ArticleObesity (Silver Spring, Md.)2022
Associations between ultra- or minimally processed food intake and three adiposity indicators among US adults: NHANES 2011 to 2016.
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- Associations of Ultra-Processed Food Intake with Body Fat and Skeletal Muscle Mass by Sociodemographic Factors.Diabetes & metabolism journal · 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
- Association between sagittal abdominal diameter-to-height ratio and arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease among the United States adults: A cross-sectional study.Preventive medicine reports · 2024Article
- Consumption of Ultraprocessed Foods and Body Fat Distribution Among U.S. Adults.American journal of preventive medicine · 2023Article
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- Identifying and Estimating Ultraprocessed Food Intake in the US NHANES According to the Nova Classification System of Food Processing.The Journal of nutrition · 2023Article
- Influence of Educational Level and Healthy Habits on the Prevalence of Diabesity in a Spanish Working Population.Nutrients · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveUltraprocessed food (UPF) intake is associated with BMI, but effects on regional adipose depots or related to minimally processed food (MPF) intake are unknown.
methodsData included 12,297 adults in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), 2011 to 2016. This study analyzed associations between usual percentage of kilocalories from UPFs and MPFs and three adiposity indicators: supine sagittal abdominal diameter to height ratio (SADHtR, estimates visceral adiposity); waist circumference to height ratio (WHtR, estimates abdominal adiposity); and BMI, using linear and multinomial logistic regression.
resultsStandardized β coefficients per 10% increase in UPF intake were 0.0926, 0.0846, and 0.0791 for SADHtR, WHtR, and BMI, respectively (all p < 0.001; p > 0.26 for pairwise differences). For MPF intake, the β coefficients were -0.0901, -0.0806, and -0.0688 (all p < 0.001; p > 0.18 pairwise). Adjusted odds ratios (95% CI) for adiposity tertile 3 versus tertile 1 (comparing UPF intake quartiles 2, 3, and 4 to quartile 1) were 1.33 (1.22-1.45), 1.67 (1.43-1.95), and 2.24 (1.76-2.86), respectively, for SADHtR; 1.31 (1.19-1.44), 1.62 (1.37-1.91), and 2.13 (1.63-2.78), respectively, for WHtR; and 1.27 (1.16-1.39), 1.53 (1.31-1.79), and 1.96 (1.53-2.51), respectively, for BMI. MPF intake showed inverse associations with similar trends in association strength.
conclusionsAmong US adults, abdominal and visceral adiposity indictors were positively associated with UPFs and inversely associated with MPFs.
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