Consumption of Ultraprocessed Foods in a Sample of Adolescents With Obesity and Its Association With the Food Educational Style of Their Parent: Observational Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Both parental education and the food environment influence dietary intake and may therefore contribute to childhood obesity.

Objective

We aimed to assess the consumption of ultraprocessed foods (UPFs) in a convenience sample of adolescents with obesity and to determine its association with the food educational style of their parent.

Methods

This observational study included 24 participants, 12 adolescents (8 boys and 4 girls) aged from 12 to 14 years and their 12 parents, who were followed in a specialized pediatric obesity clinic in the French-speaking part of Switzerland. The adolescents were asked to take a photograph with a smartphone application of all meals and beverages consumed in their daily routine over 14 consecutive days. They evaluated their pa

SUBMITTER: Borloz S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8663715 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature