Ultra-processed food consumption in children from a Basic Health Unit
Sparrenberger K, Friedrich RR, Schiffner MD, Schuch I, Wagner MB
Jornal de pediatria · 51 citations
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How it was studied
- Design
- Cross-sectional study (indexed by PubMed)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
- Intake measured by
- Food diaries or recalls
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Funding not disclosed
Publication
- Published
- 2015-06-16 · J Pediatr (Rio J) · vol. 91 · issue 6 · pp. 535–542
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Cited
- 125 citations · more than 98% of similar papers · 10.3× the field average
- Impact
- Top 10% most cited in its field
- References
- 30 works
- Access
- Open access (journal) · CC-BY-NC-ND
- Research areas
- Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling · Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Keywords
- Medicine, Overweight, Anthropometry, Body mass index, Demography, Environmental health, Cross-sectional study, Standard score, Food consumption, Consumption (sociology), Pediatrics, Internal medicine
- MeSH
- humans, obesity, cross-sectional studies, feeding behavior, energy intake, adult, child, child, preschool, diet records, brazil, female, male, fast foods, surveys and questionnaires
5 authors
From BR
- Karen Sparrenberger · correspondingUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
- Roberta Roggia FriedrichUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
- Mariana Dihl SchiffnerUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
- Ilaine SchuchUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul; Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre
- Mário Bernardes WagnerUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
Abstract
Objectives
To evaluate the contribution of ultra-processed food (UPF) on the dietary consumption of children treated at a Basic Health Unit and the associated factors.
Methodology
Cross-sectional study carried out with a convenience sample of 204 children, aged 2-10 years old, in Southern Brazil. Children's food intake was assessed using a 24-h recall questionnaire. Food items were classified as minimally processed, processed for culinary use, and ultra-processed. A semi-structured questionnaire was applied to collect socio-demographic and anthropometric variables. Overweight in children was classified using a Z score >2 for children younger than 5 and Z score >+1 for those aged between 5 and 10 years, using the body mass index for age.
Results
Overweight frequency was 34% (95% CI: 28-41%). Mean energy consumption was 1672.3 kcal/day, with 47% (95% CI: 45-49%) coming from ultra-processed food. In the multiple linear regression model, maternal education (r=0.23; p=0.001) and child age (r=0.40; p<0.001) were factors associated with a greater percentage of UPF in the diet (r=0.42; p<0.001). Additionally, a statistically significant trend for higher UPF consumption was observed when data were stratified by child age and maternal educational level (p<0.001).
Conclusions
The contribution of UPF is significant in children's diets and age appears to be an important factor for the consumption of such products.
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