Body Composition Measures Differ by Food Security Status within Ethnic Groups among Older Adult Women

2012 ◽  
Vol 112 (9) ◽  
pp. A12
Author(s):  
J.C. Lawrence ◽  
L.L. Knol
Keyword(s):  
Body Composition ◽  
Food Security ◽  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Older Adult ◽  
Adult Women ◽  
Food Security Status

scholarly journals Binge Eating Among Older Women: Prevalence Rates and Health Correlates Across Three Independent Samples

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Salome Adelia Wilfred ◽  
Carolyn Black Becker ◽  
Kathryn E Kanzler ◽  
Nicolas Musi ◽  
Sara E Espinoza ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Binge Eating ◽  
Older Women ◽  
Older Adult ◽  
Negative Mood ◽  
Doctoral Degree ◽  
Adult Women ◽  
Prevalence Rates ◽  
Food Security Status ◽  
Three Samples ◽  
Original Goal

Abstract BackgroundEmerging research indicates that older women struggle with binge eating (BE; consuming unusually large amounts of food in one siting while feeling a loss of control) more frequently than once thought. Yet, health correlates of BE in older adult populations are poorly understood. The original goal of the study was to investigate BE prevalence, frequency, and health correlates in a sample of older adult women. Following surprising findings in this first study, we then aimed to replicate findings in two additional samples of older adult women. MethodUsing self-reported frequencies of BE from three separate samples of older women with very different demographics, we compared BE prevalence, frequency, and health correlates among older women. Study 1 (N = 185) includes data collected online (86% White; 59% overweight/obese status). Study 2 (N = 64) was conducted in person at a local food pantry (65% Hispanic; 47% household income < $10,000/year). Study 3 (N = 100) comprises data collected online (72% White; 50% Masters/Doctoral Degree). ResultsPer DSM-5 frequency criterion of BE at least weekly, we found prevalence rates ranging from 19%-26% across the three samples. Correlates of BE frequency included elevated negative mood, worry, BMI, and less nutritious food consumption. ConclusionsAcross three very different samples in terms of race/ethnicity, education, food security status, measurements, and sampling methodology, we found fairly consistent rates of self-reported BE at least weekly (19-26%). BE is related to negative outcomes among older women, supporting the need for more research in this population.

scholarly journals Body composition and functional autonomy of older adult women after a resistance training program

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 74-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Cabral ◽  
Íris Magalhães ◽  
Cláudio Borba-Pinheiro ◽  
Olavo Rocha-Júnior ◽  
Nébia Figueiredo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Composition ◽  
Resistance Training ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Older Adult ◽  
Adult Women ◽  
Resistance Training Program ◽  
Functional Autonomy

scholarly journals Body composition and functional autonomy of older adult women after a resistance training program

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 74-85
Author(s):  
Anne Caroline Amaral Cabral ◽  
Iris Kleber Moreira Magalhães ◽  
Cláudio Joaquim Borba-Pinheiro ◽  
Olavo Raimundo de Macêdo Barreto Rocha-Júnior ◽  
Nébia Maria Almeida Figueiredo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Composition ◽  
Resistance Training ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Older Adult ◽  
Adult Women ◽  
Resistance Training Program ◽  
Functional Autonomy

Objetivo: Avaliar os efeitos de um programa de treinamento resistido sobre a autonomia funcional e composição corporal de mulheres com idade avançada. Métodos: 13 mulheres com 55±5,1 anos de idade participaram da pesquisa. Avaliou-se a Autonomia Funcional e a composição corporal. O treinamento durou três meses com intensidade de 65, 70 e 75% de 10RM (repetições máximas). Resultados: Verificou-se melhora estatística para o percentual de gordura (∆% = -6,92%, p=0,04) e RCQ (∆% = -3,44%, p<0,001), além disso, melhoras estatísticas para a autonomia funcional nos testes VTC (∆% = - 36,9%, p<0,001), C10m (∆% = - 8,9%, p=0,01), LPS (∆% = - 16,7%, p=0,002), LCLC (∆% = - 16,5%, p<0,001) e no IG (∆% = - 14,3%, p<0,001). Conclusão: O treinamento resistido mostrou efeitos positivos para a capacidade funcional e composição corporal das mulheres em idade avançada. Descritores: Força muscular, Composição corporal, Atividade física, Atividade cotidiana.

scholarly journals Meal Habits, Body Fat Composition and Mood Status in Young Adults

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_2) ◽  
pp. 1617-1617
Author(s):  
Hsin-Jen Chen
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Body Composition ◽  
Food Security ◽  
Body Fat ◽  
Anxiety Score ◽  
Body Fat Percentage ◽  
Fat Percentage ◽  
Food Security Status ◽  
Fat Composition

Abstract Objectives To examine the association between meal habits (i.e., eating breakfast every day, usually ≥80% fullness at breakfast, and not eating snacks at night), body composition and the subsequent changes in mood status in young adults. Methods This is a longitudinal follow-up study based on a randomized trial (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03828812). Young adults were recruited based in a university campus in Taipei City, Taiwan. In total, 125 participants were recruited and 103 completed the follow-ups. Measured body composition (TANITA BC-418) and moods (Depression Anxiety Stress Scale, DASS) were assessed at baseline, the third month and 15th month from baseline. Baseline meal habits were based on the participants’ recall of their diets in the month before interview. We used mixed-effect model to test the association of baseline total body fat percentage and trunk body fat percentage and moods during follow-ups, adjusting for age, sex, baseline body mass index (BMI), food security status. Results After controlling for sex, age, BMI, and food security status at baseline, having breakfast every day at baseline was associated with 2.04 (se = 0.78, P = 0.0098) lower anxiety score and with 2.58 (se = 1.26, P = 0.0409) lower stress score at baseline. Meal habits were not associated with the subsequent changes in mood status. As for body composition, one % of trunk body fat replacing one % of non-trunk body fat at baseline was associated with 1.19 (se = 0.57, P = 0.0381) higher depression score, 1.02 (se = 0.47, P = 0.0327) higher anxiety score, 2.06 (se = 0.76, P = 0.0075) higher anxiety score at baseline. One % of non-trunk body fat percentage was associated with 2.60 (se = 1.02, P = 0.0116) lower anxiety score, as trunk body fat % is controlled. Baseline body fat composition parameters were not associated with the temporal changes in mood scores. The significance patterns were similar after adjusting for baseline physical activity level, assessed by International Physical Activity Questionnaire. Conclusions Breakfast habits and body composition, especially trunk body fat, was associated with university-based young adults’ emotional health status. Funding Sources Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan.

scholarly journals Binge eating among older women: prevalence rates and health correlates across three independent samples

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Salomé Adelia Wilfred ◽  
Carolyn Black Becker ◽  
Kathryn E. Kanzler ◽  
Nicolas Musi ◽  
Sara E. Espinoza ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Binge Eating ◽  
Older Women ◽  
Older Adult ◽  
Negative Mood ◽  
Doctoral Degree ◽  
Adult Women ◽  
Prevalence Rates ◽  
Health Indices ◽  
Food Security Status ◽  
Three Samples

Abstract Background Emerging research indicates that binge eating (BE; consuming unusually large amounts of food in one siting while feeling a loss of control) is prevalent among older women. Yet, health correlates of BE in older adult populations are poorly understood. The original study aimed to investigate BE prevalence, frequency, and health correlates in a sample of older adult women. Based on results from this first study, we then sought to replicate findings in two additional samples of older adult women from separate studies. Method Using self-reported frequencies of BE from three separate samples of older women with very different demographics, we compared BE prevalence, frequency, and health correlates among older women. Study 1 (N = 185) includes data collected online (86% White; 59% overweight/obese status). Study 2 (N = 64) was conducted in person at a local food pantry (65% Hispanic; 47% household income < $10,000/year). Study 3 (N = 100) comprises data collected online (72% White; 50% Masters/Doctoral Degree). Results Per DSM-5 frequency criterion of BE at least weekly, we found prevalence rates ranging from 19 to 26% across the three samples. Correlates of BE frequency included elevated negative mood, worry, BMI, and less nutritious food consumption. Conclusions Across three very different samples in terms of race/ethnicity, education, food security status, measurements, and sampling methodology, we found fairly consistent rates of self-reported BE at least weekly (19–26%). Results suggest that BE is related to negative health indices among older women and support the need for more research in this population.

Symptom Change in Depression After CBT in Older Adult Women

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ann C. Bilbrey ◽  
Aleksandra Stepanenko ◽  
Johanna Rengifo Nevarez ◽  
Renee Marquett ◽  
Dolores Gallagher-Thompson
Keyword(s):  
Older Adult ◽  
Adult Women ◽  
Symptom Change

scholarly journals Food security among dryland pastoralists and agropastoralists: The climate, land-use change, and population dynamics nexus

2021 ◽  
pp. 205301962110075
Author(s):  
Ilan Stavi ◽  
Joana Roque de Pinho ◽  
Anastasia K Paschalidou ◽  
Susana B Adamo ◽  
Kathleen Galvin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Food Security ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Global Changes ◽  
Food Utilization ◽  
Special Importance ◽  
Food Security Status ◽  
Global Action ◽  
Land Use And Management

During the last decades, pastoralist, and agropastoralist populations of the world’s drylands have become exceedingly vulnerable to regional and global changes. Specifically, exacerbated stressors imposed on these populations have adversely affected their food security status, causing humanitarian emergencies and catastrophes. Of these stressors, climate variability and change, land-use and management practices, and dynamics of human demography are of a special importance. These factors affect all four pillars of food security, namely, food availability, access to food, food utilization, and food stability. The objective of this study was to critically review relevant literature to assess the complex web of interrelations and feedbacks that affect these factors. The increasing pressures on the world’s drylands necessitate a comprehensive analysis to advise policy makers regarding the complexity and linkages among factors, and to improve global action. The acquired insights may be the basis for alleviating food insecurity of vulnerable dryland populations.

scholarly journals Food insecurity, diet quality and body composition: data from the Healthy Life Trajectories Initiative (HeLTI) pilot survey in urban Soweto, South Africa

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Sarah H Kehoe ◽  
Stephanie V Wrottesley ◽  
Lisa Ware ◽  
Alessandra Prioreschi ◽  
Catherine Draper ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Body Composition ◽  
Food Security ◽  
Body Size ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Diet Quality ◽  
Urban Poor ◽  
Reproductive Age ◽  
Healthy Life ◽  
Life Trajectories

Abstract Objective: To determine whether food security, diet diversity and diet quality are associated with anthropometric measurements and body composition among women of reproductive age. The association between food security and anaemia prevalence was also tested. Design: Secondary analysis of cross-sectional data from the Healthy Life Trajectories Initiative (HeLTI) study. Food security and dietary data were collected by an interviewer-administered questionnaire. Hb levels were measured using a HemoCue, and anaemia was classified as an altitude-adjusted haemoglobin level < 12·5 g/dl. Body size and composition were assessed using anthropometry and dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry. Setting: The urban township of Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa. Participants: Non-pregnant women aged 18–25 years (n 1534). Results: Almost half of the women were overweight or obese (44 %), and 9 % were underweight. Almost a third of women were anaemic (30 %). The prevalence rates of anaemia and food insecurity were similar across BMI categories. Food insecure women had the least diverse diets, and food security was negatively associated with diet quality (food security category v. diet quality score: B = –0·35, 95 % CI –0·70, –0·01, P = 0·049). Significant univariate associations were observed between food security and total lean mass. However, there were no associations between food security and body size or composition variables in multivariate models. Conclusions: Our data indicate that food security is an important determinant of diet quality in this urban-poor, highly transitioned setting. Interventions to improve maternal and child nutrition should recognise both food security and the food environment as critical elements within their developmental phases.

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