Description and evaluation of an ultra-processed food consumption score for children.

IF 2.1 4区 医学 Q3 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Revista de saude publica Pub Date : 2025-03-31 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI:10.11606/s1518-8787.2025059005816
Anna Müller, Caroline Dos Santos Costa, Romina Buffarini, Juliana Dos Santos Vaz, Marlos Rodrigues Domingues, Pedro Curi Hallal, Janaina Vieira Dos Santos Motta
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Abstract

Objective: To present a screener for consumption of ultra-processed foods for children in early childhood, evaluating the ability of the score generated by this screener to reflect the participation of ultra-processed foods in children's diets.

Methods: This study was conducted with a convenience subsample of the 2015 Pelotas Birth Cohort (n = 365). The mothers of the participating children answered a food consumption questionnaire the day before the interview (screener) containing 16 subgroups of ultra-processed foods, followed by a traditional 24-hour food recall (24hR). Each participant's ultra-processed food consumption score corresponded to the number of food subgroups consumed and the percentage of energy derived from the participation of ultra-processed foods in the diet on the same day was calculated from the answers in the 24hR. The association between the score and the percentage of energy from ultra-processed foods was tested using linear regression models. The degree of agreement between the classification of participants according to approximate fifths of the percentage of calories from ultra-processed foods and according to the score intervals was assessed using the Pabak index.

Results: The average percentage share of ultra-processed foods in the total caloric value of the diet, calculated using the 24hR, was directly and significantly associated with an increase in the ultra-processed food consumption score. There was substantial agreement between the ranges of the ultra-processed food consumption score obtained by the screener and the approximate fifths of the share of ultra-processed foods in the diet calculated by the 24hR (Pabak index = 0.65).

Conclusions: The ultra-processed food consumption score, obtained from an ultra-processed food consumption screener, a practical and agile instrument, is capable of reflecting the participation of ultra-processed foods in children's diets, with regard to the 2015 Pelotas Birth Cohort.

儿童超加工食品消费评分的描述和评价。
目的:提出一种儿童早期食用超加工食品的筛查方法,评估该筛查方法产生的评分反映儿童饮食中超加工食品参与情况的能力。方法:本研究采用2015年Pelotas出生队列的方便子样本(n = 365)进行。参与研究的孩子的母亲在采访(筛选)前一天回答了一份食品消费问卷,其中包含16个超加工食品亚组,然后是传统的24小时食品召回(24hR)。每个参与者的超加工食品消费得分与所消耗的食物亚组数量相对应,并且根据24小时内的答案计算出当天饮食中超加工食品所产生的能量百分比。使用线性回归模型测试了得分与来自超加工食品的能量百分比之间的关系。根据大约五分之一来自超加工食品的卡路里百分比和根据得分间隔对参与者进行分类的一致程度使用帕巴克指数进行评估。结果:使用24小时计算的超加工食品在饮食总热值中的平均百分比份额与超加工食品消费得分的增加直接且显著相关。筛选器获得的超加工食品消费得分范围与24小时计算的超加工食品在饮食中所占份额的约五分之一(Pabak指数= 0.65)之间有很大的一致性。结论:通过超加工食品消费筛选器(一种实用而灵活的工具)获得的超加工食品消费评分能够反映2015年Pelotas出生队列中超加工食品在儿童饮食中的参与情况。
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Revista de saude publica
Revista de saude publica PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-
CiteScore
4.60
自引率
3.60%
发文量
93
审稿时长
4-8 weeks
期刊介绍: The Revista de Saúde Pública has the purpose of publishing original scientific contributions on topics of relevance to public health in general.
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