Ultra-processed food consumption and BMI-Z among children at risk for obesity from low-income households.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the association between baseline ultra-processed food consumption in early childhood and child BMI Z-score over 36 months.

Methods

We conducted a prospective cohort analysis as a secondary data analysis of the Growing Right Onto Wellness randomised trial. Dietary intake was measured via 24-h diet recalls. The primary outcome was child BMI-Z, measured at baseline and at 3-, 9-, 12-, 24- and 36-month timepoints. Child BMI-Z was modelled using a longitudinal mixed-effects model, adjusting for covariates and stratifying by age.

Results

Among 595 children, median (Q1-Q3) baseline age was 4.3 (3.6-5.0) years, 52.3% of the children were female, 65.4% had normal weight, 33.8% were overweight, 0.8% were obese and 91.3% of parents identified as Hispanic. M

SUBMITTER: Heerman WJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10434975 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature