Data
Year of publication
2020
Type
Quantitative
Design
Longitudinal, RCT
Classification
NOVA
Country studied
Netherlands
Data
Secondary
Data Collected
Three food frequency
Study setting
Hospital
Age group of participant
Children/12-60 months
Participant sex
Mixed
Target population
Vulnerable (children)
Sample size
n=1473 (participants)
Ultra-processed food intake and associations with demographic factors in young New Zealand children
Goal
Describe UPF intake and associations with demographic factors in young children from 12 to 60 months of age.
Results
UPF contributed mean (95% confidence interval) 45% (44%, 47%), 42% (41%, 44%), and 51% (50%, 52%) of energy intake to the diets of children at 12, 24, and 60 months of age, respectively. Energy intake from UPF was moderately correlated between 24 and 60 months (r _ 0.36). No demographic factors were associated with mean %kcal UPF across time points, except for maternal obesity predicting higher UPF intake at 12 months. Bread, yoghurt, crackers, whole-wheat breakfast cereal, sausages, and muesli bars were among the 10 foods making the greatest contribution to mean %kcal UPF intakes at all time points.
Authors
Fangupo LJ, Haszard JJ, Taylor BJ, Gray AR, Lawrence JA, Taylor RW.
Journal
Journal of the Academy of Nutrtrition and Dietetics
DOI