Ultra-processed foods account for almost two-thirds of the calories consumed by young people in the UK, according to the NIHR study.

release date: July 18, 2024

A new study has found that young people in the UK get around two thirds of their daily calories from ultra-processed foods (UPF), and was funded by the NIHR School of Public Health Research.

UPF tend to be poor dietary quality foods because they often contain high levels of added sugars, saturated fat and salt. They also tend to be low in fiber, protein and micronutrients. UPF have been implicated in contributing to the rise in obesity, type 2 diabetes and cancer.

Researchers from the Universities of Cambridge and Bristol analysed four-day food diary data from nearly 3,000 young people from the British Diet and Nutrition Survey.

The researchers looked at trends in England from 2008/09 to 2018/19. They found that on average 66% of adolescents' energy intake came from UPF during this period. The data also showed a slight decrease from 68% to 63% between 2008/09 and 2018/2019. The study was published in the European Journal of Nutrition..

The survey results showed that the highest UPF consumption was among:

• Disadvantaged Youth
• White ethnicity people
• Young man

Lead study author Dr Yanaina Chaves Ugalde, from the Epidemiology Unit of the Medical Research Council (MRC) at the University of Cambridge, said: “Adolescents' eating habits and behaviours are influenced by many factors, including their home environment, the marketing they are exposed to and the influence of their friends and peers. But adolescence is also a critical period when behaviours start to take hold.”

Co-lead author Dr Esther van Sluys, from the MRC Epidemiology Unit in Cambridge, said: “Ultra-processed foods are often a convenient, cheap solution for families with time and income tight, but unfortunately many of these foods are also poor in nutritional value, which may contribute to the health inequalities we see across childhood and adolescence.”

Co-senior author Dr Zoi Tumpakali, from the Centre for Exercise, Nutrition and Health Science at the University of Bristol, added: “Our findings suggest that disparities in ultra-processed food consumption are not solely down to individual choice. We hope this evidence will help policymakers to design more effective policies to counter the harmful effects of ultra-processed food consumption among young people and its knock-on effects on public health.”

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