Obesity and Related Chronic Diseases
Purchase and Consumption of Highly Processed Foods in the US
Highly processed foods are widely available, commonly purchased, and linked to poor diet quality and disease risk, but they are not mentioned in US dietary guidelines and research in this area remains very controversial. The objectives of our work in this area are to improve and standardize measurement of such foods for purposes of monitoring and surveillance, describe the extent to which US households depend on these foods, and quantify their associations with disease risk.
Principal Investigator: Marilyn Tseng, mtseng@calpoly.edu, 805 756 2196
