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ArticleObesity (Silver Spring, Md.)2025

The Impact of Eating Behaviors on Ultraprocessed Food Consumption Over 12 Months in Children.

Dabin Yeum, Shuxian Hua, Gita Thapaliya, Sarah Ann Duck, Susan J Melhorn, Christian L Roth, Ellen A Schur, Susan Carnell, Leticia E Sewaybricker

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors.

Dabin YeumDepartment of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, DC, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9575-4849
Shuxian HuaDivision of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0006-9934-201X
Gita ThapaliyaDivision of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9586-8851
Sarah Ann DuckDivision of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3362-6021
Susan J MelhornDepartment of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, DC, USA.
Christian L RothDivision of Endocrinology, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, Washington, DC, USA.
Ellen A SchurDepartment of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, DC, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1013-0795
Susan CarnellDivision of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Leticia E SewaybrickerDepartment of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, DC, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1904-9499

Funding

PILOT STUDY--CLINICAL NUTRITION RESEARCHP30DK035816 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI Ellen A Schur · 1986 to 2026
$30.4M
A twin study of obesity pathogenesis using fMRIR01DK089036 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI SCHUR, ELLEN A · 2011 to 2022
$6.2M
Brain systems and behaviors underlying response to obesity treatment in childrenR01DK098466 · NIDDK · SEATTLE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL · PI ROTH, CHRISTIAN LUDWIG · 2014 to 2023
$5.6M
Impact of hypothalamic gliosis on appetite regulation and obesity risk in childrenR01DK117623 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI SCHUR, ELLEN A · 2019 to 2023
$3.7M
Physiological changes underlying the weight loss plateau in humansR01DK134417 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI Marian L Neuhouser, Ellen A Schur · 2023 to 2026
$3.0M
Early Brain Development and Childhood ObesityR01DK113286 · NIDDK · WOMEN AND INFANTS HOSPITAL-RHODE ISLAND · PI CARNELL, SUSAN, D'SA, VIREN ANDREW · 2018 to 2023
$2.5M
Neural and behavioral mechanisms of obesity development from infancy through childhoodR01DK136602 · NIDDK · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI Susan Carnell, Viren Andrew D'Sa · 2024 to 2026
$2.1M
Assessing the effect of diet on hypothalamic gliosis in humansR01DK133356 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI SCHUR, ELLEN A · 2022 to 2024
$1.0M
Fostering patient-oriented research in cardiometabolic disease pathogenesis and preventionK24HL144917 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI Ellen A Schur · 2019 to 2026
$965k
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveUltraprocessed foods (UPF) are often energy-dense and nutrient-poor, and excess consumption can increase the risk of child obesity. Eating behaviors in childhood may influence future dietary patterns. This study examined the relationships of baseline eating behaviors with baseline UPF intake and 12-month changes in UPF intake in children.

methodsChildren aged 9-11 years were recruited (N = 101; 53% female). Parents reported on children's eating behaviors via the Child Eating Behavior Questionnaire (CEBQ). Children's dietary intake was captured with three automated dietary recalls. Daily average kilocalories of unprocessed/minimally processed foods (MPF) and UPF were extracted using the NOVA Food Classification System to calculate a UPF/MPF ratio.

resultsMean age and BMI z-score were 10.5 years (SD 0.88) and 0.97 (SD 1.07), respectively. Linear regressions controlling for sex and pubertal stage found that CEBQ-food fussiness was associated with a higher UPF/MPF intake ratio (p = 0.02) at baseline and an increase in UPF/MPF intake ratio (p = 0.04) over 1 year. CEBQ-enjoyment of food was associated with a decrease in UPF/MPF intake ratio (p = 0.03) over 1 year.

conclusionsChild eating behaviors predict changes in UPF intake over 1 year. These results advocate for longitudinal research to examine dynamic relationships between eating behaviors, UPF intake, and body weight.

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Child BehaviorDietFast FoodsFeeding BehaviorFood HandlingPediatric ObesityBody Mass IndexChildEnergy IntakeFemaleFood FussinessHumansMaleSurveys and Questionnaireschildhood obesitydietary intakeeating behaviorsnutritionultraprocessed foods

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PMCPMC12313174

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