Dietary patterns of Australian pre-schoolers and associations with haem and non-haem iron intakes

Abstract. Background: The association between dietary patterns and cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is not well established. Objective: We sought to investigate association between a posteriori dietary pattern and CRF in middle-aged adults. Design: Adults (n = 276), aged 20–74 years, who were residents of Tehran, Iran were recruited. Diet was assessed by using a validated 168-item semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire. Principal component analysis was used to derive dietary patterns. Socio-economic status, anthropometric measures, body composition, and blood pressure were recorded. CRF was assessed by using a graded exercise treadmill test. Analysis of variance and linear regression models were used to discern the association between dietary patterns and CRF. Results: Higher scores of the healthy dietary pattern had no association with VO2max (p = 0.13 ). After controlling for potential confounders, VO2max was positively associated across tertiles of healthy dietary patterns (p < 0.001). Higher adherence to the “mixed” dietary pattern was inversely related to VO2max (p < 0.01). After adjusting for confounders, the significant association disappeared (p = 0.14). Higher scores of the “Western” dietary pattern was not associated with VO2max (p = 0.06). However, after controlling for potential confounders, VO2max was positively associated with the “Western” dietary pattern (p = 0.01). A positive linear association between the “healthy” dietary pattern and CRF for the total sample (R2 = 0.02; p < 0.01) were presented. Conclusions: Overall, our findings suggest that higher adherence to a “healthy” and “Western” dietary pattern was positively associated with CRF. However, further studies are required to examine and clarify the causal relationship between dietary patterns and CRF.

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Association of Major Dietary Patterns with General and Abdominal Obesity in Iranian Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research ◽

10.1024/0300-9831/a000233 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 85 (3-4) ◽

pp. 145-155 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Marjan Ghane Basiri ◽

Gity Sotoudeh ◽

Mahmood Djalali ◽

Mohammad Reza Eshraghian ◽

Neda Noorshahi ◽

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Keyword(s):

Diabetes Mellitus ◽

Type 2 Diabetes ◽

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus ◽

Abdominal Obesity ◽

Dietary Patterns ◽

Dietary Pattern ◽

Diabetic Patients ◽

General Obesity ◽

Healthy Dietary Pattern

Abstract. Background: The aim of this study was to identify dietary patterns associated with general and abdominal obesity in type 2 diabetic patients. Methods: We included 728 patients (35 - 65 years) with type 2 diabetes mellitus in this cross-sectional study. The usual dietary intake of individuals over 1 year was collected using a validated semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire. Weight, height, and waist circumference were measured according to standard protocol. Results: The two major dietary patterns identified by factor analysis were healthy and unhealthy dietary patterns. After adjustment for potential confounders, subjects in the highest quintile of the healthy dietary pattern scores had a lower odds ratio for the general obesity when compared to the lowest quintile (OR = 0.45, 95 % CI = 0.26 - 0.79, P for trend = 0.02), while patients in the highest quintile of the unhealthy dietary pattern scores had greater odds for the general obesity (OR = 3.2, 95 % CI = 1.8 - 5.9, P for trend < 0.001). There were no significant associations between major dietary patterns and abdominal obesity, even after adjusting for confounding factors. Conclusion: This study shows that in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, a healthy dietary pattern is inversely associated and an unhealthy dietary pattern is directly associated with general obesity.

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Maryland Infant Feeding Study: Dietary Patterns Among WIC Infants

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e584762012-201 ◽

2008 ◽

Author(s):

Kristen Marie Hurley ◽

Margo Candelaria ◽

Maureen M. Black

Keyword(s):

Infant Feeding ◽

Dietary Patterns ◽

Feeding Study

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Influence of body mass index on breast cancer risk related dietary patterns among women in Northern Tanzania: a case-control study

Das Gesundheitswesen ◽

10.1055/s-0031-1283501 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 73 (08/09) ◽

Author(s):

I Jordan ◽

A Hebestreit ◽

B Swai ◽

M Krawinkel

Keyword(s):

Breast Cancer ◽

Body Mass Index ◽

Breast Cancer Risk ◽

Cancer Risk ◽

Body Mass ◽

Dietary Patterns ◽

Case Control Study ◽

Case Control ◽

Northern Tanzania ◽

Control Study

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Sociodemographic Differences and Infant Dietary Patterns

PEDIATRICS ◽

10.1542/peds.2014-1045d ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 134 (5) ◽

pp. X28-X28

Keyword(s):

Dietary Patterns ◽

Sociodemographic Differences

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Relationship between Eating Patterns and Body Composition among Young Females in Qatar

University of the Future: Re-Imagining Research and Higher Education ◽

10.29117/quarfe.2020.0219 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Fatma Elsayed ◽

Aram Alhammadi ◽

Alanood Alahmad ◽

Zahra Babiker ◽

Abdelhamid Kerkadi

Keyword(s):

Body Composition ◽

Dietary Patterns ◽

Fast Food ◽

Dietary Habits ◽

Communicable Disease ◽

Normal Weight ◽

Female Students ◽

Eating Patterns ◽

Young Females ◽

Significant Difference

The prevalence of obesity has been increased in Qatar, with the transition from healthy to unhealthy dietary habits. Behavioral factors that are associated with obesity are, long-term imbalanced energy intake, high screen time, skipping breakfast and physical inactivity. Changes in body composition and percent body fat (PBF) increase the risk of non-communicable disease. This study is the first study conducted in Qatar to investigate the relationship between dietary patterns and body composition among young females at Qatar University. This cross-sectional study consisted of 766 healthy female students Qatari and non-Qatari aged from 18-26 years randomly selected from different colleges at Qatar University. A validate questionnaire was used in order to collect data about healthy and unhealthy dietary patterns. Anthropometric measurements involved body weight, height, waist-to-height ratio (WHtR), waist circumference (WC), body mass index (BMI) and body composition using “Seca285”, “Seca203” and “InbodyBiospace 720”. Dietary patterns were identified by using factor loading. Linear regression was used to estimate confidence intervals and regression coefficient. More than half of the participants had a normal weight (65.1%), whereas 22.8 % and 12.0% were overweight and obese, respectively. Fat mass, BMI and PBF were slightly increased with age, but there was no significant difference. Factor analysis identified two dietary patterns: unhealthy patterns and healthy patterns. The frequent intake of vegetables and fruits was significant among high PBF female students (p=0.045 and p=0.001, respectively). The frequent intake of fast food was higher for overweight female students but there was no significant difference (p=0.289), whereas, the frequent intake of sweetened beverages was associated with higher significant rate of normal weight among female students (p = 0.009). No significant relation was found between dietary patterns, BMI and PBF. In conclusion, body composition is not significantly associated with healthy and unhealthy eating patterns among young females.

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