Association Between Childhood Consumption of Ultraprocessed Food and Adiposity Trajectories in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children Birth Cohort

Kiara Chang (1) , Neha Khandpur (2, 3) , Daniela Neri (2) , Mathilde Touvier (4) , Inge Huybrechts (5) , Christopher Millett (1) , Eszter Vamos (1)

1 Imperial College London
2 USP - Universidade de São Paulo = University of São Paulo
3 Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
4 CRESS - U1153 - Equipe 3: EREN- Equipe de Recherche en Epidémiologie Nutritionnelle
5 CIRC - IARC - Centre International de Recherche contre le Cancer - International Agency for Research on Cancer

IMPORTANCE Reports of associations between higher consumption of ultraprocessed foods (UPF) and elevated risks of obesity, noncommunicable diseases, and mortality in adults are increasing. However, associations of UPF consumption with long-term adiposity trajectories have never been investigated in children. OBJECTIVE To assess longitudinal associations between UPF consumption and adiposity trajectories from childhood to early adulthood. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS This prospective birth cohort study included children who participated in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) in Avon County, southwest England. Children were followed up from 7 to 24 years of age during the study period from

Domains: Life Sciences [q-bio]; Food and Nutrition

Kiara Chang, Neha Khandpur, Daniela Neri, Mathilde Touvier, Inge Huybrechts, et al.. Association Between Childhood Consumption of Ultraprocessed Food and Adiposity Trajectories in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children Birth Cohort. Medicine Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent - JAMA Pediatrics , 2021, 175 (9), pp.e211573. ⟨10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.1573⟩. ⟨hal-03606029⟩