BACKGROUND Recent population dietary studies indicate that diets rich in ultra-processed foods, increasingly frequent worldwide, are grossly nutritionally unbalanced, suggesting that the dietary contribution of these foods largely determines the overall nutritional quality of contemporaneous diets. Yet, these studies have focused on individual nutrients (one at a time) rather than the overall n...

BACKGROUND There is an increasing reliance on processed foods globally, yet food composition tables include minimal information on their nutrient content. The Pacific Islands share common trade links and are heavily reliant on imported foods. The objective was to develop a dataset for the Pacific Islands on nutrient composition of processed foods sold and their sources. METHODS Information on...

Yun-Jeong Seok, Jae-Young Her, Yong-Gun Kim, Min Yeop Kim, Soo Young Jeong, Mina K. Kim, Jee-yeon Lee, Cho-il Kim, Hae-Jung Yoon and Kwang-Geun Lee Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Dongguk University, Goyang-si, Korea Nutrition Policy & Promotion Team, Korea Health Industry Development Institute, Chungcheongbuk-do, Korea Bureau of Health Industry Promotion, Korea Health Industry De...

Lycopene is one of the most abundant caroteinoids naturally occurring in red fruits and vegetables, especially tomato and its derivatives. It has potent antioxidant activity and can reduce risk of certain chronic diseases and cancers. A key limitation of lycopene use is that its intestinal absorption is far to be complete and highly variable depending on food processing. Consuming fat markedly ...

BACKGROUND Food processing alters food from its natural state for safety, convenience, taste or palatability. Previous research suggests that industrially processed foods, and diets high in these products, tend to be less healthful. However, most previous work is based on household, rather than individual-level, data. Little has been reported on the relationship between processed food consumpti...

OBJECTIVE To determine fluoride concentrations in the typical Brazilian meal (rice with beans) and in processed infant foods, and to estimate their contribution towards dental fluorosis. METHODS The foods were purchased at supermarkets in the cities of Piracicaba and Campinas, Southeastern Brazil. The processed infant foods were bought in 2001 and the rice and beans in 2003, and they were ana...

Ultra-processed foods, as defined by the NOVA classification, are industrial formulations made from substances extracted or derived food, containing little to no whole food in their composition. These foods typically enhanced with flavorings, colorings, emulsifiers, and other additives that alter sensory attributes of final product. The ingredients processes used ultra- processed manufacture ai...