The share of ultra-processed foods determines the overall nutritional quality of diets in Brazil

To estimate the dietary share of ultra-processed foods and to determine its association with the overall nutritional quality of diets in Brazil.Cross-sectional.Brazil.A representative sample of 32 898 Brazilians aged ≥10 years was studied. Food intake data were collected. We calculated the average dietary content of individual nutrients and compared them across quintiles of energy share of ultra-processed foods. Then we identified nutrient-based...