Data
Year of publication
2020
Type
Quantitative
Design
Cross-sectional
Classification
NOVA
Country studied
Global
Data
Primary
Data Collected
One 24 hours recall
Study setting
Online
Age group of participant
Children/6-24 months
Participant sex
Mixed
Target population
Vulnerable (children)
Sample size
n=1604 (participants)
Association between the consumption of ultra-processed foods and the practice of breast-feeding in children under 2 years of age who are beneficiaries of the conditional cash transfer programme, Bolsa Família
Goal
Evaluate the association between the consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPF) and the practice of breast-feeding in children under 2 years of age assisted by the conditional cash transfer programme, Bolsa Família Programme (PBF).
Results
A total of 1604 children were evaluated, 11·7% of whom were overweight, and most had consumed UPF (90·6%) in the last 24 h. The most consumed UPF were biscuits, chocolate milk and baby food with 74·8, 66·8 and 24·9%, respectively. Through multivariable analysis, an association was found between lower consumption of UPF in the continuation of breast-feeding until the second year of life (prevalence ratio (PR) 0·91, 95 % CI 0·86, 0·96) and in the first year of life (PR 0·93, 95 % CI 0·88, 0·99).
Authors
Marçal Gde M, Mendes MMe, Fragoso MDGM, Florêncio TMde MT, Bueno NB, Clemente APG.
Journal
Public Health Nutrition
DOI