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Ultra-processed foods and cardiometabolic health
… was to investigate the associations between ultra-processed food consumption (UPF) and cardiometabolic health at the individual and the population-level while adhering to methodological principles such as incorporating and presenting a multiverse of statistical results and interpreting …
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Using Recovery Biomarkers to Evaluate Dietary Compliance in Young Adults Provided Controlled Diets High in Ultra-Processed Foods and Free from Ultra-Processed Foods
Today, ultra-processed foods (UPFs) make up over half of the daily caloric intake in the United States.1 Ultra-processed foods are manufactured using ingredients that have undergone significant processing and rarely contain entire, unaltered foods.8 Diets high in UPFs have been linked to adverse …
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Dietary assessment, ultra-processed food consumption, and adiposity in four countries of South Asia
Evidence on the link between ultra-processed food (UPF) consumption and non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and mortality is growing. However, much of this evidence is from Western countries with little known from non-Western countries such as those in South Asia, where the burden of NCDs like type 2 …
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Evaluation of Methods to Determine Usual Ultra-Processed Food Intake Using 24-Hour Dietary Recalls
Ultra-processed foods (UPF), defined by their extensive industrial processing and poor nutritional quality, likely pose significant health risks and dominate modern diets. Reducing UPF consumption could lead to better health outcomes. Definitions of food processing levels in classification systems …
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The Influence of Ultra-Processed Foods Consumption on the Eating Behaviors of Adolescents and Young Adults
… young adults (18 to 25 years old) is poor, and ultra-processed foods (UPF) represent more than two-thirds of adolescents' total energy intake. Executive functions (EF) are still maturing during adolescence and young adulthood and can influence dietary decision-making and energy intake (EI). To …
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Ultra-Processed Foods, Gut Microbiome, and Chronic Disease Risk: Chemical Analysis of Controlled Diets and Implications for Glucose Homeostasis in Mid-Life Adults
… present in 45- 50% of mid-life adults. Ultra-processed food (UPF) are associated with T2D, cardiovascular disease, and other disease states. UPF's may adversely affect the gut microbiome, leading to chronic inflammation which can impair insulin signaling, however, randomized controlled …
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Ultra-processed foods, plant and animal source, and all-cause, cardiovascular, and cancer mortality in older adults in the United States: results from the Cardiovascular Health Study
Background: Ultra processed food (UPF) consumption is associated with adverse health outcomes. Plant- and animal-sourced UPF have a unique nutritional composition to improve palatability which may impact health, but evidence is limited. The objective of this study aimed to investigate the …
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The politics of health taxes: Understanding the power and influence of the food and alcohol industries in New Zealand
Background and Aims: The consumption of ultra-processed foods and alcohol are key risk factors for noncommunicable diseases (NCDs)—the leading cause of death and disability globally. Evidence-informed policies and interventions to reduce these risk factors are urgently required. However, around the …
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Are Cooking Interventions Effective at Improving Dietary Intake and Health Outcomes? A Systematic Review
… of total energy coming from the consumption of ultra-processed foods, interventions that target increasing cooking skills and the frequency of consuming home-cooked meals may help to reduce reliance on processed foods, improve dietary intake quality, and reduce risk of weight gain, obesity, and …
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Navigating conflicting mandates and interests in the governance of the commercial determinants of health: the case of tobacco in Fiji and Vanuatu.
The consumption of tobacco, alcohol, and ultra-processed foods and beverages is driving the global noncommunicable disease (NCD) crisis. The commercial determinants of health (CDOH) have been recognized as the practices of industries aimed at increasing the availability, affordability, …
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Navigating conflicting mandates and interests in the governance of the commercial determinants of health: the case of tobacco in Fiji and Vanuatu.
The consumption of tobacco, alcohol, and ultra-processed foods and beverages is driving the global noncommunicable disease (NCD) crisis. The commercial determinants of health (CDOH) have been recognized as the practices of industries aimed at increasing the availability, affordability, …
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Prevalencia de obesidad y síndrome metabólico en población preadolescente en La Rioja. Análisis de factores sociodemográficos, epidemiológicos, antropométricos, valores analíticos y mediadores inflamatorios
… there are new circumstances of modern life (ultra-processed food, increased screen time, insufficient physical exercise...). The consequences of the development of an associated metabolic syndrome will involve cardiovascular, endocrinological and psychological events that are difficult to …
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Gut-brain interactions in food reward
… consequences of food consumption. Many ultra-processed foods deliver calories rapidly and are highly rewarding. In literature surrounding substances of abuse, the speed at which a drug reaches the brain affects its abuse potential; this is known as the "rate hypothesis." Here, we test …
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An analysis of overweight and obesity in South Africa: the case of women of childbearing age
… decomposed socioeconomic inequality in household ultra-processed food (UPF) product spending in samples of 16,209 households in 2005/06 and 17,217 households in 2010/11. Overweight and obesity in WCBA in South Africa increased between 1998 and 2017 with factors including increased age, …
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Reimagining small firm growth for a post-growth context: a regional study of artisan food producers at farmers' markets
… global food system has increased the output of ultra-processed food and threatens the livelihoods of small food producers. At the intersection between food, people, and the environment are locally embedded spaces such as farmers’ markets. This study reimagines firm growth from the perspective of …
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Problematising Big Food’s appetite for policymaking the case of childhood obesity
… began a process to regulate the advertising of ultra-processed food to children in an attempt to address childhood obesity. This study takes Big Food’s response to this policy proposal and seeks to reveal what type of ‘problem’ childhood obesity is represented to be by Big Food. The focus on Big …
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Associação entre o consumo de alimentos ultraprocessados e o perfil glicêmico de mulheres com diabetes mellitus gestacional e glicemia neonatal de seus recém-nascidos
The high consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPF) has caused unfavorable effects on the health of the population and the nutritional quality of the diet, however, there are still few studies that evaluate the impact of this consumption on metabolic outcomes of mother-child pairs in Gestational …
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Food Agency and Health Habits
High ultra-processed food (UPF) consumption is associated with weight gain, obesity, metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease, all-cause mortality, and type 2 diabetes. "Food agency" refers to an individual's food preparation attitudes and capabilities within a given social and physical food …
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A micro-analysis of the influence of retail promotions on the healthiness of breakfast cereal purchases.
… dataset linking less healthy dietary patterns to ultra-processed foods analysing the whole food category breakfast cereals. The research results have a number of policy implications that can help shape consumer’s diets for the better through improving the market environment by promoting healthier …