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Ultra-processed food consumption and obesity in the Australian adult population
A high ultra-processed food diet may be one of the factors responsible for an upsurge in the rates of obesity in men and women.
The objective of this study was to assess the incidence of obesity based on the level of consumption of ultra-processed foods. Researchers compared dietary habits with the body weight of 7,411 Australian men and women.
Researchers noticed that increasing intake of ultra-processed foods correlated with a rising prevalence of obesity in the study population. "The findings add to the growing evidence that ultra-processed food consumption is associated with obesity and support the potential role of ultra-processed foods in contributing to obesity in Australia," the authors concluded.
Research Summary Information
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2020
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Priscila Pereira Machado, Eurídice Martinez Steele, Renata Bertazzi Levy, Maria Laura da Costa Louzada, Anna Rangan, Julie Woods, Timothy Gill, Gyorgy Scrinis, Carlos Augusto Monteiro
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Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, 3220, Australia. Center for Epidemiological Research in Nutrition and Health, University of Sao Paulo, Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 715, Sao Paulo, 01246-904, Brazil. Departamento de Medicina Preventiva, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 455, Sao Paulo, 01246-903, Brazil. Departamento de Nutrição, Faculdade de Saúde Pública, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 715, Sao Paulo, 01246-904, Brazil. School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, 2050, Australia. Boden Institute of Obesity, Nutrition, Exercise and Eating Disorders, Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, 2050, Australia. School of Agriculture and Food, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Melbourne, VIC, 3010, Australia. Center for Epidemiological Research in Nutrition and Health, University of Sao Paulo, Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 715, Sao Paulo, 01246-904, Brazil. carlosam@usp.br. Departamento de Nutrição, Faculdade de Saúde Pública, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 715, Sao Paulo, 01246-904, Brazil. carlosam@usp.br.
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