Food packaging and endocrine disruptors

de Paula, Leila Cristina Pedroso; Alves, Crésio

doi:10.1016/j.jped.2023.09.010

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“…Artificially sweetened UPFs (e.g., yoghurt, breakfast cereals, jelly desserts) may play a role in cancer incidence [45] because they contain potentially carcinogenic compounds such as aspartame and 4-methylimidazole [46] and contaminants from packaging materials (e.g., bisphenol A), newly formed contaminants produced during heat treatment, contaminants transferred from packaging materials and additives used to preserve and enhance the organoleptic properties of food [47].…”

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Ultra-Processed Food Consumption as a Risk Factor for Gastrointestinal Cancer and Other Causes of Mortality in Southern Italy: A Competing Risk Approach

Campanella,

Tatoli,

Bonfiglio

et al. 2024

Nutrients

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Background: Ultra-Processed Foods (UPFs) are increasingly consumed worldwide, even in regions with strong dietary traditions like the Mediterranean and can play a crucial role in the development of chronic diseases, including cancer. This population-based prospective cohort study investigates the association between UPF consumption and gastrointestinal cancers and other causes of mortality in Southern Italy. Methods: Data were collected from 4870 participants in the MICOL and NUTRIHEP cohorts. The EPIC questionnaire was used to elicit information on food and drink consumption and UPFs were categorized by degree of processing according to the NOVA classification. Cox proportional hazards regression and competing risk models were employed for statistical analysis. Results: UPF consumption was positively associated with all-cause mortality: participants in the 3rd UFP quartile, as compared to the lowest, had a 27% higher risk of death (SHR 1.27 95% CI, 1.03; 1.57), while in the highest quartile as compared to the lowest, the risk was 34% higher (SHR 1.34 95% CI, 1.00; 1.79). Higher UPFs intake was also correlated with an increased gastrointestinal cancers mortality risk, especially the 2nd (SHR 1.65, 95% CI: 1.01; 2.71) and 4th quartile (SHR 3.14 95% CI: 1.56; 6.32), with a dose-dependent effect. For the other cancers, a SHR 1.61 (95% CI 1.03; 2.54) was observed for the 3rd quartile. Conclusions: Our results reinforce the link between UPF consumption and cancer risk, emphasizing the urgent need for interventions targeting dietary patterns.

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Ultra-Processed Food Consumption as a Risk Factor for Gastrointestinal Cancer and Other Causes of Mortality in Southern Italy: A Competing Risk Approach

Campanella,

Tatoli,

Bonfiglio

et al. 2024

Nutrients

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“…But other aspects related to food and how it is packaged must be known. In the article “Food packaging and endocrine disruptors”, 12 the authors evaluate the contamination of food packaging by endocrine disruptors. An aspect that is often overlooked when it comes to children's nutrition and they emphasize “Although packaging materials are essential for the transport and storage of food, many of them are associated with chemical contamination.…”

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