Ultra-processed Foods Consumption Increases the Risk of Hypertension in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Effect of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) consumption on health has attracted widespread attention in recent years. However, the relationship between UPFs consumption and hypertension is unclear. This meta-analysis was conducted to analyze the above association. We systematically searched PubMed, Embas...

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Published in:American journal of hypertension Vol. 35; no. 10; p. 892
Main Authors: Wang, Mei, Du, Xinyi, Huang, Wei, Xu, Yong
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States 03.10.2022
Subjects:
Adult
Body Mass Index
Diet
Energy Intake
Humans
Hypertension - diagnosis
Hypertension - epidemiology
Hypertension - etiology
Incidence
blood pressure
systematic review and meta
analysis
hypertension
processed foods
ultra
ISSN:1941-7225, 1941-7225
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Summary:Effect of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) consumption on health has attracted widespread attention in recent years. However, the relationship between UPFs consumption and hypertension is unclear. This meta-analysis was conducted to analyze the above association. We systematically searched PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Library for all relevant studies published up to 31 January 2022 without language limitation. The random-effects model was selected to pool the effect sizes and 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Nine observational studies involving 111,594 participants were included. Results from this meta-analysis showed that higher UPFs consumption significantly increased the risk of hypertension (odds ratio: 1.23; 95% CI: 1.11, 1.37; P = 0.034). Furthermore, analyses were performed based on gender, study design, exposure assessment, outcome assessment, body mass index, energy intake, and physical activity, which suggested that the results remained statistically significant. Our findings suggested that UPFs might have detrimental effects on the incidence of hypertension in the general population. Although current evidence is limited, it cannot be denied that reducing consumption of UPFs may contribute to decrease the risk of chronic noncommunicable diseases.
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ISSN:1941-7225
1941-7225
DOI:10.1093/ajh/hpac069