Ultra-Processed Food Availability and Noncommunicable Diseases: A Systematic Review

Ultra-processed food (UPF) can be harmful to the population’s health. To establish associations between UPF and health outcomes, consumption assessed using availability data, such as purchase lists or household budget surveys. The aim of this systematic review was search studies that related with noncommunicable diseases their risk factors. PRISMA guidelines were used. Searches performed in PubMed, EBSCO, Scopus Web Science February 2021. strategy included terms exposure outcomes (noncommunicable factors). Studies only at an individual level did not present excluded. Two reviewers conducted selection process, a third helped when disagreement occurred. Newcastle–Ottawa Scale used assess studies’ quality; 998 records analyzed. All 11 eligible ecological overweight obesity outcome, one showed no positive association availability. prevalence diabetes however significant found relating are focused on obesity. It is necessary further explore relationship other sales data.