Data
Year of publication
2021
Kind
Quantitative
Design
Cross-sectional
Classification
NOVA
Country studied
Brazil
Data
Secondary
Data collected
Questionnaires, Two 24 hours recalls
Study setting
Household
Age group of participants
Adults/22-82, children/6-9
Participant sex
Mixed
Target population
Vulnerable (low-income households)
Sample size
n=551 (adult-child pairs)
Healthy, "usual" and "convenience" cooking practives patterns: How do they influence children's food consumption?
goal
Identify adults' cooking practices patterns and test their associations with children's consumption of UPF.
Results
Only the Healthy pattern (confidence to cook several meals using fresh foods and natural seasonings; healthier cooking techniques) was inversely associated with ultra-processed food consumption (_ = _4.1; p = 0.002), whereas the Convenience pattern (less frequency and time to cook, using microwave and ready-to-heat meals) was positively associated with (_ = 3.6; p = 0.008).
Authors
Martins CA, Andrade GC, Brito de Oliveira MF, et. al.
Log
Appetite
DOIs