Ultra-processed food and homemade fried food consumption is associated with overweight/obesity in Latin American university students during COVID-19.

Gladys MoralesSamuel Durán-AgüeroSolange Parra-SotoLeslie Landaeta-DíazValeria CarpioBrian CavagnariIsrael Rios-CastilloEdna Nava-GonzálezJhon Bejarano-RoncancioBeatriz Núñez-MartínezKarla Cordón-ArrivillagaEliana Meza-MirandaSaby Mauricio-AlzaGeorgina GómezGabriela MurilloJacqueline Araneda-Flores

Published in: American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council (2023)

Latin American university undergraduates present risky eating behaviors associated with overweight and obesity. Effective policies to promote healthy eating should be incorporated and issued from universities to reduce the consumption of UPF and promote homemade, healthier and more natural food.

Keyphrases

weight loss
physical activity
human health
public health
type diabetes
weight gain
high resolution
risk assessment
adipose tissue
skeletal muscle
body mass index
high fat diet induced