Graduate Program in Foods, Nutrition and Health, School of Nutrition, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, BA, Brazil.
Einstein (Sao Paulo). 2022 May 16;20:eAO6619. doi: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2022AO6619. eCollection 2022.
To evaluate the association between the degree of food processing, overweight, and abdominal obesity in adolescents.
This is a cross-sectional study, with 576 adolescents aged 10 to 17 years, of both sexes. Food consumption was collected using the Food Frequency Questionnaire and foods classified as in natura or minimally processed, processed foods associated with culinary ingredients, and ultraprocessed foods. Sociodemographic data, body mass index, waist circumference and waist-to-height ratio were collected. The analysis was evaluated by the Mann-Whitney test and prevalence ratio with 95% confidence interval, considering p<0.05.
An intake above the third quartile of processed foods associated with culinary ingredients (prevalence ratio of 1.64; 95%CI: 1.12-2.42) and ultraprocessed (prevalence ratio of 1.58; 95%CI: 1.07-2.34) was associated with a higher prevalence of overweight. Consumption above the third quartile of ultraprocessed foods was associated with a higher prevalence of abdominal obesity, assessed by waist circumference (prevalence ratio of 2.48; 95%CI: 1.41-4.36), and waist-height ratio (prevalence ratio of 2.09; 95%CI: 1.11-3.92).
A higher consumption of processed foods associated with culinary ingredients was related to being overweight, and ultraprocessed foods with overweight and abdominal obesity.
评估食品加工程度、超重和腹部肥胖与青少年之间的关联。
这是一项横断面研究，共有 576 名 10 至 17 岁的青少年，包括男女。使用食物频率问卷收集食物摄入情况，将食物分为天然或最低限度加工、与烹饪原料相关的加工食品以及超加工食品。收集社会人口统计学数据、体重指数、腰围和腰高比。采用曼-惠特尼检验和 95%置信区间的患病率比进行分析，考虑 p<0.05。
摄入加工食品与烹饪原料（患病率比 1.64；95%CI：1.12-2.42）和超加工食品（患病率比 1.58；95%CI：1.07-2.34）的第三四分位数以上与超重的更高患病率相关。摄入超加工食品的第三四分位数以上与腹部肥胖的更高患病率相关，通过腰围（患病率比 2.48；95%CI：1.41-4.36）和腰高比（患病率比 2.09；95%CI：1.11-3.92）进行评估。
食用更多与烹饪原料相关的加工食品与超重有关，而食用超加工食品与超重和腹部肥胖有关。
