Data
Year of publication
2020
Kind
Quantitative
Design
Cross-sectional
Classification
NOVA
Country studied
Spain
Data
Secondary
Data collected
One food frequency
Study setting
Household
Age group of participants
Children/Mean=5,3±1,0
Participant sex
Mixed
Target population
General
Sample size
n=386 (participants)
Adherence to Mediterranean diet is inversely associated with the consumption of ultra-processed foods among Spanish children: the SENDO project
goal
Assess whether higher adherence to the traditional Mediterranean diet (MedDiet) was associated with lower consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPF) and lower free sugar intake.
Results
74·4 % of the children had moderate adherence to the MedDiet (mean KIDMED score: 5·9 points; sd 1·7) and overall, 32·2 % of the total energy intake came from UPF. Each two additional points in the KIDMED score was associated with 3·1 % (95 % CI 2·1, 4·0) lower energy intake from UPF. Compared to those with low adherence to the MedDiet, children with medium and high adherence reported 5·0 % (95 % CI 2·2, 7·7) and 8·5 % (95 % CI 5·2, 11·9) lower energy intake from UPF, respectively. We also found that 71·6 % of the variability in free sugar intake was explained by the variability in UPF consumption.
Authors
da Rocha BRS, Rico-Campà A, Romanos-Nanclares A, Ciriza E, Ferreira Barbosa KB, et al.
Log
Public Health Nutrition
DOIs