ArticleInternational journal of public health2025
Unhealthy Ultra-Processed Food Consumption in Children and Adolescents Living in the Mediterranean Area: The DELICIOUS Project.
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- Clustering of Unhealthy Diets, Inflammation Levels, and Depressive Symptoms in Chinese Adolescents: A Longitudinal Study.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Building Health from Childhood: One Health Strategies for Obesity Prevention and Nutritional Education in Italy.Journal of prevention (2022) · 2026Article
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- Migration-Related Characteristics and Children's Consumption of Ultra-Processed Foods.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Associations Between Consumption of Ultra-Processed Foods and Diet Quality Among Children and Adolescents.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Multifactorial determinants of health status: insights from the MEDIET4ALL large-scale survey on eco-sociodemographic, psychological, and lifestyle (diet, physical activity, and sleep) factors.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Ultra-processed food consumption, hedonic hunger, and sleep quality among university students: a food and nutrition literacy perspective.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Unravelling the obesity epidemic among young people in Qatar: a literature review.Frontiers in public health · 2026Review
- The need for tailoring school-based physical activity interventions: preliminary insights into body weight and cross-country differences from the DELICIOUS project.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
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Abstract
Objectives: This study addressed the consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) formulated with excess of energy/fats/sugars (hence deemed as unhealthy) and factors associated with it in children and adolescents living in 5 Mediterranean countries participating to the DELICIOUS (UnDErstanding consumer food choices & promotion of healthy and sustainable Mediterranean diet and LIfestyle in Children and adolescents through behavIOUral change actionS) project. Methods: A total of 2011 parents of children and adolescents (6-17 years) participated in a survey exploring their children's frequency consumption of unhealthy UPFs and demographic, eating, and lifestyle habits. Results: Most children consumed unhealthy UPFs daily: higher intake was associated with being older and with obesity, as well as higher parental education and younger age. Children eating more frequently out of home and with a higher number of meals were also more likely to consume unhealthier UPF. Moreover, more screen time and a lower healthy lifestyle score were associated with higher unhealthy UPF consumption. Conclusion: consumption of unhealthy UPFs seems to be preeminent in children and adolescents living in the Mediterranean area and associated with an overall unhealthy lifestyle.
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