Ultra-processed food exposure and adverse health outcomes: umbrella review of epidemiological meta-analyses

MM Lane, E Gamage, S Du, DN Ashtree… - bmj, 2024 - bmj.com
Objective To evaluate the existing meta-analytic evidence of associations between exposure
to ultra-processed foods, as defined by the Nova food classification system, and adverse …

[HTML][HTML] Ultraprocessed foods and obesity risk: a critical review of reported mechanisms

VM Valicente, CH Peng, KN Pacheco, L Lin, EI Kielb… - Advances in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Epidemiologic evidence supports a positive association between ultraprocessed food (UPF)
consumption and body mass index. This has led to recommendations to avoid UPFs despite …

[HTML][HTML] Does the concept of “ultra-processed foods” help inform dietary guidelines, beyond conventional classification systems? YES

CA Monteiro, A Astrup, DS Ludwig - The American Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - Elsevier
The recommendation to prefer unprocessed/minimally processed foods and freshly made
meals instead of ultra-processed foods (following the Nova food classification system) is …

[HTML][HTML] Does the concept of “ultra-processed foods” help inform dietary guidelines, beyond conventional classification systems? NO

A Astrup, CA Monteiro, DS Ludwig - The American Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - Elsevier
The Nova classification of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) rests on poorly defined food
processes and the presence of food additives from a chemically heterogeneous group …

Ultra-processed foods and cardiometabolic health: public health policies to reduce consumption cannot wait

M Touvier, ML da Costa Louzada, D Mozaffarian… - bmj, 2023 - bmj.com
Ultra-processed foods and cardiometabolic health: public health policies to reduce consumption
cannot wait Page 1 the bmj | BMJ 2023;383:e075294 | doi: 10.1136/bmj-2023-075294 1 Food …

[HTML][HTML] Perspective: soy-based meat and dairy alternatives, despite classification as ultra-processed foods, deliver high-quality nutrition on par with unprocessed or …

M Messina, JL Sievenpiper, P Williamson, J Kiel… - Advances in …, 2022 - Elsevier
In many non-Asian countries, soy is consumed via soy-based meat and dairy alternatives, in
addition to the traditional Asian soyfoods, such as tofu and miso. Meat alternatives are …

Ultra-processed foods and the development of obesity in adults

AA Harb, A Shechter, PA Koch… - European Journal of …, 2023 - nature.com
Ultra-processed foods (UPF) are ubiquitous in the modern-day food supply and widely
consumed. High consumption of these foods has been suggested to contribute to the …

Joint association of food nutritional profile by Nutri-Score front-of-pack label and ultra-processed food intake with mortality: Moli-sani prospective cohort study

M Bonaccio, A Di Castelnuovo, E Ruggiero… - Bmj, 2022 - bmj.com
Objective To jointly analyse two food dimensions, the Food Standards Agency Nutrient
Profiling System (FSAm-NPS), used to derive the Nutri-Score front-of-pack label, and the …

Environmental impacts along the value chain from the consumption of ultra-processed foods

E Kesse-Guyot, B Allès, J Brunin, H Fouillet… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Our recognition of the environmental pressures associated with dietary patterns has grown
considerably over the past decade. However, few studies have analysed the impacts …

[HTML][HTML] Dietary guidelines meet NOVA: developing a menu for a healthy dietary pattern using ultra-processed foods

JM Hess, ME Comeau, S Casperson, JL Slavin… - The Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background A proposed topic for the 2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) Scientific
Advisory Committee to address is the relationship between dietary patterns with ultra …