The nutrition transition to a stage of high obesity and noncommunicable disease prevalence dominated by ultra‐processed foods is not inevitable

BM Popkin, SW Ng - Obesity Reviews, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Summary The Nutrition Transition model is presented with the nature and pace of change in
key stages varying by location and subpopulations. At present, all high‐income and many …

Ultra-processed foods and nutritional dietary profile: a meta-analysis of nationally representative samples

D Martini, J Godos, M Bonaccio, P Vitaglione, G Grosso - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Excessive consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPFs), as described by the NOVA
classification system, represents a potential threat to human health. The nutritional …

Ultra-processed foods: how functional is the NOVA system?

V Braesco, I Souchon, P Sauvant, T Haurogné… - European journal of …, 2022 - nature.com
Background In the NOVA classification system, descriptive criteria are used to assign foods
to one of four groups based on processing-related criteria. Although NOVA is widely used …

A systematic review of worldwide consumption of ultra-processed foods: findings and criticisms

M Marino, F Puppo, C Del Bo', V Vinelli, P Riso… - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
A debate is ongoing on the significance and appropriateness of the NOVA classification as a
tool for categorizing foods based on their degree of processing. As such, the role of ultra …

Magnesium and hypertension in old age

LJ Dominguez, N Veronese, M Barbagallo - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
Hypertension is a complex condition in which various actors and mechanisms combine,
resulting in cardiovascular and cerebrovascular complications that today represent the most …

Ultra-processed foods increase noncommunicable chronic disease risk

MZ Jardim, BV de Lima Costa, MC Pessoa, CK Duarte - Nutrition Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Several studies have associated the food processing classification–NOVA–and health, but
this is not true for all noncommunicable chronic diseases (NCDs). This study aimed to …

Consumption of ultra-processed foods increases the likelihood of having obesity in Korean women

H Sung, JM Park, SU Oh, K Ha, H Joung - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
This study aimed to determine the association between consumption of ultra-processed
foods and obesity among Korean adults. We used the data of 7364 participants (men 3219 …

Who consumes ultra-processed food? A systematic review of sociodemographic determinants of ultra-processed food consumption from nationally representative …

SJ Dicken, S Qamar, RL Batterham - Nutrition research reviews, 2023 - cambridge.org
Ultra-processed food (UPF) intake is associated with increased non-communicable disease
risks. However, systematic reports on sociodemographic predictors of UPF intake are …

Impact of ultra-processed food consumption on metabolic health

RC de Miranda, F Rauber, RB Levy - Current opinion in lipidology, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Most of the latest findings have revealed an adverse impact of high UPF consumption on
metabolic health, including cardiovascular diseases and mortality. Scientific evidence is …

Greater ultra-processed food intake during pregnancy and postpartum is associated with multiple aspects of lower diet quality

TR Nansel, JR Cummings, K Burger, AM Siega-Riz… - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
Low diet quality during pregnancy and postpartum is associated with numerous adverse
maternal and infant health outcomes. This study examined relations of ultra-processed food …