Associations between ultra- or minimally processed food intake and three adiposity indicators among US adults: NHANES 2011 to 2016.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Ultraprocessed food (UPF) intake is associated with BMI, but effects on regional adipose depots or related to minimally processed food (MPF) intake are unknown.

Methods

Data included 12,297 adults in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), 2011 to 2016. This study analyzed associations between usual percentage of kilocalories from UPFs and MPFs and three adiposity indicators: supine sagittal abdominal diameter to height ratio (SADHtR, estimates visceral adiposity); waist circumference to height ratio (WHtR, estimates abdominal adiposity); and BMI, using linear and multinomial logistic regression.

Results

Standardized β coefficients per 10% increase in UPF intake were 0.0926, 0.0846, and 0.0791 for SADHtR, WHtR, and BMI, respectively (a

SUBMITTER: Zhang Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10083896 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature