Night eating syndrome and its association with weight status, physical activity, eating habits, smoking status, and sleep patterns among college students

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 421-433 ◽  
Author(s):  
Najat Yahia ◽  
Carrie Brown ◽  
Stacey Potter ◽  
Hailey Szymanski ◽  
Karen Smith ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
College Students ◽  
Weight Status ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Smoking Status ◽  
Sleep Patterns ◽  
Night Eating Syndrome ◽  
Night Eating

Examination of Hungarian college students’ eating habits, physical activity and body composition

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 13-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zita Breitenbach ◽  
Bence Raposa ◽  
Zoltan Szabó ◽  
Éva Polyák ◽  
Zsuzsanna Szűcs ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
College Students ◽  
Body Composition ◽  
Eating Habits

scholarly journals An Exploratory Investigation Of College Students Attitudes Toward Californias New Menu-Labeling Law

2011 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pinar Avcibasioglu ◽  
Jessica Cardinale ◽  
Curt J. Dommeyer ◽  
Violetta Lebioda-Skoczen ◽  
Julie Liu Schettig
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Los Angeles ◽  
Weight Status ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Business Students ◽  
Average Weight ◽  
Menu Labeling ◽  
Weight Support ◽  
Perceived Weight ◽  
The Law

In March of 2009, business students at a large public university in the Los Angeles area were polled about their attitudes towards a new menu-labeling law that was about to be implemented in California. It was hypothesized that the students would be in favor of the law and that those in favor of it would be inclined to select healthier items on the menu.  Moreover, it was hypothesized that the law would be favored more by females than males, and more by persons who perceive themselves as overweight than those who perceive themselves as average weight. Support was found for all of the hypotheses except for the one concerning a person’s perceived weight status. A student’s perceived weight status appears to have no effect on his or her reaction to the new menu-labeling law. The survey results indicate that menu-labeling will be effective in promoting better eating habits among college students who dine out.

scholarly journals Lifestyle Changes Related to Eating Habits, Physical Activity, and Weight Status During COVID-19 Quarantine in Italy and Some European Countries

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arianna Catucci ◽  
Umberto Scognamiglio ◽  
Laura Rossi
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Weight Status ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Radical Change ◽  
Lifestyle Changes ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Spanish Flu ◽  
Strict Enforcement ◽  
Global Threat

Novel human coronavirus disease (COVID-19), an infectious respiratory disease, has affected more than 50 million people around the world up to November 2020, thereby becoming the fifth documented pandemic since the Spanish flu in 1918. SARS-CoV-2 virus originated in China and evolved for 4 months within the country before becoming a global threat. There is currently no drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for which efficacy on the virus has been proved. Therefore, the only strategy against this virus is to apply measures that are capable of reducing its spread, such as isolation and quarantine, social distancing, community-wide containment, and strict enforcement of hygiene. Quarantine has proved to be effective in combating the spread of the virus; however, it has inevitably led to a radical change in the lives of people. Studies have been conducted in Italy and some European countries to highlight the role that quarantine has played in determining the lifestyle changes both in eating habits and physical activity and their possible correlation with increase in weight. The selection criteria involved answering a questionnaire that included information on the weight status and at least one of the other two aspects: changes in eating habits and/or physical activity during the quarantine period. The results obtained indicate, in general, that the negative effect of quarantine was on eating habits and physical activity. This was based on the observation that there has been an increase in food consumption and a reduction in physical activity with a consequent increase in weight.

scholarly journals Assessment of Dietary Habits and Physical Activity Changes during the Full COVID-19 Curfew Period and Its Effect on Weight among Adults in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (16) ◽  
pp. 8580
Author(s):  
Nisreen M. Abdulsalam ◽  
Najla A. Khateeb ◽  
Sarah S. Aljerbi ◽  
Waad M. Alqumayzi ◽  
Shaima S. Balubaid ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Weight Status ◽  
Dietary Habits ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
World Health ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Significant Difference

The World Health Organization declared coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) a pandemic in March 2020. Global efforts have been made to prevent the disease from spreading through political decisions and personal behaviors, all of which rely on public awareness. The aim of our study was to examine the effect of dietary habits on weight and physical activity (PA) during the COVID-19 stay-at-home order in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. An online questionnaire was distributed using social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and WhatsApp) and email communication. A total of 472 adults (age range, 18–59 years), over half of the study population (68.0%) being females, 55.5% being between 19 and 29 years old, 15.0%—between 30 and 39 years old, and 11.2%—older than 50 years old, participated in the study. Our results indicated that the overall body weight was slightly increased among the 50+ age group (47.2%, p > 0.05), but it highly increased among the 30–39-years-old age group (32.4%, p > 0.05) as compared to before the pandemic lockdown period. Therefore, our results show that a significant difference (p < 0.05) was found for all the assessments: weight status, physical activity patterns, hours spent on screen time, homemade meals, and changes in dietary habits before and during the full COVID-19 curfew period. This study demonstrated that changes in eating habits were commonly reported among the participants who represented the full COVID-19 curfew period and that changes in eating habits and decreased physical activity led to weight gain.

scholarly journals College Students and Eating Habits: A Study Using An Ecological Model for Healthy Behavior

Nutrients ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 1823 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giovanni Sogari ◽  
Catalina Velez-Argumedo ◽  
Miguel Gómez ◽  
Cristina Mora
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Weight Status ◽  
Dietary Habits ◽  
Ecological Model ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
The United States ◽  
Healthy Food ◽  
Easy Access ◽  
Healthy Behavior

Overweightness and obesity rates have increased dramatically over the past few decades and they represent a health epidemic in the United States (US). Unhealthy dietary habits are among the factors that can have adverse effects on weight status in young adulthood. The purpose of this explorative study was to use a qualitative research design to analyze the factors (barriers and enablers) that US college students perceived as influencing healthy eating behaviors. A group of Cornell University students (n = 35) participated in six semi-structured focus groups. A qualitative software, CAQDAS Nvivo11 Plus, was used to create codes that categorized the group discussions while using an Ecological Model. Common barriers to healthy eating were time constraints, unhealthy snacking, convenience high-calorie food, stress, high prices of healthy food, and easy access to junk food. Conversely, enablers to healthy behavior were improved food knowledge and education, meal planning, involvement in food preparation, and being physically active. Parental food behavior and friends’ social pressure were considered to have both positive and negative influences on individual eating habits. The study highlighted the importance of consulting college students when developing healthy eating interventions across the campus (e.g., labeling healthy food options and information campaigns) and considering individual-level factors and socio-ecological aspects in the analysis.

Factors Influencing College Students' Physical Activity and Weight Status

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Crystal Mitchell-Nothus ◽  
Tyler Farroba ◽  
Jordan Slavin ◽  
Andrea Ericksen
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
College Students ◽  
Weight Status ◽  
Factors Influencing

scholarly journals The Role of Marital Status in Physical Activity Among African American and White Men

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 526-532 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tichelle C. Porch ◽  
Caryn N. Bell ◽  
Janice V. Bowie ◽  
Therri Usher ◽  
Elizabeth A. Kelly ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
African American ◽  
Marital Status ◽  
Racial Differences ◽  
Weight Status ◽  
Smoking Status ◽  
Physical Activity Guidelines ◽  
Married Men ◽  
Interaction Term ◽  
The Impact

Racial differences in physical activity among men are well documented; however, little is known about the impact of marital status on this relationship. Data from the National Health and Examination Survey (NHANES) 1999-2006 was used to determine whether the association of race and physical activity among men varied by marital status. Marital status was divided into two categories: married and unmarried. Physical activity was determined by the number of minutes per week a respondent engaged in household/yard work, moderate and vigorous activity, or transportation (bicycling and walking) over the past 30 days. The sample included 7,131 African American (29%) and White(71%) men aged 18 years and older. All models were estimated using logistic regression. Because the interaction term of race and marital status was statistically significant ( p < .001), the relationship between race, physical activity, and marital status was examined using a variable that reflects the different levels of the interaction term. After adjusting for age, income, education, weight status, smoking status, and self-rated health, African American married men had lower odds (odds ratio = 0.53, 95% confidence interval = [0.46-0.61], p < .001) of meeting federal physical activity guidelines compared with White married men. Possible dissimilarities in financial and social responsibilities may contribute to the racial differences observed in physical activity among African American and White married men.

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