Effect of Ultra-Processed Foods Consumption and Some Lifestyle Factors during Pregnancy on Baby's Anthropometric Measurements at Birth.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to assess the association between ultra-processed foods (UPF) consumption and some lifestyle factors during pregnancy and the baby's anthropometric measurements at birth.

Methods

Cross-sectional study conducted with immediate postpartum women and their babies. Food consumption during pregnancy was assessed retrospectively by a semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire, and the baby's anthropometric measurements were obtained from the medical records. The percentual of energy from UPF was estimated, categorized in tertiles, and associated with the baby's anthropometric measurements using multinomial logistic regression, adjusting by maternal characteristics (per capita income, maternal age, gestational weight gain, parity, physical activity, an

SUBMITTER: Vieira E Souza RC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9824718 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature