The relationship between ultra-processed food intake and cardiometabolic risk factors in overweight and obese women: A cross-sectional study.

Autor: Hosseininasab D; Department of Nutrition, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran., Shiraseb F; Department of Community Nutrition, School of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Tehran, Iran., Noori S; Department of Nutrition, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran., Jamili S; Department of Surgery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran., Mazaheri-Eftekhar F; Department of Nutrition, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran., Dehghan M; Population Health Research Institute, McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, ON, Canada., da Silva A; Department of Nutrition and Health, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, Brazil., Bressan J; Department of Nutrition and Health, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, Brazil., Mirzaei K; Department of Community Nutrition, School of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Tehran, Iran.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Frontiers in nutrition [Front Nutr] 2022 Aug 09; Vol. 9, pp. 945591. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Aug 09 (Print Publication: 2022).
DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2022.945591
Abstrakt: Background: Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of death globally. Based on recent studies, one of the factors that can have detrimental effects on CVD is the consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPFs). The current study investigated the relationship between UPF intake and cardiometabolic risk factors among Iranian women.
Methods: The current cross-sectional study was conducted on 391 women aged 18-65 years with a body mass index (BMI) ≥ 25 kg/m 2 . Dietary intake was assessed using a 147-item food frequency questionnaire (FFQ). Anthropometric and biochemistry parameters were also collected. UPFs were identified using the NOVA classification.
Results: In the present study, women had a mean (standard deviation) age of 36.67 (9.10) years and the mean BMI of 31.26 (4.29) kg/m 2 . According to our findings, there was a significant association between UPF consumption and transforming growth factor (TGF) (β: 0.101, 95% CI: 0.023, 0.180, p = 0.012), atherogenic coefficient (AC) (β: 0.011, 95% CI: 0.001, 0.032, p = 0.034), visceral fat level (VFL) (β: 0.006, 95% CI: -0.017, 0.029, p = 0.076), and the quantitative insulin sensitivity check index (QUICKI) (β: -3.775, 95%CI: 0.001, 0.001, p = 0.042).
Conclusion: In conclusion, an increase in consumption of one gram of UPFs is associated with an increase in TGF, AC, and VFL but with a decrease in QUICKI. Despite this, further experimental studies are necessary to draw a more definite conclusion and disentangle the mechanisms by which UPFs may affect health.
Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.
(Copyright © 2022 Hosseininasab, Shiraseb, Noori, Jamili, Mazaheri-Eftekhar, Dehghan, da Silva, Bressan and Mirzaei.)
Databáze: MEDLINE