Data
Year of publication
2020
Type
Quantitative
Design
Longitudinal
Classification
NOVA
Country studied
Brazil
Data
Secondary
Data Collected
Two food frequency
Study setting
Hospital, household
Age group of participant
Children/6 and 11
Participant sex
Mixed
Target population
Vulnerable (children)
Sample size
n=3128 (6 years old), n=3454 (11 years old)
Role of ultra-processed food in fat mass index between 6 and 11 years of age: A cohort study
Goal
Evaluate the association between ultra-processed food consumption and body fat from 6 to 11_years of age.
Results
An increase of 100 g in contribution from ultra-processed food to daily food intake at between 6 and 11_years of age was associated with a gain of 0.14_kg/m_ in fat mass index in the same period
Authors
Santos Costa CD, Formoso Assunção M C, Loret de Mola C, Souza Cardoso J, Matijasevich A, Barros AJD, Santos I.
Journal
International Journal of Epidemiology
DOI