Data
Year of publication
2020
Type
Mixed-Method
Design
Longitudinal
Classification
NOVA
Country studied
Portugal
Data
Secondary
Data Collected
Two or three-day food records at 4 and 7 years
Study setting
Household
Age group of participant
Children/4-7
Participant sex
Mixed
Target population
Vulnerable (children)
Sample size
n=1175 (participants)
Ultra-processed food consumption, appetitive traits and BMI in children: a prospective study
Goal
Investigate the association of ultra-processed food consumption at 4 and 7 years of age with appetitive traits at 7 years and BMI at 10 years of age.
Results
The average UPF consumption was 27.3% and 29.3% for children aged 4 and 7 yrs, respectively. UPF consumption was positively related to "Food Responsiveness" and negatively related to "Food Fussiness" and "Satiety Responsiveness". UPF consumption at 4 years was directly correlated with higher BMI at age 10.
Authors
Vedovato GM, Vilela S, Severo M, Rodrigues S, Lopes C, Oliveira A.
Journal
British Journal of Nutrition
DOI