Degree of Food Processing (NOVA Classification) and Blood Pressure in Women with Overweight and Obesity
Amanda F. de Sousa,
Jéssica de O. Campos,
Débora K. da S. Oliveira,
Jéssica G. Pereira,
Márcia J. do E. Santo,
Viviane de O. N. Souza,
Aiany C. Simões-Alves,
João H. Costa-Silva
Affiliations
Amanda F. de Sousa
Laboratory of Physical Evaluation and Signal Processing, Academic Center of Vitória, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, UFPE, Vitória de Santo Antão 55608-680, PE, Brazil
Jéssica de O. Campos
Laboratory of Physical Evaluation and Signal Processing, Academic Center of Vitória, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, UFPE, Vitória de Santo Antão 55608-680, PE, Brazil
Débora K. da S. Oliveira
Laboratory of Physical Evaluation and Signal Processing, Academic Center of Vitória, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, UFPE, Vitória de Santo Antão 55608-680, PE, Brazil
Jéssica G. Pereira
Laboratory of Physical Evaluation and Signal Processing, Academic Center of Vitória, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, UFPE, Vitória de Santo Antão 55608-680, PE, Brazil
Márcia J. do E. Santo
Laboratory of Physical Evaluation and Signal Processing, Academic Center of Vitória, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, UFPE, Vitória de Santo Antão 55608-680, PE, Brazil
Viviane de O. N. Souza
Laboratory of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Phenotypic Plasticity, Academic Center of Vitória, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, UFPE, Vitória de Santo Antão 55608-680, PE, Brazil
Aiany C. Simões-Alves
Laboratory of Physical Evaluation and Signal Processing, Academic Center of Vitória, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, UFPE, Vitória de Santo Antão 55608-680, PE, Brazil
João H. Costa-Silva
Laboratory of Physical Evaluation and Signal Processing, Academic Center of Vitória, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, UFPE, Vitória de Santo Antão 55608-680, PE, Brazil
(1) Background: We aimed to associate the degree of food processing with blood pressure levels in adult women. (2) Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out on 85 adult women. The participants were subdivided into three groups: normal weight (NW: 27.05%), overweight (OW: 34.1%) and obesity (OB: 38.8%). Their anthropometric parameters, food consumption and blood pressure (BP) were evaluated. The groups were compared using one-way ANOVA or the Kruskal–Wallis test, and correlations were established using Spearman’s correlation, partial correlations (adjusted for age, medications and pathologies) and simple linear regression. Significance was set at p p p p = 0.027). Moreover, we found an inverse association among the consumption of MPF and diastolic blood pressure that remained after adjustments for covariates (r: −0.27; p = 0.01), suggesting that lower consumption of MPF is related to higher levels of DBP. (4) Conclusions: Our data suggest that women with obesity seem to have a lower consumption of MPF. In addition, MPF is negatively correlated with BP, suggesting an association with obesity and cardiovascular health.
