Consumption of ultra-processed foods in the third gestational trimester and increased weight gain: a Brazilian cohort study.

Autor: Gomes CB; Postgraduate Program in Public Health, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University (UNESP), CEP: 18.618-970Botucatu, SP, Brazil., Malta MB; Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, University of São Paulo, CEP: 01246-904São Paulo, SP, Brazil., Benício MHD; Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, University of São Paulo, CEP: 01246-904São Paulo, SP, Brazil., Carvalhaes MABL; Department of Nursing, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University (UNESP), CEP: 18.618-970Botucatu, SP, Brazil.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Public health nutrition [Public Health Nutr] 2021 Aug; Vol. 24 (11), pp. 3304-3312. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Jul 20.
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980020001883
Abstrakt: Objective: To investigate whether the consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPF) during pregnancy is associated with gestational weight gain (GWG).
Design: Cohort study with collection of two 24-h dietary recalls during each gestational trimester obtained on non-consecutive days and differentiating weekday v. weekend/holiday. The foods were classified according to the NOVA system into fresh or minimally processed foods and their culinary preparations, processed and UPF and subsequently analysed as a percentage contribution to dietary energy. The outcome was average GWG in the second and in the third trimesters, expressed in g/week.
Setting: Botucatu, a medium-sized Brazilian city.
Participants: Pregnant women with regular obstetric risk (n 259) undergoing prenatal care in primary healthcare.
Results: In a multiple linear regression model, it was found that an increase of 1 percentage point in energy consumption from UPF in the third gestational trimester led to an average increase of 4·17 (95 % CI 0·55; 7·79) g in weekly GWG in this period. There was no association between second-trimester UPF consumption and GWG.
Conclusions: Consumption of UPF in the third gestational trimester is positively associated with average weekly GWG in this period.
Databáze: MEDLINE