Consumption of minimally processed food is inversely associated with excess weight in adolescents living in an underdeveloped city.

Ingrid Sofia Vieira de MeloClara Andrezza Crisóstomo Bezerra CostaJoão Victor Laurindo Dos SantosAldenir Feitosa Dos SantosTelma Maria de Menezes Toledo FlorêncioNassib Bezerra Bueno

Published in: PloS one (2017)

Consumption of minimally processed food is inversely associated with excess weight in adolescents. Investments in nutritional education aiming the prevention of chronic diseases associated with the consumption of these foods are necessary.

Keyphrases

physical activity
young adults
body mass index
weight loss
human health
quality improvement
climate change