Ultra-processed foods consumption and diet quality among preschool children and women of reproductive age from Argentina.
María Elisa ZapataGustavo CedielEzequiel M ArrietaAlicia RovirosaEsteban CarmuegaCarlos Augusto MonteiroPublished in: Public health nutrition (2022)
UPF were associated with lower consumption of healthy foods and higher intake of nutrients related to NCD in children and women of reproductive age in Argentina. It is necessary to design food policies that simultaneously reduce the consumption of UPF while promoting the intake of fresh and whole foods to improve the dietary quality.