{"title":"Association of intake of ultra-processed snacks and beverages with obesity status and change in BMI among college students.","authors":"Susmita Chowdhury, Lukkamol Prapkree, Cristina Palacios","doi":"10.1080/07448481.2025.2516600","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Objective:</b> To associate intake of ultra-processed/sweetened versus minimally processed/unsweetened beverages and snacks with body mass index (BMI) and BMI change after 12 wk among college students. <b>Participants:</b> 140 college student (18-24 years) participants of the Snackability trial. <b>Methods:</b> Participants were asked to complete three 24-h dietary recalls to record intake of snacks/beverages at baseline and recorded their weight and height at baseline and 12 wk later. ANCOVA was used for the cross-sectional associations and linear regressions for the longitudinal associations, adjusting for age, sex, energy intake of the other meals, and randomized group (longitudinal only). <b>Results:</b> In the cross-sectional analysis we found that college students with obesity consumed significantly more overall ultra-processed snacks than those without obesity. For the longitudinal analysis, 87 participants submitted the weight and height after 12 wk, and we found that any intake of ultra-processed snacks was associated with an increase in BMI after 12 wk (β = 0.280, <i>p</i> < 0.05). <b>Conclusions:</b> Those with obesity had higher intake of ultra-processed beverages and snacks compared to those without obesity. Also, any intake of ultra-processed snacks was associated with an increase in BMI over time.</p>","PeriodicalId":14900,"journal":{"name":"Journal of American College Health","volume":" ","pages":"1-7"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6000,"publicationDate":"2025-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of American College Health","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2025.2516600","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Objective: To associate intake of ultra-processed/sweetened versus minimally processed/unsweetened beverages and snacks with body mass index (BMI) and BMI change after 12 wk among college students. Participants: 140 college student (18-24 years) participants of the Snackability trial. Methods: Participants were asked to complete three 24-h dietary recalls to record intake of snacks/beverages at baseline and recorded their weight and height at baseline and 12 wk later. ANCOVA was used for the cross-sectional associations and linear regressions for the longitudinal associations, adjusting for age, sex, energy intake of the other meals, and randomized group (longitudinal only). Results: In the cross-sectional analysis we found that college students with obesity consumed significantly more overall ultra-processed snacks than those without obesity. For the longitudinal analysis, 87 participants submitted the weight and height after 12 wk, and we found that any intake of ultra-processed snacks was associated with an increase in BMI after 12 wk (β = 0.280, p < 0.05). Conclusions: Those with obesity had higher intake of ultra-processed beverages and snacks compared to those without obesity. Also, any intake of ultra-processed snacks was associated with an increase in BMI over time.
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Binge drinking, campus violence, eating disorders, sexual harassment: Today"s college students face challenges their parents never imagined. The Journal of American College Health, the only scholarly publication devoted entirely to college students" health, focuses on these issues, as well as use of tobacco and other drugs, sexual habits, psychological problems, and guns on campus, as well as the students... Published in cooperation with the American College Health Association, the Journal of American College Health is a must read for physicians, nurses, health educators, and administrators who are involved with students every day.