Nadine Khoury, María Ángeles Martínez, Tany E Garcidueñas-Fimbres, Belén Pastor-Villaescusa, Rosaura Leis, Sara de Las Heras-Delgado, María L Miguel-Berges, Santiago Navas-Carretero, Olga Portoles, Karla Alejandra Pérez-Vega, Jose Manuel Jurado-Castro, Rocío Vázquez-Cobela, Gisela Mimbrero, Raquel Andía Horno, J Alfredo Martínez, Katherine Flores-Rojas, Rosaura Picáns-Leis, Verónica Luque, Luis A Moreno, Cristina Castro-Collado, Mercedes Gil-Campos, Jordi Salas-Salvadó, Nancy Babio
IMPORTANCE: High intake of ultraprocessed foods (UPFs) has been associated with higher cardiometabolic risk in adults; however, the evidence in children is limited. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between UPF consumption and cardiometabolic risk factors in the Childhood Obesity Risk Assessment Longitudinal Study (CORALS). DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: This baseline cross-sectional analysis was conducted using the data of CORALS participants recruited between March 22, 2019, and June 30, 2022...
May 1, 2024: JAMA Network Open