The Association between Ultra-Processed Foods, Quality of Life and Insomnia among Adolescent Girls in Northeastern Iran

Bibliographic Data

ID15469397
AuthorsKatie E Lane (0000-0002-9092-2927, Liverpool John Moores University), Ian G Davies (0000-0003-3722-8466, Liverpool John Moores University), Zahra Darabi (0000-0002-3034-7182, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences and Health Services), Majid Ghayour‐Mobarhan (0000-0002-1081-6754, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences), Sayyed Saeid Khayyatzadeh (0000-0002-9133-7340, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences and Health Services), Mohsen Mazidi (0000-0003-3059-229X, King's College London, corresponding author)
Year2022
Volume19
Issue10
Pages6338-6338
Publication date2022-05-23
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph19106338
PMID35627875
OpenAlexW4281386866
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited31

Ultra-processed foods have been associated with increased risk of chronic disease, poor overall health and psychological outcomes. This study explored the association of ultra-processed foods with quality of life in adolescent girls from northeastern Iran. In an interdisciplinary cross-sectional study, n = 733 adolescent girls were recruited by random cluster sampling. Assessments were completed for demographics, physical activity, anthropometric and biochemical parameters, psychological health and dietary intake. The participants were categorized into quartiles of ultra-processed food intake, and multivariable logistic regression was used in several models to investigate the association between ultra-processed food intake and psychological health. The mean age of the participants was 14 years. There were no significant differences in participant demographics for the quartiles of ultra-processed food intake including weight, waist-hip ratio, waist circumference, depression, insomnia and cardiometabolic markers related to cardiovascular disease risk. Adjusted logistic regression showed participants in the highest category of ultra-processed food consumption had an increased likelihood of reduced quality of life (OR: 1.87, 95% CI: 1.13-3.11), with a greater chance for insomnia (OR: 4.04, 95% CI: 1.83-8.94) across all models. However, no significant associations were observed between consumption of ultra-processed foods and daytime sleepiness. We highlight the association between ultra-processed food consumption and poor quality of life and insomnia amongst adolescent girls. Large longitudinal integrated public health studies in different ethnicities are needed to confirm these associations and evaluate their possible impact for optimizing health promotion programs

Association (psychology · Environmental health · Insomnia · Psychiatry · Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling · Medicine · Nutritional Studies and Diet · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Psychology