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Ultra-processed food intake and risk of type 2 diabetes: a pooled analysis of three prospective cohorts of Korean adults and an updated meta-analysis

Kim Y, Cho Y, Koo B, Chen Z, Sun Q, Oh H

European journal of epidemiology · 5 citas

Cómo se estudió

Diseño
Metaanálisis (indexado por PubMed)
Estudiado en
Personas
Resultado principal
Eventos clínicos como enfermedad o muerte
Consumo medido con
Cuestionario de frecuencia de consumo

Quién lo pagó

Financiación
Financiación independiente
Gobierno
National Research Foundation of Korea
Subvenciones
National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF-2023S1A5C2A03095169); National Research Foundation of Korea (RS-2025-00556008)

Según 1 financiador declarado.

Publicación

Publicado
2025-09-16 · Eur J Epidemiol · vol. 40 · número 11 · págs. 1293–1305
Editorial
Springer Science+Business Media
Citado
4 citas · más que el 93% de estudios similares · 3.6× el promedio de su campo
Impacto
Entre el 10 % más citado de su campo
Referencias
44 trabajos
Acceso
Acceso abierto (copia en repositorio) · OTHER-OA
Áreas de investigación
Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling · Nutritional Studies and Diet · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
Palabras clave
Prospective cohort study, Quartile, Type 2 diabetes, Pooled analysis, Hazard ratio, Proportional hazards model, Confidence interval, Relative risk, Diabetes mellitus
MeSH
humans, diabetes mellitus, type 2, diet, proportional hazards models, risk factors, prospective studies, adult, middle aged, female, male, republic of korea, fast foods, food, processed

6 autores

  • Yujin Kim🇰🇷Korea University
  • Yoonkyoung Cho🇰🇷🇺🇸Korea University; University of Michigan
  • Bo Kyung Koo🇰🇷🇯🇵Korea University; Korea University
  • Zhangling Chen🇨🇳🇳🇱Central South University; Erasmus MC; Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University
  • Qi Sun🇺🇸Brigham and Women's Hospital; Harvard University
  • Hannah Oh🇰🇷🇮🇳🇯🇵 · autor de correspondenciaKorea University; Department of Public; Korea University

Resumen

El texto original del estudio, en el idioma en que se publicó.

Studies suggest a positive association between ultra-processed food (UPF) intake and type 2 diabetes risk. However, studies were primarily conducted in Western populations with diets and disease profiles different from populations living elsewhere. In addition, the dose-response relationship needs to be further elucidated. We conducted an individual-level pooled analysis of three Korean prospective cohorts (n = 72,776). UPF intake (in the percentage of g/d as the main UPF unit) was assessed using validated food frequency questionnaires and categorized according to Nova classification. Cox proportional hazards models were used to estimate hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs). We subsequently conducted a meta-analysis of prospective studies, including recent studies from both Western and non-Western populations, to assess the dose-response relationship. In a pooled analysis of Korean cohorts (up to 18 years of follow-up), the highest (vs. lowest) quartile of UPF intake was associated with an increased type 2 diabetes risk (pooled HR [95% CI] = 1.11 [1.02, 1.21] , p-trend = 0.03). The positive association persisted after additional adjustment for BMI, nutritional factors (fiber, sodium, and carbohydrate intakes), or diet quality score. Among individual UPF subgroups, processed meats, ready-to-eat/heat mixed dishes, and ice cream were positively associated with diabetes risk. In a meta-analysis of 17 prospective cohorts, every 10% (of g/d) increment in UPF intake was associated with a 10% (summary RR [95% CI] = 1.10 [1.08, 1.12] ) higher risk in a dose-response fashion. Our meta-evidence supports that higher UPF intake may monotonically increase type 2 diabetes risk.

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