Food environment and consumption of ultra-processed foods influencing food addiction in socially vulnerable women in Brazil
Abstract Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the association between food addiction (FA), food environment and consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPF) in socially vulnerable women. Design: A population-based cross-sectional study was conducted in Favelas and Urban Communities of Maceió-Br...
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Abstract
Objective:
This study aimed to evaluate the association between food addiction (FA), food environment and consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPF) in socially vulnerable women.
Design:
A population-based cross-sectional study was conducted in Favelas and Urban Communities of Maceió-Brazil. The availability of UPF in the food environment was evaluated through the audit of retailers with the support of the AUDITNOVA instrument. The women taking part in the study were interviewed, and a 24-hour food recall was used to assess the proportion of UPF in their diet. The modified Yale Food Addiction Scale 2.0 was also used to determine FA. Association analysis was performed using binary logistic regression and generalised estimation equations.
Participants:
1702 adult women of reproductive age (20–44 years) residents in Favelas and Urban Communities.
Results:
It was found that 14·6 % of the women had FA. The adjusted multivariate association analysis showed that the high availability of UPF in food retail increased the chance of women having FA by up to 47 % (P= 0·02 OR: 1·53; 95 % CI: (1·07, 2·18)). It was also possible to observe that the greater calorific contribution of UPF in the diet increased the chance of women presenting FA by up to 61 % (P< 0·01 OR: 1·39; 95 % CI: (1·48, 1·97)).
Conclusions:
The environment and what is available in it are associated with additive behaviour independent of individual factors, and UPF consumption increases the chance of FA. This demonstrates the need for changes in the food environment in Brazilian favelas, contributing to improving women’s health.
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| spelling | doaj-art-5d1ac0072c8447b48f716ff6d7e577b12025-08-20T02:42:16ZengCambridge University PressPublic Health Nutrition1368-98001475-27272025-01-012810.1017/S1368980025100426Food environment and consumption of ultra-processed foods influencing food addiction in socially vulnerable women in BrazilLuiz Gonzaga Ribeiro Silva-Neto0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1003-9836Nassib Bezerra Bueno1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3286-0297Camila Aparecida Borges2Risia Cristina Egito de Menezes3André Eduardo da Silva Júnior4Thays Lane Ferreira dos Santos5Telma Maria de Menezes Toledo Florêncio6Programa de Pós-Graduação em Nutrição, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, R. Botucatu, 740 - Vila Clementino, São Paulo 04023-062, SP, BrasilPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Nutrição, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, R. Botucatu, 740 - Vila Clementino, São Paulo 04023-062, SP, Brasil Programa de Pós-Graduação em Nutrição, Faculdade de Nutrição, Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Avenida Lourival Melo Mota, s/n. Tabuleiro dos Martins, CEP: 57072- 900, Maceió, AL, BrasilNúcleo de Pesquisas Epidemiológicas em Nutrição e Saúde, Faculdade de Saúde Pública, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Dr. Arnaldo, CEP - 01246-90, 715 - São Paulo, SP, BrasilPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Nutrição, Faculdade de Nutrição, Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Avenida Lourival Melo Mota, s/n. Tabuleiro dos Martins, CEP: 57072- 900, Maceió, AL, BrasilPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Nutrição, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, R. Botucatu, 740 - Vila Clementino, São Paulo 04023-062, SP, BrasilPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Nutrição, Faculdade de Nutrição, Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Avenida Lourival Melo Mota, s/n. Tabuleiro dos Martins, CEP: 57072- 900, Maceió, AL, BrasilPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Nutrição, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, R. Botucatu, 740 - Vila Clementino, São Paulo 04023-062, SP, Brasil Programa de Pós-Graduação em Nutrição, Faculdade de Nutrição, Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Avenida Lourival Melo Mota, s/n. Tabuleiro dos Martins, CEP: 57072- 900, Maceió, AL, Brasil Abstract Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the association between food addiction (FA), food environment and consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPF) in socially vulnerable women. Design: A population-based cross-sectional study was conducted in Favelas and Urban Communities of Maceió-Brazil. The availability of UPF in the food environment was evaluated through the audit of retailers with the support of the AUDITNOVA instrument. The women taking part in the study were interviewed, and a 24-hour food recall was used to assess the proportion of UPF in their diet. The modified Yale Food Addiction Scale 2.0 was also used to determine FA. Association analysis was performed using binary logistic regression and generalised estimation equations. Participants: 1702 adult women of reproductive age (20–44 years) residents in Favelas and Urban Communities. Results: It was found that 14·6 % of the women had FA. The adjusted multivariate association analysis showed that the high availability of UPF in food retail increased the chance of women having FA by up to 47 % (P= 0·02 OR: 1·53; 95 % CI: (1·07, 2·18)). It was also possible to observe that the greater calorific contribution of UPF in the diet increased the chance of women presenting FA by up to 61 % (P< 0·01 OR: 1·39; 95 % CI: (1·48, 1·97)). Conclusions: The environment and what is available in it are associated with additive behaviour independent of individual factors, and UPF consumption increases the chance of FA. This demonstrates the need for changes in the food environment in Brazilian favelas, contributing to improving women’s health. https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S1368980025100426/type/journal_articlePovertyConsumer food environmentFood consumptionFood addiction |
| spellingShingle | Luiz Gonzaga Ribeiro Silva-Neto Nassib Bezerra Bueno Camila Aparecida Borges Risia Cristina Egito de Menezes André Eduardo da Silva Júnior Thays Lane Ferreira dos Santos Telma Maria de Menezes Toledo Florêncio Food environment and consumption of ultra-processed foods influencing food addiction in socially vulnerable women in Brazil Public Health Nutrition Poverty Consumer food environment Food consumption Food addiction |
| title | Food environment and consumption of ultra-processed foods influencing food addiction in socially vulnerable women in Brazil |
| title_full | Food environment and consumption of ultra-processed foods influencing food addiction in socially vulnerable women in Brazil |
| title_fullStr | Food environment and consumption of ultra-processed foods influencing food addiction in socially vulnerable women in Brazil |
| title_full_unstemmed | Food environment and consumption of ultra-processed foods influencing food addiction in socially vulnerable women in Brazil |
| title_short | Food environment and consumption of ultra-processed foods influencing food addiction in socially vulnerable women in Brazil |
| title_sort | food environment and consumption of ultra processed foods influencing food addiction in socially vulnerable women in brazil |
| topic | Poverty Consumer food environment Food consumption Food addiction |
| url | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S1368980025100426/type/journal_article |
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