Determinants of fruits, vegetables, and ultra-processed foods consumption among infants

Abstract The objective was to evaluate the influence of individual and contextual determinants on infant’s consumption fruits vegetables (FV), ultra-processed foods (UPF). data obtained from Survey Prevalence Breastfeeding in Brazilian Municipalities, 2008. A representative sample 14,326 infants 6-11.9 months old, seventy-five municipalities São Paulo state evaluated. FV UPF analyzed using Poisson multilevel regression. Mother’s educational level maternal age had positive dose-response effect for (p trend < 0.001) negative 0.001). Infants multiparous women those who received outpatient care public medical system showed lower prevalence 0.001 both) higher (respectively, p = Moreover, variable related population size indicated that decreased increased 0.081) with size. Therefore, born low education levels, health network, reside small should be prioritized programs feeding practices.