Ultra-processed foods drive to unhealthy diets: evidence from Chile.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To assess the consumption of ultra-processed foods and its association with the overall dietary content of nutrients related to non-communicable diseases (NCD) in the Chilean diet and to estimate the population attributable fraction of ultra-processed food consumption on the unhealthy nutrient content.

Design

Cross-sectional analysis of dietary data collected through a national survey (2010).

Setting

Chile.

Participants

Chilean population aged ≥2 years (n 4920).

Results

In Chile, ultra-processed foods represented 28·6 % of the total energy intake. A significant positive association was found between the dietary share of ultra-processed foods and NCD-promoting nutrients such as dietary energy density (standardised regression coefficient (β) = 0

SUBMITTER: Cediel G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10195482 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature