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CellWell record HH-95292

Ultra-processed food consumption, hedonic hunger, and sleep quality among university students: a food and nutrition literacy perspective

Sabriye Arslan; Meryem Saban Güler; Asude Beyza Köse; İlayda Kaygusuz; İremnaz Demir; Sena Delioǧlu

2026

In plain language

In 1,400 university students, lower food and nutrition literacy was associated with greater hedonic hunger, poorer sleep quality, more ultra-processed food consumption, and more emotional eating, with no gender difference in overall UPF intake.

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