Consumption of Ultra-Processed Products in Argentine Homes during 2017-2018: Influence of Sociodemographic and Geographic Factors
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https://doi.org/10.31052/1853.1180.v29.n2.40929Keywords:
Socioeconomic Factors, Food Consumption, Socioeconomic Survey, ArgentinaAbstract
Objective: To analyze the influence of geographic and sociodemographic variables on apparent energy consumption from ultra-processed products in urban Argentine homes.
Methods: Descriptive, correlational, and cross-sectional study using data from the 2017-18 National Household Expenditure Survey. Bivariate and multivariate analyses were used to examine the relationship between the percentage of energy from ultra-processed products and geographic and sociodemographic variables.
Results: Ultra-processed products provide 30.3% of energy. The highest contribution was observed in homes in the Great Buenos Aires area, with higher incomes, higher educational levels, not receiving government assistance, without elderly adults, and without children under 14 years old. After controlling the other sociodemographic characteristics, educational level is the most explanatory variable, and homes with children under 14 show a higher percentage of energy coming from ultra-processed products.
Conclusion: Differences in consumption highlight the need for strategies that take these aspects into account to ensure food security and nutritional quality.
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