Data
Year of publication
2020
Kind
Quantitative
Design
Cross-sectional
Classification
NOVA
Country studied
United Kingdom, Portugal, Ireland, Germany and France
Data
Secondary
Data collected
One 24 hours recall
Study setting
Online
Age group of participants
All ages/6+
Participant sex
Mixed
Target population
General
Sample size
n=9416 (participants)
Association between dietary contribution of ultra-processed foods and urinary concentrations of phthalates and bisphenol in a nationally representative sample of the US population aged 6 years and older
goal
Examine the association between dietary contribution of ultra-processed foods and urinary biomarker concentrations of parent compounds or their metabolites including Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (_DEHP), Di-isononyl phthalate (_DiNP), Monocarboxynonyl phthalate (mCNP), Mono (3-carboxypropyl) phthalate (mCPP), Monobenzyl phthalate (mBzP), Bisphenol A (BPA), Bisphenol F (BPF) and Bisphenol S (BPS), in the US.
Results
Adjusted geometric means of _DiNP, mCNP, mCPP, mBzP and BPF increased monotonically from the lowest to the highest quintile of ultra-processed food consumption. As both phthalates/bisphenol and ultra-processed foods have been previously associated with insulin resistance, diabetes, general/abdominal obesity and hypertension, our results suggest the possibility of contact materials in ultra-processed foods as one link between ultra-processed food and these health outcomes. Future studies could confirm findings and further explore these mechanisms of action.
Authors
Steele EM, Khandpur N, Louzada MLC, Monteiro CA.
Log
PLoS ONE
DOIs