Consumption of ultra-processed food and obesity: Cross sectional results from the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil) cohort (2008-2010)

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2018, Pages 2271-2279

  Silva, Fernanda Marcelina ^a   Giatti, Luana ^a   De Figueiredo, Roberta Carvalho ^b   Molina, Maria Del Carmen Bisi ^c   De Oliveira Cardoso, Letícia ^d   Duncan, Bruce Bartholow ^e   Barreto, Sandhi Maria ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO JOÃO DEL REI   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Brazil)

^d INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^e FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

ELSA Brasil; Food consumption; Obesity; Ultra processed foods; Waist circumference

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BODY MASS; BRAZIL; CALORIC INTAKE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET; FAST FOOD; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; BRAZIL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; ENERGY INTAKE; FAST FOODS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 85045213940     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980018000861     Document Type: Review

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