The share of ultra-processed foods and the overall nutritional quality of diets in the US: Evidence from a nationally representative cross-sectional study

Banta et al. (2019) used the California Health Interview Survey (representing 27.7 million adults’ answers annually) stretching from 2005-2015 to explore the relationship between mental health and dietary consumption. Kessler-6 scores allowed categorisation of the giant cohort into no/low (NLPD), moderate (MPD) and serious psychological distress (SPD). 13.2% of the population studied were found to […]

In this study by Cediel et al. (2020), the authors investigated the impact of consuming ultra-processed foods on the Chilean diet’s nutrient content in relation to non-communicable diseases (NCD). They also assessed the level of contribution of ultra-processed foods on the unhealthy dietary nutrient content in general. Through analysing dietary data extrapolated from a national […]