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0358/2025 - Effect of Satisfaction with Social Support, Food Literacy, and Empowerment on the Consumption of Ultra-Processed Foods
Efeito da satisfação com o suporte social, do letramento alimentar e do empoderamento sobre o consumo de ultraprocessados

Author:

• Andressa Tavares Gomes - Gomes, AT - <andressatavaresgom@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5366-2804

Co-author(s):

• Paula Karoline Soares Farias - Farias, PKS - <paulak.soares@hotmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0529-2754
• Tatiane Palmeira Eleutério - Eleutério, TP - <tatipeleuterio@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0385-4103
• Pedro Eleutério dos Santos Neto - Santos Neto, PE - <pesneto@yahoo.com.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6205-5205
• Ana Monique Gomes Brito - Brito, AMG - <anamoniquegomes@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0490-9479
• Árlen Almeida Duarte de Sousa - Sousa, AAD - <arlen.sousa@unimontes.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7690-5282
• Andréa Maria Eleutério de Barros Lima Martins - Martins, AMEB - <martins.andreamebl@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1205-9910


Abstract:

The study aimed to evaluate the effect of Satisfaction with Social Support (SSS), Food Literacy (FL), and Empowerment (E) on the consumption of Ultra-Processed Foods (UPFs) among adults and elderly individuals with Diabetes Mellitus (DM). This is a subset of a larger cross-sectional study conducted between 2016 and 2018. Two out of 73 clusters were randomly selected. Socioeconomic conditions were assessed, and the scales used to evaluate SSS, FL, and E had been previously validated in Brazil. UPF consumption was estimated using a semi-structured food frequency questionnaire. A hypothetical theoretical model was developed. The SPSS and JASP programs were used for data analysis. Structural Equation Modeling estimated the effects of the latent variables SSS, FL, and E on UPF consumption. Bartlett’s test, the Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin (KMO) measure, and the following fit indices were calculated: Chi-square (X²), Chi-square per degrees of freedom ratio (X²/df), Comparative Fit Index (CFI), Tucker-Lewis Index (TLI), Goodness-of-Fit Index (GFI), and Root-Mean-Square Error of Approximation (RMSEA). The average age was 62.25 ± 12.11 years, with the majority being women (68.10%). The fit indices indicated that the hypothetical model is plausible. Thus, SSS has an effect on UPF consumption mediated by FL and E.

Keywords:

Diabetes Mellitus. Health Literacy. Food, Processed.

Content:

Effect of Satisfaction with Social Support, Food Literacy, and Empowerment on the Consumption of Ultra-Processed Foods


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Gomes, AT, Farias, PKS, Eleutério, TP, Santos Neto, PE, Brito, AMG, Sousa, AAD, Martins, AMEB. Effect of Satisfaction with Social Support, Food Literacy, and Empowerment on the Consumption of Ultra-Processed Foods. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2025/Oct). [Citado em 05/12/2025]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/effect-of-satisfaction-with-social-support-food-literacy-and-empowerment-on-the-consumption-of-ultraprocessed-foods/19834



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