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Background <p>Observational evidence suggests ultra-processed food (UPF) may contribute to obesity, but some people who consume a larger amount of UPF remain at normal weight. This study examined whether childhood UPF consumption was associated with obesity in early adulthood and whether the association was modified by genetic susceptibility to body mass index (BMI).</p> Methods <p>This prospective cohort study included data from 3061 participants of the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) in England with follow-up from 7 to 24&#xa0;years. UPF consumption was calculated from food diaries based on the NOVA classification. LDpred2 was used to construct a polygenic score (PGS) for body mass index (BMI). Linear regression models were used to estimate the association between UPF intake at 7&#xa0;years and BMI at 24&#xa0;years. The PGS-UPF interaction was examined to see whether genetic susceptibility modifies the association between childhood UPF consumption and early adulthood BMI.</p> Results <p>Each 10% increase in the proportion of total energy intake coming from UPF at 7 was associated with 0.21 (95% CI 0.05–0.37) kg/m<sup>2</sup> higher BMI at 24, after adjusting for BMI at 7, age, sex, ethnicity, physical activity, socioeconomic position, and total energy intake. There is evidence for PGS-BMI interaction (0.19; 95% CI 0.02–0.36), and the UPF-BMI association was only retained in children with the highest genetic predisposition to higher BMI (0.74, 95% CI 0.07–1.42) in the subgroup analysis.</p> Conclusions <p>UPF consumption in childhood is only associated with early adulthood obesity among children more genetically predisposed to higher BMI.</p>

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Genetic predisposition to high BMI, ultra-processed food consumptions in childhood, and adiposity in young adulthood: a 17-year prospective cohort study of 3061 individuals

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    2026年4月16日

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  • Ziyi Zhou,
  • Qiaosen Chen,
  • Zhi Li,
  • Shi Zhang,
  • Solange Parra-Soto,
  • Anqi Wang,
  • Mengxi Du,
  • Xinwen Xu,
  • Zhe Fang,
  • Yujia Lu,
  • Yu Chen Zhao,
  • Rona J. Strawbridge,
  • Patrick Ip,
  • Naveed Satter,
  • Nicholas J. Timpson,
  • Mingyang Song,
  • Carlos Celis-Morales,
  • Marc J. Gunter,
  • Jill P. Pell,
  • Edward Giovannucci,
  • Frederick K. Ho

摘要

Background

Observational evidence suggests ultra-processed food (UPF) may contribute to obesity, but some people who consume a larger amount of UPF remain at normal weight. This study examined whether childhood UPF consumption was associated with obesity in early adulthood and whether the association was modified by genetic susceptibility to body mass index (BMI).

Methods

This prospective cohort study included data from 3061 participants of the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) in England with follow-up from 7 to 24 years. UPF consumption was calculated from food diaries based on the NOVA classification. LDpred2 was used to construct a polygenic score (PGS) for body mass index (BMI). Linear regression models were used to estimate the association between UPF intake at 7 years and BMI at 24 years. The PGS-UPF interaction was examined to see whether genetic susceptibility modifies the association between childhood UPF consumption and early adulthood BMI.

Results

Each 10% increase in the proportion of total energy intake coming from UPF at 7 was associated with 0.21 (95% CI 0.05–0.37) kg/m2 higher BMI at 24, after adjusting for BMI at 7, age, sex, ethnicity, physical activity, socioeconomic position, and total energy intake. There is evidence for PGS-BMI interaction (0.19; 95% CI 0.02–0.36), and the UPF-BMI association was only retained in children with the highest genetic predisposition to higher BMI (0.74, 95% CI 0.07–1.42) in the subgroup analysis.

Conclusions

UPF consumption in childhood is only associated with early adulthood obesity among children more genetically predisposed to higher BMI.