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- Title
Ultra-processed food intake and eating disorders: Cross-sectional associations among French adults.
- Authors
FIGUEIREDO, NATASHA; KOSE, JUNKO; SROUR, BERNARD; JULIA, CHANTAL; KESSE-GUYOT, EMMANUELLE; PÉNEAU, SANDRINE; ALLÈS, BENJAMIN; PAZ GRANIEL, INDIRA; CHAZELAS, ELOI; DESCHASAUX-TANGUY, MÉLANIE; DEBRAS, CHARLOTTE; HERCBERG, SERGE; GALAN, PILAR; MONTEIRO, CARLOS A.; TOUVIER, MATHILDE; ANDREEVA, VALENTINA A.
- Abstract
Background and aims: Data regarding the association between ultra-processed food (UPF) consumption and eating disorders (ED) are scarce. Our aim was to investigate whether UPF intake was associated with different ED types in a large population-based study. Methods: 43,993 participants (mean age = 51.0 years; 76.1% women) of the French NutriNet-Santé web-cohort who were screened for ED in 2014 via the Sick-Control-One stone-Fat-Food (SCOFF) questionnaire, were included in the analysis. The clinical algorithm ExpaliTM tool was used to identify four ED types: restrictive, bulimic, binge eating, and other (not otherwise specified). Mean dietary intake was evaluated from at least 2 self-administered 24-h dietary records (2013–2015); categorization of food as ultra-processed or not relied on the NOVA classification. The associations between UPF intake (as percent and reflecting mean daily UPF quantity (g/d) within the dietary intake, %UPF) and ED types were evaluated using polytomous logistic regression models. Results: 5,967 participants (13.6%) were categorized as likely ED (restrictive n = 444; bulimic n = 1,575; binge eating n = 3,124; other ED n = 824). The fully-adjusted analyses revealed a positive association between UPF intake and bulimic, binge eating, and other ED: ED risk (odds ratio, OR) for an absolute 10-percentage point incremental increase in %UPF intake were 1.08 (1.01–1.14; P = 0.02), 1.21 (1.16–1.26; P < 0.0001), and 1.11 (1.02–1.20; P = 0.02), respectively. No significant association was detected for restrictive ED. Discussion and Conclusion: This study revealed an association of UPF intake with different ED types among French adults. Future research is needed to elucidate the direction of the observed associations.
- Subjects
EATING disorders; COMPULSIVE eating; FOOD consumption; BINGE-eating disorder; FOOD diaries
- Publication
Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 2022, Vol 11, Issue 2, p588
- ISSN
2062-5871
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1556/2006.2022.00009