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Food processing and cardiometabolic risk factors: a systematic review.
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36 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- Contribution of Nova-classified ultraprocessed foods to energy and nutrient intakes in very old people: the Newcastle 85+ Study.BMJ open · 2026Observational
- Ultra-processed food consumption and cardiometabolic risk in Canada: a cross-sectional analysis of the Canadian health measures survey.Nutrition & metabolism · 2025Article
- Comparison of Nutrient Intake Across Different Dietary Patterns in Brazilian Community-Dwelling Older Adults.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Association between adherence to the Food Guide golden rule and health characteristics among adult Brazilian women: a cross-sectional study with VIGITEL data, 2018-2021.Epidemiologia e servicos de saude : revista do Sistema Unico de Saude do Brasil · 2025Article
- Minimally processed foods have a higher total antioxidant content compared to processed and ultra-processed foods: results from an analysis of 1946 food items.The British journal of nutrition · 2024Article
- Relationship Between Ultra-Processed and Minimally Processed Food Intake and Cardiovascular Health Among US Women of Reproductive Age.Journal of women's health (2002) · 2024Article
- [Food consumption of the urban population in a municipality in the Legal Amazon, during climate events of flood and drought: a comparative study].Cadernos de saude publica · 2024Article
- Food price trends during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil.PloS one · 2024Article
- Ultra-processed foods - a scoping review for Nordic Nutrition Recommendations 2023.Food & nutrition research · 2024Article
- Evaluation of food purchasing in the Brazilian School Feeding Programme: feasibility of the requirements and recommendations.Public health nutrition · 2023Article
- Nutrition and Mental Well-Being: Exploring Connections and Holistic Approaches.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Association between Late-Eating Pattern and Higher Consumption of Ultra-Processed Food among Italian Adults: Findings from the INHES Study.Nutrients · 2023Article
- Barriers and Facilitators Related to the Adoption of Policies to Reduce Ultra-Processed Foods Consumption: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Ultra-processed food consumption and metabolic syndrome: a cross-sectional study in Quilombola communities of Alagoas, Brazil.International journal for equity in health · 2023Article
- Promotion of ultra-processed foods in Brazil: combined use of claims and promotional features on packaging.Revista de saude publica · 2023Article
- Changes in dietary markers during the covid-19 pandemic in Brazil.Revista de saude publica · 2023Article
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE To systematically review the evidence for the association between food consumption according to processing and cardiometabolic factors in adults and/or the elderly. METHOD Two independent evaluators analyzed the electronic databases PubMed, Web of Science and Lilacs until December 2018. We used the following terms: (convenience foods OR food processing OR highly-processed OR industrialized foods OR minimally-processed OR prepared foods OR processed foods OR ultra-processed OR ultraprocessed OR ultra processed OR unprocessed) AND (metabolic syndrome OR hypertension OR blood pressure OR diabetes mellitus OR glucose OR glycaemia OR insulin OR cholesterol OR triglycerides OR blood lipids OR overweight OR obesity) AND (adult OR adults OR adulthood OR aged OR elderly OR old). We assessed methodological and evidence qualities, and also extracted information for the qualitative synthesis from the selected studies. RESULTS Of the 6,423 studies identified after removing duplicates, eleven met the eligibility criteria. The main food classification we used was Nova. The consumption of ultra-processed foods was positively associated with overweight and obesity, high blood pressure and metabolic syndrome. All articles included met more than 50% of the methodological quality criteria. The quality of evidence was considered moderate for the outcome overweight and obesity and weak for hypertension and metabolic syndrome. CONCLUSIONS The Nova food classification stands out in the area of nutritional epidemiology when assessing the effects of food processing on health outcomes. Although caution is required in the interpretation, the results indicated that the consumption of ultra-processed foods can have an unfavorable impact in the health of individuals.
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