Ultra-processed food consumption in UK adolescents: distribution, trends, and sociodemographic correlates using the National Diet and Nutrition Survey 2008/09 to 2018/19.
Irazu Yanaina Chavez-UgaldeFrank de VochtRussell JagoJean AdamsKen K OngNita G ForouhiZoé ColombetLuiza I C RicardoEsther van SluijsZoi ToumpakariPublished in: European journal of nutrition (2024)
Average energy intake from UPF has decreased over a decade in UK adolescents. We observed a social and regional patterning of UPF consumption, with higher consumption among adolescents from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, from a white ethnicity and living in England North. Our findings suggest inequalities associated with UPF intake and factors that might lie beyond individual choice.