Association between sleep quality indicators and consumption of ultra-processed foods in adolescents/Associacao entre indicadores da qualidade do sono e consumo de alimentos ultraprocessados em adolescentes

• Published in: Revista de nutrição 2024-01, Vol.47
• Main Authors: Batista Ferreira Medeiros Cassemiro, Juliana Maria, Dantas Vicente, Cynthia, Mendes Resende, Cristina Maria, Moura dos Santos, Marcos Andre
• Format: Article
• Language: Portuguese
• ISSN: 1415-5273
• DOI: 10.1590/1678-9865202437e230168

To investigate the association between sleep quality indicators and the consumption of ultra-processed foods in adolescents. An integrative review was carried out, based on the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses criteria. The search strategy was carried out using the descriptors "adolescent", "ultra-processed foods" and "sleep" in the MedLine, SciELO, Scopus, Lilacs and PubMed databases, considering original studies on the investigation topic published in English, Portuguese and Spanish, without any date restriction. Methodological quality was assessed using the Checklist for Analytical Cross-Sectional Studies of the Joanna Briggs Institute. Initially, 79 articles were found. After reviewing the titles and abstracts, 17 papers were selected. Following a complete review the exclusion criteria were applied. Only 09 articles met the eligibility criteria. Three studies described associations between greater consumption of ultra- processed foods and shorter sleep duration in adolescents; one study showed an association between the consumption of ultra-processed foods and poor sleep quality in adolescents; one study described the association of greater chances of insomnia with greater consumption of ultra-processed foods. Four studies did not report significant results regarding the main question of our survey. An association was identified between the consumption of ultra-processed foods and adolescent changes in the quality and duration of sleep, as well as in the ability to fall asleep and maintain continuous sleep. Investigar a associacao entre indicadores da qualidade do sono e o consumo de alimentos ultraprocessados em adolescentes. Tres estudos descreveram associacoes entre o maior consumo de alimentos ultraprocessados e menor duracao do sono em adolescentes; um estudo apresentou associacao entre o consumo de alimentos ultraprocessados e a ma qualidade do sono em adolescentes; um estudo descreveu a associacao de maiores chances de insonia com o maior consumo de alimentos ultraprocessados. Quatro estudos nao relataram resultados significativos quanto ao questionamento principal que conduz a presente revisao.