-processing products has received attention. This study investigated whether children's consumption of processed and ultra-processing products at preschool age predicted an increase in lipid concentrations from preschool to school age.

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Is cooking at home associated with better diet quality or weight-loss intention?

Julia Wolfson, Sara Bleich (2015)

To examine national patterns in cooking frequency and diet quality among adults in the USA, overall and by weight-loss intention.

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Relationship between ultra-processed foods and metabolic syndrome in adolescents from a Brazilian Family Doctor Program.

Edna Yokoo, Maria Luiza Garcia Rosa, Sandra Costa Fonseca … (2011)

To estimate the association between food intake and metabolic syndrome (MetS). Cross-sectional design conducted from July 2006 to December 2007. Adolescents assisted by the Family Doctor Program (FDP) in Niterói, a metropolitan area in Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil. Survey of 210 adolescents. Individuals with three or more of the following components of MetS were classified as having this syndrome: TAG ≥ 110 mg/dl; HDL cholesterol 100 mg/dl; and blood pressure ≥90th percentile. A semi-quantitative FFQ was used, and foods were grouped as: unprocessed or minimally processed foods (Group 1), processed culinary and food industry ingredients (Group 2) and ultra-processed foods (Group 3). The associations between food consumption and MetS were adjusted for sociodemographic, behavioural and family history covariates and were estimated using generalized estimation equations with the Poisson regression model. MetS was diagnosed in 6·7 % of the adolescents; the most frequent diagnostic criteria included the reduction of HDL cholesterol (46·7 %), elevated serum glucose (17·1 %) and the elevation of waist circumference (16·7 %). Crude analysis showed higher average daily intakes of energy, carbohydrates and ultra-processed foods among adolescents with MetS. After statistical adjustment, the intake of ultra-processed foods (≥3rd quartile) remained associated with MetS (prevalence ratio = 2·5; P = 0·012). High consumption of ultra-processed foods was associated with the prevalence of MetS in this adolescents group.