Data
Year of publication
2020
Type
Quantitative
Design
Cross-sectional
Classification
NOVA
Country studied
United Kingdom, Portugal, Ireland, Germany and France
Data
Secondary
Data Collected
One food frequency
Study setting
Household
Age group of participant
Adults/21-59
Participant sex
Mixed
Target population
General
Sample size
n=75 (participants)
Characterising percentage energy from ultra-processed foods by participant demographics, diet quality and diet cost: findings from the Seattle Obesity Study (SOS) III
Goal
Characterise percentage energy from UP foods by participant socio-economic status (SES), diet quality, self-reported food expenditure and energy-adjusted diet cost.
Results
Higher amounts of UPF was associated with higher energy density, lower HEI-2015 scores and lower NRF scores. Those in the bottom decile of diet cost consumed 67.5% energy from UPF while those in the top decile consumed 48.7% energy from UPF. Highter UPF consumption was linked to lower food spending and socio-economic status.
Authors
Gupta S, Rose CM, Buszkiewicz J, Ko LK, Mou J, Cook A, Aggarwal A, Drewnowski A.
Journal
British Journal of Nutrition
DOI