Ultra-processed food consumption and dental caries in adolescents from the 2004 Pelotas Birth Cohort study.
Nathalia Ribeiro Jorge da SilvaMaria Beatriz Junqueira de CamargoJuliana Dos Santos VazMarcos Britto CorrêaAlicia MatijasevichIná da Silva Dos SantosManoela de Leon Nobrega ResesPublished in: Community dentistry and oral epidemiology (2023)
Ultra-processed food consumption was associated with greater caries burdens in young adolescents. The findings reinforce the need for interventions and public policies to reduce UPF consumption in adolescence.