ArticlePublic health nutrition2022
Ultra-processed food consumption, socio-demographics and diet quality in Australian adults.
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- Improving consumer understanding of dietary health risks using the lens of ultra-processing: an experimental study.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Institutional fast-food availability and sustainable diet quality among shift workers: the mediating role of food environment capacity and the moderating effect of physical activity.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Age modifies the relationship between ultra-processed food intake and hyperuricemia: findings from NHANES 1999-2018.BMC public health · 2026Article
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- Adherence to and factors associated with the adoption of healthy and sustainable diets in young Australian adults: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Sociodemographic differences in the understanding of front-of-pack nutrition labeling, perception of healthfulness, and food purchase intention in Brazil.Food & nutrition research · 2026Article
- Ultra-processed food exposure and health outcomes: Current evidence, controversies, and future perspectives.EXCLI journal · 2026Review
- Ultra-Processed Food Consumption, Diet Quality, and Nutritional Literacy among Adolescents in Eastern Türkiye: A Cross-Sectional Study.Preventive nutrition and food science · 2026Article
- Research roadmap for ultra-processed foods in the context of the Australian food system.Nutrition & dietetics : the journal of the Dietitians Association of Australia · 2025Article
- Temporal Eating Patterns and Ultra-Processed Food Consumption Assessed from Mobile Food Records of Australian Adults.Nutrients · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo examine how socio-demographic characteristics and diet quality vary with consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPF) in a cross-sectional nationally representative survey of Australian adults.
designUsing a 24-h recall, this cross-sectional analysis of dietary and socio-demographic data classified food items using the NOVA system, estimated the percentage of total energy contributed by UPFs and assessed diet quality using the Dietary Guideline Index (DGI-2013 total and components). Linear regression models examined associations between socio-demographic characteristics and diet quality with percentage of energy from UPF.
settingAustralian Health Survey 2011-2013.
participantsAustralian adults aged ≥ 19 years (n 8209).
resultsConsumption of UPF was higher among younger adults (aged 19-30 years), adults born in Australia, those experiencing greatest area-level disadvantage, lower levels of education and the second lowest household income quintile. No significant association was found for sex or rurality. A higher percentage of energy from UPF was inversely associated with diet quality and with lower DGI scores related to the variety of nutritious foods, fruits, vegetables, total cereals, meat and poultry, fish, eggs, nuts and seeds, legumes/beans, water and limits on discretionary foods, saturated fat and added sugar.
conclusionsThis research adds to the evidence on dietary inequalities across Australia and how UPF are detrimental to diet quality. The findings can be used to inform interventions to reduce UPF consumption and improve diet quality.
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