ArticleNutrients2024
Association Between Ultraprocessed Food Consumption and Metabolic Disorders in Children and Adolescents with Obesity.
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- Effect of weight loss interventions on liver-related health in children and adolescents with obesity: a systematic review and meta-analyses.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2026Pooled it
- Association of Ultra-Processed Food Intake with Insulin Secretion and Sensitivity in Mexican American Children: Results from the SAFARI Study.Nutrients · 2026Article
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- Body Weight and Insulin Resistance Indicators Among Children.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2026Article
- Ultra-Processed Foods, MASLD, and Cognitive Aging: A Processing-Centered Gut-Liver-Brain Axis Perspective.Nutrients · 2026Review
- Insulin Resistance as a Systemic Metabolic Risk State for Cancer: Mechanisms, Biomarkers, and Prevention.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
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- Consumption of Ultra-Processed Foods and Biochemical Markers Predictive of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in a Self-Selected Pilot Sample of Muslim Adolescents in Melilla.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Unravelling the obesity epidemic among young people in Qatar: a literature review.Frontiers in public health · 2026Review
- Association between ultra-processed foods intake and frailty risk in community-dwelling older adults.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2025Article
- Early-Life Nutritional Determinants of Pediatric MASLD.Nutrients · 2025Review
- The impact of ultra-processed foods on pediatric health.Obesity pillars · 2025Review
- Ultra-processed food intake and dietary behaviors in Korean adolescents: a cross-sectional study based on the 2019-2023 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.Korean journal of community nutrition · 2025Article
- Development and evaluation of play-based food and nutrition education materials for early childhood through sensory experiences: a pre-post observational study.Korean journal of community nutrition · 2025Article
- The association between ultra-processed food consumption and adiposity indexes in adults living in Tehran: a dose-response analysis within a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Association between ultra-processed food intake, diet quality, and cardiovascular risk factors among adolescents in Antioquia, Colombia.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Impact of Maternal Ultra-Processed Food Consumption and Preterm Birth on the Development of Metabolic Disorders in Offspring.Journal of pediatrics, perinatology and child health · 2025Article
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Abstract
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objectivesWe investigated the effects of ultraprocessed food (UPF) consumption on metabolic disorders (e.g., adiposity, metabolic associated steatotic liver disease [MASLD], and insulin resistance) in children and adolescents with obesity to improve dietary guidelines and public health strategies.
methodsThe dietary intake of 149 participants (aged 8-17 years) was assessed with food diaries. The NOVA classification system was used to classify food according to the degree of processing. Metabolic outcomes, including the fat mass index (FMI), hepatic fat percentage, and insulin resistance, were measured via dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), magnetic resonance imaging proton density fat fraction (MRI-PDFF), and biochemical analysis, respectively.
resultsGreater UPF consumption from baseline to the 6-month follow-up was significantly associated with increased insulin and decreased total cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol. UPF consumption was positively associated with the prevalence of MASLD (liver MRI-PDFF ≥ 5%; odds ratio
conclusionsGreater UPF consumption was strongly associated with MASLD and insulin resistance in children and adolescents with obesity, underscoring the importance of reducing UPF consumption through dietary guidelines and public health interventions to mitigate the risk of obesity-related metabolic conditions in young populations.
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