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Data

Year of publication

2019

Kind

Quantitative

Design

RCT

Classification

NOVA

Country studied

Uruguay

Data

Primary

Data collected

Other (leftover measurment)

Study setting

Clinic

Age group of participants

Adults/Mean = 31.2 ± 1.6

Participant sex

Mixed

Target population

General

Sample size

n=20 (participants)

Ultra-Processed Diets Cause Excess Calorie Intake and Weight Gain: An Inpatient Randomized Controlled Trial of Ad Libitum Food Intake

goal

Examine the effects of ultra-processed versus unprocessed diets on ad libitum energy intake.

Results

Weight changes were highly correlated with energy intake (r = 0.8, p < 0.0001), with participants gaining 0.9 ± 0.3 kg (p = 0.009) during the ultra-processed diet and losing 0.9 ± 0.3 kg (p = 0.007) during the unprocessed diet. Limiting consumption of ultra-processed foods may be an effective strategy for obesity prevention and treatment.

Authors

Hall KD, Ayuketah A, Brychta R, et al.

Log

Cell Metabolism

DOIs

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