Ultra-processed food consumption and indicators of obesity in the United Kingdom population (2008-2016).

We examined the association between the consumption of ultra-processed foods and adiposity in a nationally representative sample of the UK adult population. We studied 6,143 participants (19 to 96 years, 51.6% female) sampled by the UK National Diet and Nutrition Survey (2008-16). Food items reporte...

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Main Authors: Fernanda Rauber, Eurídice Martínez Steele, Maria Laura da Costa Louzada, Christopher Millett, Carlos Augusto Monteiro, Renata Bertazzi Levy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0232676