ArticleFrontiers in nutrition2024
Higher ultra processed foods intake is associated with low muscle mass in young to middle-aged adults: a cross-sectional NHANES study.
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- The association of ultra-processed food intake on age-related muscle conditions: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis with meta-regression.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2025Pooled it
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- The association of ultra-processed foods and risk of sarcopenia among community-dwelling older adults.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Ultra-Processed Food and Frailty: Evidence from a Prospective Cohort Study and Implications for Future Research.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Quality of plant-based diets in relation to all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality in US adults with sarcopenia: a population-based study.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2025Observational
- Consumptıon of ultra-processed foods can accelerate age-related appearance of sarcopenıa.Biogerontology · 2025Review
- Oxidative balance score is inversely associated with low muscle mass in young and middle-aged adults: a cross-sectional NHANES study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Article
- Associations between ultra-processed foods intake and preserved ratio impaired spirometry in U.S. adults.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Association of ultra-processed foods with phenotypic age acceleration in US adults: a mediation analysis of body mass index in the NHANES.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Association of diet quality and quantity with the risk of sarcopenia based on the Chinese diet balance index 2022.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Comparison of nutrients and ultra-processed food consumption between different phenotypes defined by abdominal obesity and sarcopenia.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Association of the cardiometabolic index with sarcopenia among U.S. adults: NHANES 2011-2018 findings.PloS one · 2025Article
- Navigating Ultra-Processed Foods with Insight.Diabetes & metabolism journal · 2024Article
- Ultra-Processed Foods: A Narrative Review of the Impact on the Human Gut Microbiome and Variations in Classification Methods.Nutrients · 2024Review
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Abstract
Design: Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) have become a pressing global health concern, prompting investigations into their potential association with low muscle mass in adults. Methods: This cross-sectional study analyzed data from 10,255 adults aged 20-59 years who participated in the National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey (NHANES) during cycles spanning from 2011 to 2018. The primary outcome, low muscle mass, was assessed using the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) definition, employing restricted cubic splines and weighted multivariate regression for analysis. Sensitivity analysis incorporated three other prevalent definitions to explore optimal cut points for muscle quality in the context of sarcopenia. Results: The weighted prevalence of low muscle mass was 7.65%. Comparing the percentage of UPFs calories intake between individuals with normal and low muscle mass, the values were found to be similar (55.70 vs. 54.62%). Significantly linear associations were observed between UPFs consumption and low muscle mass ( Conclusion: Our study underscores a significant linear association between higher UPFs consumption and an elevated risk of low muscle mass in adults. These findings emphasize the potential adverse impact of UPFs on muscle health and emphasize the need to address UPFs consumption as a modifiable risk factor in the context of sarcopenia.
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