The food environment is a major contributor to unhealthy diets in children and, therefore, to
the increasing rates of obesity. Acclaimed by scholars across the world, Latin American …

The rising obesity pandemic is a public health priority worldwide [1]. Obesity is associated
with an increased risk for non-communicable diseases (NCDs), including diabetes …

The NOVA classification system categorizes foods according to the extent and purpose of
industrial processing. Ultra-processed food products (UPF) are frequently composed of …

This special issue on ultra-processed foods considers the role and utility of food processing-
based classification systems in food and nutrition research and public policy. Such …

The availability of ultra-processed foods in a municipality tends to be related to different
types of food retailers and their location in the territory, besides social, economic, and …

The growing consumption of ultra-processed foods and beverages has drawn attention to
the use of different food additives in these products. The use of these additives for different …

Objectives The aim of this study was to investigate the association between aspects of the
consumer food environment in food stores selling fruit and vegetables (FVs) and the …

Across Europe, excess body weight rates are particularly high among children and
adolescents living in Southern European contexts. In Spain, current food policies appeal to …

Objective: To identify changes in traditional dietary behaviour through the evaluation of
trends in bean consumption among adults in Brazil between 2007 and 2017 and to estimate …

This study explores the association between neighborhood social and economic change
from 2009 to 2013 and changes in the retail food environment from 2013 to 2017 in Madrid …