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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"ultra-processed food"”.
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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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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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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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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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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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Reimagining small firm growth for a post-growth context: a regional study of artisan food producers at farmers' markets
Food production and consumption pose pressing and unavoidable challenges for society. A consolidated 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 …
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Problematising Big Food’s appetite for policymaking the case of childhood obesity
Big Food companies, such as Coca-Cola, claim they ‘are helping to develop workable solutions to address obesity – by partnering with government, academia, health societies and other responsible members of civil society’ (Coca-Cola, 2011: 1). Big Food’s reinvention as public health promoter means …
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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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Are Cooking Interventions Effective at Improving Dietary Intake and Health Outcomes? A Systematic Review
… factors (i.e., cooking self-efficacy, food agency [i.e., one's ability to procure and prepare food with the considerations of their physical, social and economic environment], and nutritional literacy/knowledge) for improving health outcomes. With the average American's diet consisting …
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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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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 …