Consumption of ultra-processed foods and socioeconomic position: a cross-sectional analysis of the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health

• Main Authors: Bárbara dos Santos Simões (Author), Letícia de Oliveira Cardoso (Author), Isabela Judith Martins Benseñor (Author), Maria Inês Schmidt (Author), Bruce Bartholow Duncan (Author), Vivian Cristine Luft (Author), Maria del Carmen Bisi Molina (Author), Sandhi Maria Barreto (Author), Renata Bertazzi Levy (Author), Luana Giatti (Author)
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• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2018-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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The objective of the study was to estimate the contribution of ultra-processed foods to total caloric intake and investigate whether it differs according to socioeconomic position. We analyzed baseline data from the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil 2008-2010; N = 14.378) and...