Data
Year of publication
2016
Type
Quantitative
Design
Longitudinal
Classification
NOVA
Country studied
Spain
Data
Secondary
Data Collected
One food frequency
Study setting
Household
Age group of participant
Adults/Mean = 37,6 ± 11
Participant sex
Mixed
Target population
General
Sample size
n=8451 (participants)
Ultraprocessed food consumption and risk of overweight and obesity: the University of Navarra Follow-Up (SUN) cohort study
Goal
Evaluate the association of ultraprocessed food consumption with the incidence of overweight and obesity in a Mediterranean cohort with a prolonged follow-up.
Results
A total of 1939 incident cases of overweight and obesity were identified during follow-up. After adjustment for potential confounders, participants in the highest quartile of ultraprocessed food consumption were at a higher risk of developing overweight or obesity (adjusted HR: 1.26; 95% CI: 1.10, 1.45; P-trend = 0.001) than those in the lowest quartile of consumption. Conclusions: Ultraprocessed food consumption was associated with a higher risk of overweight and obesity in a prospective cohort of Spanish middle-aged adult university graduates. Further Longitudinalstudies are needed to confirm our results
Authors
Mendonça R de D, Pimenta AM, Gea A, et al.
Journal
Am J Clin Nutr
DOI