Ultra-Processed Food Consumption Score among Brazilian Women Who Survived Cancer: National Health Survey, Brazil, 2019

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https://doi.org/10.32635/2176-9745.RBC.2025v71n1.4927

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Cancer Survivors, Food, Processed, Breast Neoplasms, Uterine Cervical Neoplasms, Ovarian Neoplasms

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Introduction: The intake of ultra-processed foods has increased in the Brazilian population in recent years and is associated with the development and aggravation of chronic diseases as cancer. Objective: To evaluate the intake of ultra-processed foods by Brazilian women survivors of breast, ovarian and cervical cancer. Method: Cross-sectional study with secondary information from the National Health Survey (2019), a health survey of the Brazilian population in general, investigating socio-demographic, clinical and dietary aspects, from where information of adult women with self-reported diagnosis of breast, ovarian and cervical cancer were collected. Ultra-processed food intake was assessed using the NOVA score, which is based on the frequency of consumption of ultra-processed food types. The association between cancer diagnosis and intake of ultra-processed foods was analyzed by Poisson regression models with robust variance through software Stata/MP 17.0. Results: The prevalence of intake of five or more types of ultra-processed foods was 7.8% among women with a history of cancer, and was higher among those with ovarian cancer and under 40 years of age. The association between intake of ultra-processed foods and cancer varied according to body mass index and cancer type, with higher prevalence among women with obesity and cervical cancer (PR=6.37; CI95%:1.46;27.68). Conclusion: Cancer patients eat a significant amount of ultra-processed foods, with higher prevalence among women with obesity and cervical cancer.

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Verde SMML, Aguiar IWO, Machado SP, Araújo LF, Costa FN da, Carneiro P de L, Bezerra IN. Ultra-Processed Food Consumption Score among Brazilian Women Who Survived Cancer: National Health Survey, Brazil, 2019. Rev. Bras. Cancerol. [Internet]. 2025 Feb. 3 [cited 2025 Mar. 14];71(1):e-194927. Available from: https://rbc.inca.gov.br/index.php/revista/article/view/4927

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