Data
Year of publication
2018
Kind
Quantitatve
Design
Longitudinal
Classification
NOVA
Country studied
Brazil
Data
Secondary
Data collected
Two 24-hours recalls
Study setting
Household
Age group of participants
Children/4-8
Participant sex
Mixed
Target population
Vulnerable (children)
Sample size
n=354 (participants age 4), n=315 (participants age 8)
Ultra-processed food consumption and its effect on anthropometric and glucose profile: a Longitudinalstudy during childhood
goal
Investigate the association between ultra-processed foods consumption at preschool age and anthropometric measurements from preschool to schoolage and glucose profile at school age.
Results
The percentage of daily energy provided by ultra-processed foods was 41.8+/-8.7 (753.8+/-191.0 kcal) at preschool age and 47.8+/-8.9 (753.8+/-191.0 kcal) at schoolage, on average. The adjusted linear regression analyses showed that ultra-processed food con-sumption at preschool age was a predictor of an increase in delta WC from preschool to schoolage (B=0.07; 95%CI 0.01-0.14; P=0.030), but not for glucose metabolism. Conclusion: Our data suggest that early ultra-processed food consumption played a role inincreasing abdominal obesity in children. These results reinforce the importance of effective strategies to prevent the excessive consumption of ultra-processed foods, especially in early ages.
Authors
Costa CS, Rauber F, Leffa PS, Sangalli CN, Campagnolo PDB, Vitolo MR.
Log
Nutrition, Metabolism, and Cardiovascular Disease
DOIs