Federal Nutrition Assistance Programs and UltraProcessed Food Intake among Preschool-Aged Children
Among predominantly Latino preschoolers from low-income families, UPF intake is high (>60% of calories). The percentage of caloric intake from UPFs does not significantly differ by SNAP and/or WIC participation, regardless of food insecurity status.This trial was registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT01316653.
Authors
- Evan C. Sommer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4546-205X)
- Nadia Markie Sneed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9973-6672)
- Kimberly P. Truesdale (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6697-8322)
- William J. Heerman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9706-6860)
- Ellen McMahon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7601-4412)
- Donna Matheson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6279-6786)
- Lauren R. Samuels (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7273-5626)
- Tracy Noerper (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6595-4257)
- Shari L. Barkin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1585-3818)
- Ashley Drengler
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- Emory University (US)
- Lipscomb University (US)
- Vanderbilt University (US)
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center (US)
- Stanford University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Current Developments in Nutrition
- Published
- 2025-09-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cdnut.2025.107564
- Primary Topic
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
- Vanderbilt University
- National Institutes of Health
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences