Ultra-Processed Food Consumption Is Associated With Poor Diet Quality and Nutrient Intake Among Adolescents in Urban Slums, Kenya

UPFs contribute substantially to adolescents' energy intake and are linked to poor diet quality and nutrient intake.

Authors

Simon Chege Kimenju (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4272-7665)
Elizabeth Wambui Kimani-Murage (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5272-616X)
Kerstin Klipstein‐Grobusch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5462-9889)
Linda Simon Paulo
Milka Wanjohi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4289-4762)
Calistus Wilunda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6606-6534)
Dickson A Amugsi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5261-8481)
Michelle Holdsworth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6028-885X)
Gershim Asiki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9966-1153)
Nelson Langat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2434-1953)
Rebecca Pradeilles (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0334-3714)

Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (TZ)
University of the Witwatersrand (ZA)
University Medical Center Utrecht (NL)
Montpellier Interdisciplinary center on Sustainable Agri-food systems: social and nutritional sciences (FR)
African Population and Health Research Center (KE)