Ultra-processed foods and human health: from epidemiological evidence to mechanistic insights

B Srour, MC Kordahi, E Bonazzi… - The lancet …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Epidemiological studies have suggested a role for ultra-processed foods in numerous
chronic inflammatory diseases such as inflammatory bowel diseases and metabolic …

Ultra‐processed foods and the nutrition transition: Global, regional and national trends, food systems transformations and political economy drivers

P Baker, P Machado, T Santos, K Sievert… - Obesity …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding the drivers and dynamics of global ultra‐processed food (UPF) consumption
is essential, given the evidence linking these foods with adverse health outcomes. In this …

Trends in consumption of ultraprocessed foods among US youths aged 2-19 years, 1999-2018

L Wang, EM Steele, M Du, JL Pomeranz, LE O'Connor… - Jama, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The childhood obesity rate has been steadily rising among US youths during the
past 2 decades. Increasing evidence links consumption of ultraprocessed foods to excessive …

American Cancer Society guideline for diet and physical activity for cancer prevention

CL Rock, C Thomson, T Gansler… - CA: a cancer journal …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The American Cancer Society (ACS) publishes the Diet and Physical Activity
Guideline to serve as a foundation for its communication, policy, and community strategies …

Dynamics of the double burden of malnutrition and the changing nutrition reality

BM Popkin, C Corvalan, LM Grummer-Strawn - The Lancet, 2020 - thelancet.com
The double burden of malnutrition (DBM), defined as the simultaneous manifestation of both
undernutrition and overweight and obesity, affects most low-income and middle-income …

Food choice motives and the nutritional quality of diet during the COVID-19 lockdown in France

L Marty, B de Lauzon-Guillain, M Labesse, S Nicklaus - Appetite, 2021 - Elsevier
To limit the transmission of COVID-19, nationwide lockdown was imposed in France
between March, 17th and May 10th, 2020. This disruption in individuals' daily routines likely …

Ultra-processed foods: how functional is the NOVA system?

V Braesco, I Souchon, P Sauvant, T Haurogné… - European journal of …, 2022 - nature.com
Background In the NOVA classification system, descriptive criteria are used to assign foods
to one of four groups based on processing-related criteria. Although NOVA is widely used …

Ultra-processed foods: what they are and how to identify them

CA Monteiro, G Cannon, RB Levy… - Public health …, 2019 - cambridge.org
The present commentary contains a clear and simple guide designed to identify ultra-
processed foods. It responds to the growing interest in ultra-processed foods among policy …

Ultra-processed foods and health outcomes: a narrative review

L Elizabeth, P Machado, M Zinöcker, P Baker… - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
The nutrition literature and authoritative reports increasingly recognise the concept of ultra-
processed foods (UPF), as a descriptor of unhealthy diets. UPFs are now prevalent in diets …

Ultra-processed food intake in association with BMI change and risk of overweight and obesity: A prospective analysis of the French NutriNet-Santé cohort

M Beslay, B Srour, C Méjean, B Allès, T Fiolet… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background Ultra-processed food (UPF) consumption has increased drastically worldwide
and already represents 50%–60% of total daily energy intake in several high-income …