Association of expenditure on ultra-processed foods and beverages and anthropometric indicators in Mexican children: A longitudinal study.

ABSTRACT: The prevalence of obesity in Mexico has been rising dramatically from school age onward. The high consumption of ultra-processed food has been identified as a contributing factor. We explored the longitudinal association between household expenditure on ultra-processed foods and beverages (UPF) and changes in anthropometric indicators of obesity among Mexican children aged 5 to 10 years in 2002. We used data from the Mexican Family Life Survey (MxFLS), a longitudinal, probabilistic, multipurpose, and representative survey of the Mexican population conducted in 2002, which reports household expenditure on the main food and beverage groups, as well as anthropometric indicators and sociodemographic characteristics of household members, across three rounds surveyed between 2002 and 2012 (n = 2

SUBMITTER: Hernandez-F M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11896057 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature