Association between Ultraprocessed Food Intake and Overweight, Obesity, and Malnutrition among Children in Tehran, Iran
Asgari E, Askari M, Bellissimo N, Azadbakht L
International journal of clinical practice · 17 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 frequency questionnaire
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Independent funding
- University or hospital
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services
- Grants
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services (99-2-212-49976)
Based on 1 listed funder(s) and full-text disclosure statement.
Publication
- Published
- 2022-01-01 · Int J Clin Pract · vol. 2022 · issue 1 · p. 8310260
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Cited
- 19 citations · more than 92% of similar papers · 3.3× the field average
- Impact
- Top 10% most cited in its field
- References
- 45 works
- Access
- Open access (journal) · CC-BY
- Research areas
- Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Keywords
- Medicine, Overweight, Underweight, Wasting, Obesity, Odds ratio, Malnutrition, Confidence interval, Cross-sectional study, Body mass index, Population, Logistic regression, Demography, Pediatrics, Environmental health, Internal medicine
- MeSH
- humans, child nutrition disorders, malnutrition, obesity, growth disorders, body mass index, cross-sectional studies, eating, child, iran, overweight
4 authors
From IR, CA
- Elaheh AsgariTehran University of Medical Sciences
- Mohammadreza AskariTehran University of Medical Sciences
- Nick BellissimoToronto Metropolitan University
- Leila Azadbakht · correspondingTehran University of Medical Sciences
Abstract
Childhood is a critical period for susceptibility to malnutrition. The consumption of ultraprocessed foods (UPFs) has been increasing among children. The objective of this study was to evaluate the relationship between UPF intake and overweight/obesity and malnutrition in children. 788 children aged 6 years were included in a population-based cross-sectional study in Tehran. A 168-item semiquantitative food frequency questionnaire was used to evaluate dietary intake. UPFs were detected using the NOVA classification system. Logistic regression analyses were used, and results were reported as odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence interval (CI) of obesity and malnutrition across the tertiles of UPFs adjusted for energy intake, socioeconomic status, and physical activity. The mean weight, height, BMI, and total energy intake of participants were 20.85 ± 2.35 kg, 113.75 ± 2.00 cm, 16.12 + 1.84 kg/m2, and 1014.74 ± 259.16 (kcal/d), respectively. There were no significant associations between UPF intake and obesity (OR = 0.97; 95% CI 0.31 to 3.01; P-trend = 0.98), wasting (OR = 0.94; 95% CI 0.30 to 2.87; P-trend = 0.87), overweight/obesity (OR = 0.86; 95% CI 0.59 to 1.25; P-trend = 0.45), underweight/wasting (OR = 0.69; 95% CI 0.40 to 1.17; P-trend = 0.17), marginal-stunting (OR = 1.16; 95% CI 0.71 to 1.89; P-trend = 0.53), or marginal-stunting/overweight/obesity (OR = 1.25; 95% CI 0.62 to 2.54; P-trend = 0.47). There was no evidence of an association between intake of UPFs and risk of overweight, obesity, and malnutrition in children.
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