Larissa Galastri Baraldi

TL;DR: The present commentary responds to the growing interest in ultra-processed foods among policy makers, academic researchers, health professionals, journalists and consumers concerned to devise policies, investigate dietary patterns, advise people, prepare media coverage, and when buying food and checking labels in shops or at home.

TL;DR: Decreasing the consumption of ultra-processed foods could be an effective way of reducing the excessive intake of added sugars in the USA.

TL;DR: The role of ultra-processed foods in the obesity epidemic in Brazil is supported, with those in the highest quintile of consumption having significantly higher body-mass-index and higher odds of being obese and excess weight.

TL;DR: Greater household availability of ultra-processed food products in Brazil is positively and independently associated with higher prevalence of excess weight and obesity in all age groups in this cross-sectional study.

TL;DR: In this paper, a cross-sectional study was conducted with data from the module on individual food consumption from the 2008-2009 Pesquisa de Orcamentos Familiares (POF) to assess the impact of consuming ultra-processed foods on the nutritional dietary profile in Brazil.