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The consumption of ultra-processed foods was associated with adiposity, but not with metabolic indicators in a prospective cohort study of Chilean preschool children
High dietary ingestion of ultra-processed foods may make children to pile up excess weight and become obese.
This study was carried out to unravel the puzzle linking the intake of ultra-processed foods with the development of obesity in children. Researchers tracked the dietary habits and body weight of 962 children from Chile aged 4 years at the beginning of the study over a 2-year period.
Researchers noted that obesity occurred at a high rate among children fond of consuming ultra-processed foods. Data from this study support the obesity-promoting effect of ultra-processed foods in children.
Research Summary Information
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2024
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Camila Zancheta, Natalia Rebolledo, Lindsey Smith Taillie, Marcela Reyes, Camila Corvalán
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Doctoral Program in Public Health, School of Public Health, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile. Center of Research in Food Environment and Prevention of Obesity and Non-Communicable Diseases (CIAPEC), Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology (INTA), University of Chile, Santiago, Chile. Carolina Population Center, Department of Nutrition, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA. Center of Research in Food Environment and Prevention of Obesity and Non-Communicable Diseases (CIAPEC), Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology (INTA), University of Chile, Santiago, Chile. ccorvalan@inta.uchile.cl.
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