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| Consumption of unprocessed, processed and ultra-processed foods and its impact on body composition, chronic disease development and other health related factors: Systematic review | |
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| Project Id | SGS09/PdF/2025 |
| Main solver | Ondřej Zach, MSc. |
| Period | 1/2025 - 12/2025 |
| Provider | Specifický VŠ výzkum |
| State | solved |
| Anotation | Ultra processed food intake has been shown to be directly associated with weight gain and higher risk of obesity regardless of age and other demographic factors. Furthermore, the high body mass index (BMI) is considered to be the fourth-leading factor for the development or exacerbation of various chronic diseases including cancer, cardio-vascular disease (CVD), diabetes as well as shorter life expectancy and lower quality of life (Askari et. Al., 2020; Wright et. al., 2017). Increase in the consumption of the ultra-processed foods is considered one of the factors causing the population-wide increase in body weight in terms of visceral tissue gain through higher food energy density and the increased amount of added sugar, saturated fat, and sodium, making the processed food "hyperpalatable", while at the same time low in fiber, protein and other health-promoting nutrients (Askari et. al., 2020; Monteiro et. al., 2011; Marti., 2019; Bruce et. al., 2000; Hall et. al., 2019). Various studies have concluded that the reduction or complete elimination of processed and ultra-processed foods may be an effective technique to cause weight loss and prevent against the gain of visceral fat (Askari et. al., 2020). There are various dietary patterns that may lead to overall improvement in health through its effect on various health related factors such as weight loss, improvement in oxidative capacity, decrease in inflammation, or improved metabolic health (Katz & Meller, 2014; Bruce et. al., 2000). Particularly, foods that are minimally processed have been shown to have the overall positive effect on human health. Benefits such as weight loss, improvement in cardiovascular and metabolic health has been seen in multiple dietary patterns (Katz & Meller, 2014; Fechner et. al., 2020; Campos-Nonato et. al., 2017). |
