Ultra-processed foods and risk of all-cause mortality in renal transplant recipients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Renal transplant recipients (RTRs) have a 6-fold higher risk of mortality than age- and sex-matched controls. Whether high consumption of ultra-processed foods is associated with survival in RTRs is unknown.

Objectives

We aimed to study the association between high consumption of ultra-processed foods and all-cause mortality in stable RTRs.

Methods

We conducted a prospective cohort study in adult RTRs with a stable graft. Dietary intake was assessed using a validated 177-item FFQ. Food items were categorized according to the NOVA classification system and the proportion ultra-processed foods comprised of total food weight per day was calculated.

Results

We included 632 stable RTRs (mean ± SD age: 53.0 ± 12.7 y, 57% men). Mean ± SD consumption of ultr

SUBMITTER: Oste MCJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9170470 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature