ArticleEinstein (Sao Paulo, Brazil)2022
Degree of food processing and association with overweight and abdominal obesity in adolescents.
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- Ultra-processed food consumption and the risk of overweight and obesity in adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2026Pooled it
- Dietary Inflammatory Potential and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in School-Aged Adolescents.Pediatric obesity · 2026Article
- Associations between food addiction symptoms, food intake and BMI-for-age in children from a low-income region: A structural equation modeling approach.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2026Article
- Relationship between sugar-sweetened beverage and ultra-processed food intake: impact on leptin/adiponectin ratio in adolescents with obesity.Einstein (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2026Article
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- Ultra-processed food intake and risk of obesity among schoolchildren aged 8-12 years living in Victoria, Australia.Pediatric obesity · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo evaluate the association between the degree of food processing, overweight, and abdominal obesity in adolescents.
methodsThis is a cross-sectional study, with 576 adolescents aged 10 to 17 years, of both sexes. Food consumption was collected using the Food Frequency Questionnaire and foods classified as in natura or minimally processed, processed foods associated with culinary ingredients, and ultraprocessed foods. Sociodemographic data, body mass index, waist circumference and waist-to-height ratio were collected. The analysis was evaluated by the Mann-Whitney test and prevalence ratio with 95% confidence interval, considering p<0.05.
resultsAn intake above the third quartile of processed foods associated with culinary ingredients (prevalence ratio of 1.64; 95%CI: 1.12-2.42) and ultraprocessed (prevalence ratio of 1.58; 95%CI: 1.07-2.34) was associated with a higher prevalence of overweight. Consumption above the third quartile of ultraprocessed foods was associated with a higher prevalence of abdominal obesity, assessed by waist circumference (prevalence ratio of 2.48; 95%CI: 1.41-4.36), and waist-height ratio (prevalence ratio of 2.09; 95%CI: 1.11-3.92).
conclusionA higher consumption of processed foods associated with culinary ingredients was related to being overweight, and ultraprocessed foods with overweight and abdominal obesity.
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