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

BMJ Open

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2019, Pages

  MacHado, Priscila P ^a   Steele, Euridice M ^a   Levy, Renata B ^a   Sui, Zhixian ^b   Rangan, Anna ^c   Woods, Julie ^d   Gill, Tim ^c   Scrinis, Gyorgy ^e   Monteiro, Carlos A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; diet; food consumption; food processing; quality of diet

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM; PROCESSED CULINARY INGREDIENT; SODIUM; SUGAR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CALORIC INTAKE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENSITY; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PROCESSING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NON COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; NUTRIENT; NUTRIENT CONTENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; ULTRA-PROCESSED FOOD; YOUNG ADULT; ADMINISTRATION AND DOSAGE; DIETARY FIBER; FAST FOOD; FAT INTAKE; NUTRITION; POTASSIUM INTAKE; SODIUM INTAKE; SUGAR INTAKE; VERY ELDERLY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIETARY FATS; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY SUGARS; ENERGY INTAKE; FAST FOODS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASES; NUTRITION SURVEYS; POTASSIUM, DIETARY; SODIUM, DIETARY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85071625746     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-029544     Document Type: Article

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