Processing level and diet quality of the US grocery cart: is there an association?

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The majority of groceries purchased by US households are industrially processed, yet it is unclear how processing level influences diet quality. We sought to determine if processing level is associated with diet quality of grocery purchases.

Design

We analysed grocery purchasing data from the National Household Food Acquisition and Purchase Survey 2012-2013. Household grocery purchases were categorized by the NOVA framework as minimally processed, processed culinary ingredients, processed foods or ultra-processed foods. The energy share of each processing level (percentage of energy; %E) and Healthy Eating Index-2015 (HEI-2015) component and total scores were calculated for each household's purchases. The association between %E from processed foods and ultra-proces

SUBMITTER: Juul F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10260454 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature