The relationship between ultra-processed food consumption and internalising symptoms among adolescents from Sao Paulo city, Southeast Brazil.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate the association between ultra-processed food (UPF) consumption and internalising symptoms (IS) among adolescents.

Design

It is a cross-sectional study. Paper-pencil survey was completed in classroom with information on UPF consumption, IS and selected covariates. IS were assessed with the Internalizing Symptoms sub-scale from the Social Behaviour Questionnaire (IS-SBQ). UPF was evaluated with a FFQ extracted from the Brazilian National School Health Survey. Crude and adjusted association between UPF and IS was investigated with structural equation models.

Setting

São Paulo, SP, Brazil.

Participants

A total of 2680 students, M_age = 14·85; (95 % CI 14·81, 14·88).

Results

UPF consumption was associated with higher scores

SUBMITTER: Faisal-Cury A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9991766 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature