@article{618dbb558a2142269b82a7ff74a6e8a1,
title = "Properties of Ultraprocessed Foods That Can Drive Excess Intake",
abstract = "Recent research suggests that ultraprocessed foods, particularly as defined by the NOVA system, facilitate overconsumption and may contribute to the development of obesity. Questions remain as to what properties of ultraprocessed foods are driving excess intake. Ultraprocessed foods tend to be high in energy density and low in volume, easy to eat rapidly, and highly palatable. Studies indicate that these properties are likely contributors to the overconsumption of ultraprocessed foods, rather than the processing per se. Indeed, processing can be used to modify food properties such as energy density and texture to help reduce overconsumption. For many people, ultraprocessed foods provide accessible and affordable sources of nutrients and energy when unprocessed foods are scarce. Future studies should focus on understanding how processing can be used to create widely available and affordable nutrient-rich foods that can help consumers manage energy intake. ",
author = "Rolls, {Barbara J.} and Cunningham, {Paige M.} and Diktas, {Hanim E.}",
note = "Funding Information: Paige M. Cunningham, BS, is a PhD student in the Department of Nutritional Sciences at The Pennsylvania State University. She received her BS in psychology from Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut. Hanim E. Diktas, MS, is a PhD student in the Department of Nutritional Sciences at The Pennsylvania State University. She received her BS and MS degrees in Nutrition and Dietetics from Istanbul Medipol University, Turkey. This work was supported by the National Institutes of Health [grant numbers R01-DK059853 and R01-DK082580]. B.J.R. receives royalties from the Volumetrics books and is funded by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (R01DK082580). She serves on scientific advisory boards for the McCormick Science Institute and the Yogurt in Nutrition Initiative. The remaining authors have nothing to declare. Correspondence: Barbara J. Rolls, PhD, The Laboratory for the Study of Human Ingestive Behavior, 226 Henderson Bldg, University Park, PA 16802 (bjr4@psu.edu). Copyright {\textcopyright} 2020 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved. DOI: 10.1097/NT.0000000000000410 Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.",
year = "2020",
month = may,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1097/NT.0000000000000410",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "55",
pages = "109--115",
journal = "Nutrition Today",
issn = "0029-666X",
publisher = "Lippincott Williams and Wilkins",
number = "3",
}