Is There an Association between Food Consumption According to the Degree of Processing and Body Image (Dis)satisfaction in Adolescents?
(1) Background: Adolescence is characterized by changes in eating habits, with increased consumption of ultra-processed foods and reduced intake of unprocessed or minimally processed foods, which can affect body image satisfaction. Thus, this study aims to verify the association of food consumption...
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| author | Juliana Ramos Carneiro Susana Cararo Confortin Poliana Cristina de Almeida Fonseca Viola Antônio Augusto Moura da Silva |
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| description | (1) Background: Adolescence is characterized by changes in eating habits, with increased consumption of ultra-processed foods and reduced intake of unprocessed or minimally processed foods, which can affect body image satisfaction. Thus, this study aims to verify the association of food consumption according to the degree of processing with body image (dis)satisfaction in adolescents from the 1997/1998 birth cohort of São Luís, Maranhão. (2) Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 2515 adolescents aged between 18 and 19. Food consumption was stratified based on the NOVA classification in culinary preparations, processed foods, and ultra-processed foods, categorized into tertiles. Body image (dis)satisfaction was evaluated based on the Stunkard Body Scale and was classified as satisfaction, dissatisfaction with thinness, and dissatisfaction with excess weight. Multinomial logistic regression was used for associations. (3) Results: Among the adolescents, 77% considered themselves dissatisfied with their body image, with 42.8% dissatisfied with being thin and 34.2% dissatisfied with excess weight. However, food consumption, according to the degree of processing, was not associated with body image (dis)satisfaction. (4) Conclusion: This work highlighted the prevalence of body image dissatisfaction among adolescents but found no association between body (dis)satisfaction and food consumption according to the degree of processing. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9c82cf555e7045288c349c2efb5d7fdd2023-11-17T23:29:09ZengMDPI AGNutrients2072-66432023-04-01159210210.3390/nu15092102Is There an Association between Food Consumption According to the Degree of Processing and Body Image (Dis)satisfaction in Adolescents?Juliana Ramos Carneiro0Susana Cararo Confortin1Poliana Cristina de Almeida Fonseca Viola2Antônio Augusto Moura da Silva3Department of Public Health, School of Medicine, Federal University of Maranhão, São Luís 65020-905, MA, BrazilDepartment of Public Health, Postgraduation Program in Collective Health, Federal University of Maranhão, São Luís 65020-905, MA, BrazilHealth Sciences Center, Nutrition Department, Federal University of Piauí, Teresina 64049-550, PI, BrazilDepartment of Public Health, Postgraduation Program in Collective Health, Federal University of Maranhão, São Luís 65020-905, MA, Brazil(1) Background: Adolescence is characterized by changes in eating habits, with increased consumption of ultra-processed foods and reduced intake of unprocessed or minimally processed foods, which can affect body image satisfaction. Thus, this study aims to verify the association of food consumption according to the degree of processing with body image (dis)satisfaction in adolescents from the 1997/1998 birth cohort of São Luís, Maranhão. (2) Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 2515 adolescents aged between 18 and 19. Food consumption was stratified based on the NOVA classification in culinary preparations, processed foods, and ultra-processed foods, categorized into tertiles. Body image (dis)satisfaction was evaluated based on the Stunkard Body Scale and was classified as satisfaction, dissatisfaction with thinness, and dissatisfaction with excess weight. Multinomial logistic regression was used for associations. (3) Results: Among the adolescents, 77% considered themselves dissatisfied with their body image, with 42.8% dissatisfied with being thin and 34.2% dissatisfied with excess weight. However, food consumption, according to the degree of processing, was not associated with body image (dis)satisfaction. (4) Conclusion: This work highlighted the prevalence of body image dissatisfaction among adolescents but found no association between body (dis)satisfaction and food consumption according to the degree of processing.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/9/2102food consumptionultra-processed foodsbody imagebody dissatisfactionadolescents |
| spellingShingle | Juliana Ramos Carneiro Susana Cararo Confortin Poliana Cristina de Almeida Fonseca Viola Antônio Augusto Moura da Silva Is There an Association between Food Consumption According to the Degree of Processing and Body Image (Dis)satisfaction in Adolescents? Nutrients food consumption ultra-processed foods body image body dissatisfaction adolescents |
| title | Is There an Association between Food Consumption According to the Degree of Processing and Body Image (Dis)satisfaction in Adolescents? |
| title_full | Is There an Association between Food Consumption According to the Degree of Processing and Body Image (Dis)satisfaction in Adolescents? |
| title_fullStr | Is There an Association between Food Consumption According to the Degree of Processing and Body Image (Dis)satisfaction in Adolescents? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Is There an Association between Food Consumption According to the Degree of Processing and Body Image (Dis)satisfaction in Adolescents? |
| title_short | Is There an Association between Food Consumption According to the Degree of Processing and Body Image (Dis)satisfaction in Adolescents? |
| title_sort | is there an association between food consumption according to the degree of processing and body image dis satisfaction in adolescents |
| topic | food consumption ultra-processed foods body image body dissatisfaction adolescents |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/9/2102 |
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