Ultra-processed food consumption, socio-demographics and diet quality in Australian adults Marchese, L, Livingstone, Katherine, Woods, Julie, Wingrove, Kate and Machado, Priscila 2022, Ultra-processed food consumption, socio-demographics and diet quality in Australian adults, Public Health Nutrition, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 94-104, doi: 10.1017/S1368980021003967. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Ultra-processed food consumption, socio-demographics and diet quality in Australian adults Author(s) Marchese, L Livingstone, Katherine orcid.org/0000-0002-9682-7541 Woods, Julie orcid.org/0000-0002-2717-310X Wingrove, Kate orcid.org/0000-0003-4607-5094 Machado, Priscila Journal name Public Health Nutrition Volume number 25 Issue number 1 Article ID PII S1368980021003967 Start page 94 End page 104 Total pages 11 Publisher Cambridge University Press Place of publication Cambridge, Eng Publication date 2022-01 ISSN 1368-9800 1475-2727 Keyword(s) Diet quality ENERGY DENSITY Food processing FREQUENCY Life Sciences & Biomedicine MELBOURNE NUTRIENTS Nutrition & Dietetics Public, Environmental & Occupational Health Science & Technology Socio-demographic Ultra-processed food Summary AbstractObjective:To examine how socio-demographic characteristics and diet quality vary with consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPF) in a cross-sectional nationally representative survey of Australian adults.Design:Using a 24-h recall, this cross-sectional analysis of dietary and socio-demographic data classified food items using the NOVA system, estimated the percentage of total energy contributed by UPFs and assessed diet quality using the Dietary Guideline Index (DGI–2013 total and components). Linear regression models examined associations between socio-demographic characteristics and diet quality with percentage of energy from UPF.Setting:Australian Health Survey 2011–2013.Participants:Australian adults aged ≥ 19 years (n 8209).Results:Consumption of UPF was higher among younger adults (aged 19–30 years), adults born in Australia, those experiencing greatest area-level disadvantage, lower levels of education and the second lowest household income quintile. No significant association was found for sex or rurality. A higher percentage of energy from UPF was inversely associated with diet quality and with lower DGI scores related to the variety of nutritious foods, fruits, vegetables, total cereals, meat and poultry, fish, eggs, nuts and seeds, legumes/beans, water and limits on discretionary foods, saturated fat and added sugar.Conclusions:This research adds to the evidence on dietary inequalities across Australia and how UPF are detrimental to diet quality. The findings can be used to inform interventions to reduce UPF consumption and improve diet quality. Language eng DOI 10.1017/S1368980021003967 Indigenous content off Field of Research 11 Medical and Health Sciences HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30155447 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Link to full-text (open access)   Connect to Elements publication management system Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Wed, 15 Sep 2021, 08:09:13 EST Wed, 15 Sep 2021, 08:26:07 EST Sat, 16 Oct 2021, 01:49:35 EST Sat, 08 Jan 2022, 01:30:53 EST Wed, 23 Feb 2022, 05:03:12 EST Fri, 08 Apr 2022, 08:16:36 EST Fri, 08 Apr 2022, 12:58:14 EST Fri, 08 Apr 2022, 13:05:23 EST Fri, 08 Apr 2022, 13:10:04 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 6 times in TR Web of Science Cited 4 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 18 Abstract Views, 1 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Wed, 15 Sep 2021, 08:09:13 EST