Ontology highlight
ABSTRACT: Background
Ultra-processed foods (UPF), as proposed by the Nova food classification system, are linked to the development of obesity and several non-communicable chronic diseases and deaths from all causes. The Nova-UPF screener developed in Brazil is a simple and quick tool to assess and monitor the consumption of these food products. The aim of this study was to adapt and validate, against the 24-hour dietary recall, this short food-based screener to assess UPF consumption in the Senegalese context.Methods
The tool adaptation was undertaken using DELPHI methodology with national experts and data from a food market survey. Following the adaptation, sub-categories were renamed, restructured and new ones introduced. The validation study was conducted in the urban area of Dakar in a convenience sample of 301 adults, using as a reference the dietary share of UPF on the day prior to the survey, expressed as a percentage of total energy intake obtained via 24-hour recall. Association between the Nova-UPF score and the dietary share of UPF was evaluated using linear regression models. The Pabak index was used to assess the agreement in participants' classification according to quintiles of Nova-UPF score and quintiles of the dietary share of UPF.Results
The results show a linear and positive association (p-value < 0.001) between intervals of the Nova-UPF score and the average dietary share of UPF. There was a near perfect agreement in the distribution of individuals according to score's quintiles and UPF dietary share quintiles (Pabak index = 0.84).Conclusion
The study concluded that the score provided by the Nova-UPF screener adapted to the Senegalese context is a valid estimate of UPF consumption.
SUBMITTER: Kebe SD
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10777632 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kébé Saliou Diombo SD Diouf Adama A Sylla Papa Mamadou Dit Doudou PMDD Kane Kalidou K Dos Santos Costa Caroline C Leite Fernanda Helena Marrocos FHM Andrade Giovanna Calixto GC Badiane Abdou A Moubarac Jean-Claude JC Idohou-Dossou Nicole N Monteiro Carlos Augusto CA
Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique 20240110 1
<h4>Background</h4>Ultra-processed foods (UPF), as proposed by the Nova food classification system, are linked to the development of obesity and several non-communicable chronic diseases and deaths from all causes. The Nova-UPF screener developed in Brazil is a simple and quick tool to assess and monitor the consumption of these food products. The aim of this study was to adapt and validate, against the 24-hour dietary recall, this short food-based screener to assess UPF consumption in the Seneg ...[more]