Data
Year of publication
2020
Kind
Quantitative
Design
Cross-sectional
Classification
Other (adaption of NOVA)
Country studied
Brazil
Data
Primary
Data collected
Three 24 hours recalls
Study setting
School
Age group of participants
Children/7-10
Participant sex
Mixed
Target population
Vulnerable (children)
Sample size
n=164 (participants)
Can the Consumption of Ultra-Processed Food Be Associated with Anthropometric Indicators of Obesity and Blood Pressure in Children 7 to 10 Years Old?
goal
Investigate the association between consumption of food according to the degree of processing and anthropometric indicators of obesity and blood pressure in children.
Results
The avereage energy consumption was 1762.76 kcal.day - 45.42% was unprocessed or minimally process, 10.88% was culinary ingredients, and 43.7% was ultra-processed food. Consumption of unprocessed or minimally procesed foods was inversely related to diastolic blood proessure. No relationship was found between caloric contricution of food groups and BMI, WC, WHtR, and systolic blood pressure.
Authors
Oliveira T, Ribeiro I, Jurema-Santos G, Nobre I, Santos R, Rodrigues C, Oliveira K, Henrique R, Ferreira-e-Silva W, Araújo A.
Log
Foods
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