ArticleFood & nutrition research2018
Secular trend towards ultra-processed food consumption and expenditure compromises dietary quality among Taiwanese adolescents.
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- Association between Emotional Eating and Frequency of Unhealthy Food Consumption among Taiwanese Adolescents.Nutrients · 2021Article
- Food Processing and Phthalate Exposure: The Nutrition and Health Survey in Taiwan (1993-1996 and 2005-2008).Frontiers in nutrition · 2021Article
- Maternal and Sociodemographic Factors Influence the Consumption of Ultraprocessed and Minimally-Processed Foods in Pregnant Women.Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo compare two Nutrition and Health Surveys in Taiwan (NAHSITs) 15-18 years apart to evaluate secular changes in ultra-processed food (UPF) consumption and expenditure among Taiwanese adolescents aged 16-18 years and the influences of such changes on dietary quality.
designThis cross-sectional study was based on two representative surveys (NAHSIT 1993-1996,
resultsCompared to 1993-1996, adolescents consumed less energy from original foods (55 vs. 39%) but more from processed foods (12 vs. 18%) and UPFs (21 vs. 25%) in 2011, with no apparent gender differences. Those who consumed more UPFs had the lowest proportions of protein energy intake in both surveys (13.7 and 13.1%). Those who consumed more UPFs had higher levels of saturated fat and lower levels of monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fat, dietary fiber, and micronutrient intakes. The participants who consumed more UPFs and fewer original foods exhibited poorer dietary quality. Boys and girls exhibited equal UPF expenditure in both surveys despite an increase in UPF energy consumption. The adjusted odds ratios (95% confidence interval) were 1.33 (1.16-1.52) and 1.36 (1.10-1.69) for the risk of poor dietary quality with 10% increases in UPF energy intake and expenditure, respectively, in 2011.
conclusionsUPF energy consumption among Taiwanese adolescents increased between 1993-1996 and 2011. Observed trends in expenditure suggest that lower UPF costs influenced food choices during this period. Increasing UPF intake and expenditure was associated with poor dietary quality.
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