Ultra-processed food and the risk of overweight and obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

M Askari, J Heshmati, H Shahinfar, N Tripathi… - International journal of …, 2020 - nature.com
Background Numerous studies have reported the association of ultra-processed foods with
excess body weight; however, the nature and extent of this relation has not been clearly …

Ultra-processed foods and health outcomes: a narrative review

L Elizabeth, P Machado, M Zinöcker, P Baker… - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
The nutrition literature and authoritative reports increasingly recognise the concept of ultra-
processed foods (UPF), as a descriptor of unhealthy diets. UPFs are now prevalent in diets …

Ultra-processed food intake in association with BMI change and risk of overweight and obesity: A prospective analysis of the French NutriNet-Santé cohort

M Beslay, B Srour, C Méjean, B Allès, T Fiolet… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background Ultra-processed food (UPF) consumption has increased drastically worldwide
and already represents 50%–60% of total daily energy intake in several high-income …

Ultra-processed food intake and risk of cardiovascular disease: prospective cohort study (NutriNet-Santé)

B Srour, LK Fezeu, E Kesse-Guyot, B Allès, C Méjean… - bmj, 2019 - bmj.com
Objective To assess the prospective associations between consumption of ultra-processed
foods and risk of cardiovascular diseases. Design Population based cohort study. Setting …

The Western diet–microbiome-host interaction and its role in metabolic disease

MK Zinöcker, IA Lindseth - Nutrients, 2018 - mdpi.com
The dietary pattern that characterizes the Western diet is strongly associated with obesity
and related metabolic diseases, but biological mechanisms supporting these associations …

The UN Decade of Nutrition, the NOVA food classification and the trouble with ultra-processing

CA Monteiro, G Cannon, JC Moubarac… - Public health …, 2018 - cambridge.org
Given evident multiple threats to food systems and supplies, food security, human health
and welfare, the living and physical world and the biosphere, the years 2016–2025 are now …

Obesity and the food system transformation in Latin America

BM Popkin, T Reardon - Obesity Reviews, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Summary The Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region faces a major diet‐related
health problem accompanied by enormous economic and social costs. The shifts in diet are …

Ultra-processed food consumption and chronic non-communicable diseases-related dietary nutrient profile in the UK (2008–2014)

F Rauber, MLC Louzada, EM Steele, C Millett… - Nutrients, 2018 - mdpi.com
We described the contribution of ultra-processed foods in the UK diet and its association
with the overall dietary content of nutrients known to affect the risk of chronic non …

Consumption of ultra-processed foods and cancer risk: results from NutriNet-Santé prospective cohort

T Fiolet, B Srour, L Sellem, E Kesse-Guyot, B Allès… - bmj, 2018 - bmj.com
Objective To assess the prospective associations between consumption of ultra-processed
food and risk of cancer. Design Population based cohort study. Setting and participants 104 …

Ultra-processed foods and obesity and adiposity parameters among children and adolescents: a systematic review

R De Amicis, SP Mambrini, M Pellizzari… - European journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose According to the NOVA classification, ultra-processed foods are products made
through physical, biological and chemical processes and typically with multiple ingredients …