Intake of ultra-processed foods is associated with inflammatory markers in Brazilian adolescents
Martins GMDS, França AKTDC, Viola PCAF, Carvalho CA, Marques KDS, Santos AMD, Batalha MA, Alves JDA, Ribeiro CCC
Public health nutrition · 49 citations
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How it was studied
- Design
- Cross-sectional study (indexed by PubMed)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Mechanisms only
- Intake measured by
- Food diaries or recalls
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Independent funding
- Nonprofit
- Cooley's Anemia Foundation
- Government
- Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
- Government
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
- Government
- Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa e ao Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico do Maranhão
- University or hospital
- Universidade Federal do Maranhão
- Grants
- Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior ((Code 001))
Based on 5 listed funder(s) and full-text disclosure statement.
Publication
- Published
- 2021-11-02 · Public Health Nutr · vol. 25 · issue 3 · pp. 591–599
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Cited
- 64 citations · more than 97% of similar papers · 6.1× the field average
- Impact
- Top 10% most cited in its field
- References
- 42 works
- Access
- Open access (hybrid journal) · CC-BY
- Research areas
- Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling · Food composition and properties · Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Keywords
- Adiponectin, Medicine, C-reactive protein, Population, Leptin, Internal medicine, Inflammation, Obesity, Environmental health
- MeSH
- humans, interleukin-8, diet, cross-sectional studies, energy intake, food handling, adolescent, brazil, female, male, fast foods
9 authors
From BR
- Glauciane Márcia dos Santos MartinsHospital Universitário da Universidade Federal do Maranhão; Universidade Federal do Maranhão
- Ana Karina Teixeira da Cunha FrançaUniversidade Federal do Maranhão
- Poliana Cristina de Almeida Fonseca ViolaUniversidade Federal do Piauí
- Carolina Abreu de CarvalhoUniversidade Federal do Maranhão
- Karla Danielle Silva Marques · correspondingUniversidade Federal do Maranhão
- Alcione Miranda dos SantosUniversidade Federal do Maranhão
Abstract
Objective
To evaluate the association of the consumption of foods of the ultra-processed group (UPF) with inflammatory markers in the adolescent population in Northeastern Brazil.
Design
A cross-sectional population-based study. Food consumption was evaluated using two 24-h dietary recalls using the NOVA classification for food processing levels. The following inflammatory markers were evaluated: adiponectin, IL-6, IL-8, C-reactive protein (CRP) and TNF-α. Multivariate linear regression was used to investigate the association between the percentage of UPF energy contribution and inflammatory markers.
Setting
São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil.
Participants
The sample consisted of 391 male and female adolescents, aged from 17 to 18 years.
Results
The average daily energy consumption by adolescents was 8032·9 kJ/d, of which 26·1 % originated from UPF. The upper tertile (T3) of UPF consumption presented higher intake of simple carbohydrates, lipids, saturated fat, and Na and lower protein intake. Individuals in T3 presented higher serum leptin and CRP levels (P < 0·05). Adolescents with UPF energy consumption ≥30·0 % (tertile 3 of UPF) had a 79 % (exp (0·58) = 1·79) increase in IL-8 levels when compared with adolescents in tertile 1 of UPF (P = 0·013).
Conclusions
The association between the consumption of UPF, poor quality diet and pro-inflammatory markers have important harmful effects that can be observed as early as in adolescence.
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