Consumption of Ultra-Processed Foods Is Associated with Free Sugars Intake in the Canadian Population

Nutrients

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Virginie Hamel¹  Milena Nardocci¹  Jean-Claude Moubarac¹  Nadia Flexner²  Marie R. L’Abbé²  Jodi Bernstein² 

[1] Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC H3T 1A8, Canada;

[2] Department of Nutritional Sciences, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Medical Sciences Building, Room 5368, 1 King’s College Circle, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada;

关键词: ultra-processed food;    free sugars;    public health;    nutrition;    population diet;   

DOI  :  10.3390/nu14030708

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Excess sugar consumption can lead to noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) such as type 2 diabetes. Increasingly, ultra-processed foods (UPF) are suspected to be great contributors to free sugars intake in the population’s diet. Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate the association between UPF consumption and free sugars intake in the Canadian population. We used data from one 24 h-recall of the nationally representative 2015 Canadian Community Health Survey–Nutrition (CCHS). Food items were classified according to the NOVA system, and to estimate free sugars intake, we used the University of Toronto’s Food Label Information Program (FLIP) 2017 database. Results: Almost half of the population’s energy intake (45.7%) came from UPF. On average, 221.5 kcal/day came from free sugars, and most of these calories (71.5%) came from UPF. Public health policies aiming to decrease consumption of UPF should be a priority considering their important contribution to sugar intake in the population.

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