ArticlePublic health nutrition2021
Commercial foods for infants under the age of 36 months: an assessment of the availability and nutrient profile of ultra-processed foods.
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- Impacts of Consumption of Ultra-Processed Foods on the Maternal-Child Health: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Pooled it
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- A qualitative exploration of Australian parental perspectives of commercial squeeze pouches for infants and children.Health promotion international · 2025Article
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- Comparison between national and PAHO criteria for assessing the nutritional profile of foods intended for children aged 0-3 years marketed in Lima, Peru.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Research on commercial milk formulas for young children: A scoping review.Maternal & child nutrition · 2024Article
- A repeated cross-sectional analysis of the Icelandic baby food market surveyed in 2016, 2019 and 2021.Maternal & child nutrition · 2024Article
- Barriers to appropriate complementary feeding and the use of ultra-processed foods: A formative qualitative study from rural Oromia, Ethiopia.Maternal & child nutrition · 2024Article
- Comparing meat and meat alternatives: an analysis of nutrient quality in five European countries.Public health nutrition · 2023Article
- Micronutrient Profile and Carbohydrate Microstructure of Commercially Prepared and Home Prepared Infant Fruit and Vegetable Purees.Nutrients · 2022Article
- Evolution of infant feeding practices in children from 9 to 24 months, considering complementary feeding indicators and food processing: Results from the Brazilian cohort of the MAL-ED study.Maternal & child nutrition · 2022Article
- Commercial Baby Foods Aimed at Children up to 36 Months: Are They a Matter of Concern?Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Complementary feeding methods and introduction of ultra-processed foods: A randomized clinical trial.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Article
- Degree of processing and nutritional value of children's food products.Public health nutrition · 2021Article
- Processed Foods - Getting Back to The Basics.Current gastroenterology reports · 2021Review
- High Levels of Nutrients of Concern in Baby Foods Available in Europe That Contain Sugar-Contributing Ingredients or Are Ultra-Processed.Nutrients · 2021Article
- In This Issue: Ultra-processed food and health.Public health nutrition · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveConsidering the negative impact of the consumption of ultra-processed foods on health, the current study assessed the availability and nutritional profile of commercial ultra-processed foods for infants in Natal, Brazil.
designA cross-sectional exploratory study.
settingFoods targeted at children under the age of 36 months sold in retail establishments located in high- and low-income areas of the one capital city of Brazil.
participants1645 food products consisting of ninety-five different types of food were available. The foods were assessed according to the NOVA classification: minimally processed, processed and ultra-processed. The nutritional content per 100 g was assessed according to processing classification.
resultsHalf of foods founded were breast milk substitutes and cereal foods (31·6 and 26·3 %, respectively). The foods were predominantly ultra-processed (79 %) and only 4·2 % were minimally processed, with similar proportions of ultra-processed foods being found in both high- and low-income areas. After excluding breast milk substitutes and follow-up formulas, all cereals, food supplements and some of the fruit or vegetable purees were ultra-processed, higher in energy density, fat, carbohydrate and protein and low in fibre (P < 0·05).
conclusionsThe findings reveal that ultra-processed foods for infants are widely available in Brazil, reaffirming the need to strengthen the regulation of foods for infants and young children by introducing complementary measures designed to promote the production and marketing of foods manufactured using lower levels of processing.
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