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Trends in Consumption of Ultraprocessed Foods Among US Youths Aged 2-19 Years, 1999-2018

Lu Wang; Eurídice Martínez Steele; Mengxi Du; Jennifer L. Pomeranz; Lauren E O’Connor; Kirsten Herrick; Hanqi Luo; Xuehong Zhang; Dariush Mozaffarian; Fang Fang Zhang

JAMA · 2021

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Summary

Based on the NHANES cycles from 1999 to 2018, the estimated proportion of energy intake from consumption of ultraprocessed foods has increased among youths in the US and has consistently comprised the majority of their total energy intake.

Source type
Peer-reviewed study
DOI
10.1001/jama.2021.10238
Catalogue ID
NRmo9rin9c-0om
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