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 …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …

Global trends in ultraprocessed food and drink product sales and their association with adult body mass index trajectories

S Vandevijvere, LM Jaacks, CA Monteiro… - Obesity …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
This study evaluated global trends in ultraprocessed food and drink (UPFD) volume
sales/capita and associations with adult body mass index (BMI) trajectories. Total food/drink …

[HTML][HTML] Ultra-processed food consumption and obesity in the Australian adult population

PP Machado, EM Steele, RB Levy… - Nutrition & …, 2020 - nature.com
Background Rapid simultaneous increases in ultra-processed food sales and obesity
prevalence have been observed worldwide, including in Australia. Consumption of ultra …

Ultra-processed foods and recommended intake levels of nutrients linked to non-communicable diseases in Australia: evidence from a nationally representative cross …

PP Machado, EM Steele, RB Levy, Z Sui, A Rangan… - BMJ open, 2019 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective This study aimed to describe the consumption of ultra-processed foods in Australia
and its association with the intake of nutrients linked to non-communicable diseases …

Public health response to ultra-processed food and drinks

J Adams, K Hofman, JC Moubarac, AM Thow - bmj, 2020 - bmj.com
Public health response to ultra-processed food and drinks Page 1 the bmj | BMJ 2020;369:m2391
| doi: 10.1136/bmj.m2391 1 Food For ThoughT 2020 Public health response to ultra-processed …

[HTML][HTML] Reverse thinking: taking a healthy diet perspective towards food systems transformations

ID Brouwer, MJ van Liere, A de Brauw… - Food Security, 2021 - Springer
Food systems that deliver healthy diets without exceeding the planet's resources are
essential to achieve the worlds' ambitious development goals. Healthy diets need to be safe …

Longitudinal associations between ultra-processed foods and blood lipids in childhood

PS Leffa, DJ Hoffman, F Rauber, CN Sangalli… - British Journal of …, 2020 - cambridge.org
Emerging evidence suggests that the consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPF) plays a
role in the development of chronic diseases, but evidence of their influence in children is …

[HTML][HTML] The power of packaging: a scoping review and assessment of child-targeted food packaging

C Elliott, E Truman - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
Child-targeted food marketing is a significant public health concern, prompting calls for its
regulation. Product packaging is a powerful form of food marketing aimed at children, yet no …

It is time to appreciate the value of processed foods

M Fitzgerald - Trends in Food Science & Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
Background The messaging around processed food recently is that it is unhealthy and
associated with the onset of chronic disease. However, food is processed for many reasons …