Data
Year of publication
2014
Type
Quantitative
Design
Cross-sectional
Classification
NOVA (3 groups)
Country studied
Brazil
Data
Secondary
Data Collected
Food record
Study setting
Household and laboratory
Age group of participant
All ages
Participant sex
Mixed
Target population
General
Sample size
n=55,970 (households)
Ultra-processed food products and obesity in Brazilian households (2008-2009)
Goal
Analyze the relationship between household availability of processed and ultra-processed products and the prevalence of excess weight and obesity in Brazil.
Results
The mean contribution of processed and ultra-processed products to total dietary energy availability ranged from 15.4% (lower quartile) to 39.4% (upper quartile). Adjusted linear regression coefficients indicated that household availability of ultra-processed products was positively associated with both the average BMI and the prevalence of excess weight and obesity, whereas processed products were not associated with these outcomes. In addition, people in the upper quartile of household consumption of ultra-processed products, compared with those in the lower quartile, were 37% more likely to be obese.
Authors
Canella DS, Levy RB, Martins APB, Claro RM, Moubarac JC, Baraldi LG, Cannon G, Monteiro CA.
Journal
Brazilian Institute for Consumer’s Defense
DOI