Ultra-processed food consumption is associated with variations in daily routines in elementary schoolchildren during the COVID-19 pandemic in Chile

Objective: To assess the association between child ultra-processed food (UPF) consumption and home-school learning environment characteristics during school closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic in schoolchildren with low- and middle-income in Chile. Design: Cross-sectional. UPF consumption was col...

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Autores principales: Fretes, Gabriela, Corvalán, Camila, Economos, Christina D., Wilson, Norbert L.W., Cash, Sean B.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge University Press 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/131390
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author Fretes, Gabriela
Corvalán, Camila
Economos, Christina D.
Wilson, Norbert L.W.
Cash, Sean B.
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Corvalán, Camila
Economos, Christina D.
Fretes, Gabriela
Wilson, Norbert L.W.
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Corvalán, Camila
Economos, Christina D.
Wilson, Norbert L.W.
Cash, Sean B.
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description Objective: To assess the association between child ultra-processed food (UPF) consumption and home-school learning environment characteristics during school closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic in schoolchildren with low- and middle-income in Chile. Design: Cross-sectional. UPF consumption was collected using the Nova screener. We apply the structured days hypothesis (SDH) to assess home-school learning environment characteristics with three constructs that summarized school preparedness for online teaching and learning, school closure difficulties for caregivers, and child routine. We explored associations between child UPF consumption and home-school environment characteristics using multivariate linear regression analyses after controlling for child demographic and school characteristics. Setting: Low- and middle-income neighborhoods in southeastern Santiago, Chile. Participants: Children from the Food Environment Chilean Cohort (n 428, 8-10 years old). Results: Based on the Nova score, child mean consumption of UPF was 4.3 (SD 1.9) groups. We found a statistically significant negative association between child routine for eating, play, and study, and child UPF consumption when we adjusted for child sociodemographic (Model 1: -0.19, (95% CI -0.40 – 0.02)) and school characteristics (Model 2: -0.20, (95% CI -0.41 –0.00)). Associations between school preparedness for online teaching or school closure difficulties and UPF were not statistically significant. Conclusions: Variations in child routines during the COVID-19 pandemic were negatively associated with UPF intake in schoolchildren with low- and middle-income. Our findings are consistent with the SDH, suggesting the school environment helps regulate eating behaviors. Future research should evaluate what happens when children return to in-person classes at school.
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spelling CGSpace1313902024-11-07T09:55:38Z Ultra-processed food consumption is associated with variations in daily routines in elementary schoolchildren during the COVID-19 pandemic in Chile Fretes, Gabriela Corvalán, Camila Economos, Christina D. Wilson, Norbert L.W. Cash, Sean B. child nutrition coronavirus coronavirus disease coronavirinae covid-19 diet feeding food consumption learning learning capacity processed foods schools Objective: To assess the association between child ultra-processed food (UPF) consumption and home-school learning environment characteristics during school closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic in schoolchildren with low- and middle-income in Chile. Design: Cross-sectional. UPF consumption was collected using the Nova screener. We apply the structured days hypothesis (SDH) to assess home-school learning environment characteristics with three constructs that summarized school preparedness for online teaching and learning, school closure difficulties for caregivers, and child routine. We explored associations between child UPF consumption and home-school environment characteristics using multivariate linear regression analyses after controlling for child demographic and school characteristics. Setting: Low- and middle-income neighborhoods in southeastern Santiago, Chile. Participants: Children from the Food Environment Chilean Cohort (n 428, 8-10 years old). Results: Based on the Nova score, child mean consumption of UPF was 4.3 (SD 1.9) groups. We found a statistically significant negative association between child routine for eating, play, and study, and child UPF consumption when we adjusted for child sociodemographic (Model 1: -0.19, (95% CI -0.40 – 0.02)) and school characteristics (Model 2: -0.20, (95% CI -0.41 –0.00)). Associations between school preparedness for online teaching or school closure difficulties and UPF were not statistically significant. Conclusions: Variations in child routines during the COVID-19 pandemic were negatively associated with UPF intake in schoolchildren with low- and middle-income. Our findings are consistent with the SDH, suggesting the school environment helps regulate eating behaviors. Future research should evaluate what happens when children return to in-person classes at school. 2023-10 2023-08-03T18:40:35Z 2023-08-03T18:40:35Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/131390 en Open Access Cambridge University Press Fretes, Gabriela; Corvalán, Camila; Economos, Christina D.; Wilson, Norbert L.W.; and Cash, Sean B. 2023. Ultra-processed food consumption is associated with variations in daily routines in elementary schoolchildren during the COVID-19 pandemic in Chile. Public Health Nutrition 26(10): 1956 - 1967. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1368980023001593
spellingShingle child nutrition
coronavirus
coronavirus disease
coronavirinae
covid-19
diet
feeding
food consumption
learning
learning capacity
processed foods
schools
Fretes, Gabriela
Corvalán, Camila
Economos, Christina D.
Wilson, Norbert L.W.
Cash, Sean B.
Ultra-processed food consumption is associated with variations in daily routines in elementary schoolchildren during the COVID-19 pandemic in Chile
title Ultra-processed food consumption is associated with variations in daily routines in elementary schoolchildren during the COVID-19 pandemic in Chile
title_full Ultra-processed food consumption is associated with variations in daily routines in elementary schoolchildren during the COVID-19 pandemic in Chile
title_fullStr Ultra-processed food consumption is associated with variations in daily routines in elementary schoolchildren during the COVID-19 pandemic in Chile
title_full_unstemmed Ultra-processed food consumption is associated with variations in daily routines in elementary schoolchildren during the COVID-19 pandemic in Chile
title_short Ultra-processed food consumption is associated with variations in daily routines in elementary schoolchildren during the COVID-19 pandemic in Chile
title_sort ultra processed food consumption is associated with variations in daily routines in elementary schoolchildren during the covid 19 pandemic in chile
topic child nutrition
coronavirus
coronavirus disease
coronavirinae
covid-19
diet
feeding
food consumption
learning
learning capacity
processed foods
schools
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/131390
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