Association between ultraprocessed food consumption and obesity in US adults: an analysis of NHANES 2009-2018
Introduction. We propose the following hypothesis: ultraprocessed foods in the global food supply contribute to the worldwide increase in obesity. Objective. To analyze the association between a higher consumption of ultraprocessed foods and the obesity in adulthood in the United States. Materials a...
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| author | Mariane H. de Oliveira Débora B. dos S. Pereira Graciela C. Gregolin Wolney L. Conde |
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| description | Introduction. We propose the following hypothesis: ultraprocessed foods in the global food supply contribute to the worldwide increase in obesity. Objective. To analyze the association between a higher consumption of ultraprocessed foods and the obesity in adulthood in the United States. Materials and methods. United States National Survey of Health and Nutrition Examination (NHANES) (2009-2018) data were used. We included subjects of both sexes, aged between 18-64 years old, with anthropometric, health, income, race/ethnicity and physical activity (PA) data. The association between the ultraprocessed food intake and obesity was calculated using a binomial logistic regression. In addition, we also evaluated a subsample with subjects who did not consume more than their adequate daily energy requirements. Results. We evaluated 13,310 subjects in total, and 4,788 in our subsample. Of these 33% were committed to obesity, and in the subsample the prevalence was even higher, around 49%. In our analysis, we found five factors (ultraprocessed food consumption, sex, age, race/ethnicity, and sedentary lifestyle) that were positively associated with the development of obesity. Compared to subjects who consumed less than 20% of ultraprocessed foods, subjects who consumed between 20 to 40% of ultraprocessed food had 16% more odds of developing obesity [95%CI:1.06–1.26]. For the subsample, the odds were even higher, being around 27% [95% CI:1.11–1.46]. Conclusions. Our results showed a positive association between obesity and the amount of ultraprocessed food consumption, even though, in those who consumed no more than their adequate daily energy requirements. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7742908250444a80842aeaef84cd5da62023-09-03T15:26:01ZengSociedad Latinoamericana de NutriciónArchivos Latinoamericanos de Nutrición0004-06222309-58062023-08-0173211312110.37527/2023.73.2.003Association between ultraprocessed food consumption and obesity in US adults: an analysis of NHANES 2009-2018Mariane H. de Oliveira0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6552-3430Débora B. dos S. Pereira1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8129-5116Graciela C. Gregolin2https://orcid.org/0009-0005-9281-9391Wolney L. Conde3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0493-134XDepartment of Nutrition, School of Public Health – University of São PauloDepartment of Nutrition, School of Public Health – University of São PauloDepartment of Nutrition, School of Public Health – University of São PauloDepartment of Nutrition, School of Public Health – University of São PauloIntroduction. We propose the following hypothesis: ultraprocessed foods in the global food supply contribute to the worldwide increase in obesity. Objective. To analyze the association between a higher consumption of ultraprocessed foods and the obesity in adulthood in the United States. Materials and methods. United States National Survey of Health and Nutrition Examination (NHANES) (2009-2018) data were used. We included subjects of both sexes, aged between 18-64 years old, with anthropometric, health, income, race/ethnicity and physical activity (PA) data. The association between the ultraprocessed food intake and obesity was calculated using a binomial logistic regression. In addition, we also evaluated a subsample with subjects who did not consume more than their adequate daily energy requirements. Results. We evaluated 13,310 subjects in total, and 4,788 in our subsample. Of these 33% were committed to obesity, and in the subsample the prevalence was even higher, around 49%. In our analysis, we found five factors (ultraprocessed food consumption, sex, age, race/ethnicity, and sedentary lifestyle) that were positively associated with the development of obesity. Compared to subjects who consumed less than 20% of ultraprocessed foods, subjects who consumed between 20 to 40% of ultraprocessed food had 16% more odds of developing obesity [95%CI:1.06–1.26]. For the subsample, the odds were even higher, being around 27% [95% CI:1.11–1.46]. Conclusions. Our results showed a positive association between obesity and the amount of ultraprocessed food consumption, even though, in those who consumed no more than their adequate daily energy requirements.https://www.alanrevista.org/ediciones/2023/2/art-3/obesityindustrialized foodsfood consumptionfood industrysedentary behavior |
| spellingShingle | Mariane H. de Oliveira Débora B. dos S. Pereira Graciela C. Gregolin Wolney L. Conde Association between ultraprocessed food consumption and obesity in US adults: an analysis of NHANES 2009-2018 Archivos Latinoamericanos de Nutrición obesity industrialized foods food consumption food industry sedentary behavior |
| title | Association between ultraprocessed food consumption and obesity in US adults: an analysis of NHANES 2009-2018 |
| title_full | Association between ultraprocessed food consumption and obesity in US adults: an analysis of NHANES 2009-2018 |
| title_fullStr | Association between ultraprocessed food consumption and obesity in US adults: an analysis of NHANES 2009-2018 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Association between ultraprocessed food consumption and obesity in US adults: an analysis of NHANES 2009-2018 |
| title_short | Association between ultraprocessed food consumption and obesity in US adults: an analysis of NHANES 2009-2018 |
| title_sort | association between ultraprocessed food consumption and obesity in us adults an analysis of nhanes 2009 2018 |
| topic | obesity industrialized foods food consumption food industry sedentary behavior |
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