Ultra-processed food intake and all-cause mortality: DRECE cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine the association between ultra-processed food (UPF) intake and all-cause mortality in a representative sample of Spanish population.

Design

Prospective cohort design in which follow-up lasted from baseline (1991) to mortality date or 31 December 2017, whichever was first. Dietary information was collected using a validated frequency questionnaire and categorised following the NOVA classification according to the extent of food processing. The association between consumption of UPF and mortality was analysed using Cox models. Isoenergetic substitution models were constructed to compare the health effects of the NOVA groups.

Setting

Cohort from the Diet and Risk of Cardiovascular Diseases (CVD) in Spain (DRECE) study, representative of the Spanish

SUBMITTER: Romero Ferreiro C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9991788 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature