Ultra-Processed Foods and Drinks Consumption Is Associated with Psychosocial Functioning in Adolescents
Reales-Moreno M, Tonini P, Escorihuela RM, Solanas M, Fernández-Barrés S, Romaguera D, Contreras-Rodríguez O
Nutrients · 24 citations
How it was studied
- Design
- Cross-sectional study (classified by our AI screen)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
- Intake measured by
- Food diaries or recalls
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Independent funding
- Government
- Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación
- University or hospital
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental
- Government
- Instituto de Salud Carlos III
- University or hospital
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM, Proyectos Intramurales 2021)
- Government
- Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation
- Unclassified
- PANDÈMIES
- Government
- Miguel Servet Contract
- Grants
- Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (PI22/00645); Instituto de Salud Carlos III (CP20/00165); Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (PID2020-119391GB-I00); Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (AGAURPANDE00021); Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (CP20/00165); Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (PID2020-119391GB-I00); Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (PI22/00645)
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Publication
- Published
- 2022-11-15 · Nutrients · vol. 14 · issue 22 · p. 4831
- Publisher
- Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
- Cited
- 38 citations · more than 97% of similar papers · 5.8× 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
- Psychosocial, Consumption (sociology), Medicine, Physical activity, Environmental health, Psychiatry, Physical therapy
- MeSH
- humans, fruit, vegetables, diet, adolescent, child, female, male, fast foods, psychosocial functioning
7 authors
From ES
- Marta Reales-MorenoUniversitat de Girona; Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Girona
- Pietro ToniniUniversitat Autònoma de Barcelona
- Rosa Maria EscorihuelaUniversitat Autònoma de Barcelona
- Montserrat SolanasUniversitat Autònoma de Barcelona
- Sílvia Fernández‐BarrésAgència de Salut Pública de Catalunya
- Dora RomagueraCentro de Investigación Biomédica en Red; Health Research Institute of the Balearic Islands
Abstract
Adolescents show one of the highest rates of ultra-processed foods and drinks (UPF) consumption, and studies indicate an association between their consumption and internalizing problems. We aim to investigate whether UPF consumption associates with dysfunctions in other psychosocial domains, as well as sex effects. In 560 Spanish adolescents (14-17 years old), we assessed the UPF products consumed in the previous day, fruits and vegetables consumption (servings/day), and physical activity (days/week). Psychosocial functioning (total and subscales) was assessed through the Pediatric Symptom Checklist-Youth self-report. Associations between UPF and psychosocial functioning were assessed using linear regression models, adjusting for sex, age, fruits and vegetables consumption, and physical activity. Sex-specific associations were also explored. Participants reported a daily consumption of 7.72 UPF servings per day, with male adolescents showing higher consumption than female adolescents. Consumption of fruits and vegetables and physical activity levels were lower than recommended. Psychosocial impairment was present in 26.2% of the participants. Higher UPF consumption was associated with higher presence of depressive symptoms and internalizing and externalizing problems in the whole sample and in male adolescents. The present study supports previous studies suggesting that UPF consumption may interact with mental health problems and indicates that these effects may go beyond internalizing problems.
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