scholarly journals Relationship between sleep duration and dietary intake in 4- to 14-year-old Danish children

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Camilla Hoppe ◽  
Berit W. Rothausen ◽  
Anja Biltoft-Jensen ◽  
Jeppe Matthiessen ◽  
Margit V. Groth ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dietary Intake ◽  
Energy Intake ◽  
Sleep Duration ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Negative Association ◽  
Short Sleep Duration ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Healthy Eating Habits

AbstractA negative association between sleep duration and BMI has been observed in children. However, knowledge about the association between sleep duration and diet is limited. The objective was to examine the association between sleep duration and intake of foods and nutrients in children. In the present cross-sectional study, dietary intake and sleep duration were recorded by the parents for seven consecutive days in a food and sleep record in a representative sample of 802 4- to 14-year-old children. No sex differences were found regarding age and sleep duration. Sleep duration was negatively correlated to age (ρ = –0·68; P < 0·001) and BMI (ρ = –0·41; P < 0·001). In multiple linear regression analyses, sleep duration was not associated with energy intake (b = –0·015; P = 0·20), but there was a trend towards a positive association with intake of dietary fibre (b = 0·006; P = 0·05) and vegetables (b = 0·011; P = 0·05), and a negative association with intake of poultry (b = –0·002; P = 0·02), and a trend towards a negative association with intake of liquid ‘discretionary calories’ (b = –0·01; P = 0·05). Furthermore, in a comparison of dietary intake between age-dependent tertiles of sleep duration, only intake of liquid ‘discretionary calories’ was significantly lower in long sleepers than in short and medium sleepers (P = 0·03). In conclusion, sleep duration was not associated with energy intake and the proposal that children with short sleep duration have less healthy eating habits than children with longer sleep duration was only weakly supported by the present findings.

scholarly journals Predictors of COVID-19-Related Perceived Improvements in Dietary Health: Results from a US Cross-Sectional Study

Nutrients ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 2097
Author(s):  
Kelly Cosgrove ◽  
Christopher Wharton
Keyword(s):  
Dietary Habits ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Lifestyle Changes ◽  
Income Loss ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Healthy Eating Habits ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Survey Responses

The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in substantial lifestyle changes. No US study has identified predictors of perceived dietary healthfulness changes during the pandemic period. This study included analyses of lifestyle and dietary healthfulness changes using 958 survey responses from US primary household food purchasers. Information was collected related to demographics, COVID-19-related household changes, and health-related habits before and during the pandemic. Binary logistic regression identified predictors of perceived increase in dietary healthfulness during the pandemic period. Overall, 59.8%, 16.4%, and 23.4% of participants reported that their eating habits likely changed, may have changed, and likely did not change, respectively. Of the participants whose dietary habits likely or may have changed, 64.1%, 16.8%, and 19% reported healthier, neither healthier nor less healthy, and less healthy eating habits, respectively. COVID-19-related income loss, more meals consumed with household members in front of the television, an increase in food advertisement exposure, increased perceived stress, and better perceived current health were significant predictors of a perceived increase in dietary healthfulness. Overall, dietary habits were perceived to become healthier during the pandemic. The predictors of perceived improvement in dietary healthfulness were surprising and indicate the need for further study of these factors in crisis and noncrisis situations.

scholarly journals Nutrition Knowledge is Correlated with a Better Dietary Intake in Adolescent Soccer Players: A Cross-Sectional Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danilo C. Noronha ◽  
Monique I. A. F. Santos ◽  
Adrianny A. Santos ◽  
Lizia G. A. Corrente ◽  
Rúbia K. N. Fernandes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dietary Intake ◽  
Nutrition Education ◽  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Dietary Habits ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Sodium Intake ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Nutrition Knowledge ◽  
Soccer Players ◽  
Cross Sectional

Nutrition education is one of the factors that may help to promote behavior change and therefore may improve the dietary habits of adolescent soccer players. However, information about the relationship between nutrition knowledge (NK) and the dietary behavior of these athletes is scarce. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the eating habits of adolescent soccer players and analyse the correlations among dietary intake and NK. Seventy-three Brazilian adolescent soccer players (aged 14–19 years), from four professional clubs, underwent anthropometric evaluation and completed 3-day food records. Misreporting of energy intake was evaluated and the dietary intake data were energy-adjusted and compared with recommendations for athletes and dietary reference intakes. The athletes also answered a questionnaire about barriers for healthy eating and a nutrition knowledge test divided into three sections: Basic Nutrition Knowledge (BNK), Sports Nutrition Knowledge (SNK), and Food Pyramid Nutrition Knowledge (FPNK). The participants showed a low NK (54.6%) and an inadequate intake of fruits, vegetables, dairy, carbohydrates, and micronutrients. A positive correlation was found between the ingestion of phosphorus and FPNK as well as among calcium and both SNK and Total NK (p<0.05). Sodium intake was negatively correlated with all categories of the NK test (p<0.05). The adolescents reported that the principal barriers for adopting a healthy diet were the lack of willpower and a busy lifestyle. In this context, nutrition education is recommended and should also provide practicable healthy eating goals according to athletes´ lifestyle as well as target motivational barriers to increase adherence.

scholarly journals Family farming products on menus in school feeding: a partnership for promoting healthy eating

2015 ◽  
Vol 45 (12) ◽  
pp. 2267-2273 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hélida Ventura Barbosa Gonçalves ◽  
Diogo Thimoteo da Cunha ◽  
Elke Stedefeldt ◽  
Veridiana Vera de Rosso
Keyword(s):  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Family Farming ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
School Feeding ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Healthy Eating Habits ◽  
Feeding Program

The aim of this study was to characterize the process of buying Family Farming (FF) food for the Brazilian School Feeding Program (BSFP) and compare the quality of menus served to the schoolchildren before and after the implementation of Law n. 11,947/09. This is an observational cross-sectional study developed with application of semi-structured questionnaire and evaluating menus. Eighty-two cities from São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro in Brazil participated of the study. Of these cities reported, 74.1% performed the purchase of products of FF for BSFP. The lack of interest of farmers and the deficient hygienic and sanitary conditions were the main difficulties reported. The quality of the menus offered to the schoolchildren improved significantly after the implementation of FF purchases. The partnership between FF and BSFP can contribute greatly to the development of healthy eating habits, not only by offering better nutritional quality menus, but also by implementing of nutritional education activities guided by the sustainable production and consumption of food.

scholarly journals Relationship between sleep duration and hypertension in northeast China: a cross-sectional study

BMJ Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. e023916 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meng Li ◽  
Shoumeng Yan ◽  
Shan Jiang ◽  
Xiaoyu Ma ◽  
Tianyu Gao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Sleep Duration ◽  
Northeast China ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Short Sleep Duration ◽  
Cross Sectional

ObjectivesPrevious studies have reported that sleep duration might increase the risk of hypertension. However, the results have been conflicting. We investigated whether sleep duration is independently associated with hypertension. We aimed to assess the relationship between sleep duration and hypertension in a population-based cross-sectional study.MethodsIn this study we used multistage stratified cluster sampling. A total of 19 407 adults aged 18–79 years were enrolled in the study. The participants were divided into three groups (<7 hours/day, 7–8 hours/day and >8 hours/day) according to self-reported sleep duration. Hypertension was defined as systolic blood pressure ≥140 mm Hg or diastolic blood pressure ≥90 mm Hg or the use of anti-hypertensive medications. Univariate and multivariate logistic regressions were performed to determine the association between hypertension and sleep duration adjusted for sociodemographic, body mass index, and lifestyle covariates.ResultsThe overall prevalence of hypertension was 32.6%. Among participants aged 18–44 years, individuals sleeping less than 7 hours per day had a higher risk of hypertension (OR=1.24, 95% CI: 1.05 to 1.46), compared with those who slept 7–8 hours per day. There were no significant associations between sleep duration and hypertension in the total sample, among middle-aged adults (45–59 years) or older adults (60–79 years).ConclusionsOur study demonstrates that short sleep duration was significantly associated with hypertension among people aged 18–44 years in northeast China.

scholarly journals Nursing Students' Eating Habits, Subjective, and Mediterranean Nutrition Knowledge During the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 237796082110382
Author(s):  
Gizell Green
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Nursing Student ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Nutrition Knowledge ◽  
Nutritional Knowledge ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Subjective Knowledge ◽  
Healthy Eating Habits

Background Mediterranean nutrition knowledge, healthy eating habits, and subjective nutritional knowledge are crucially important to nursing students’ health. The study strives to examine, during the COVID-19 pandemic period: (a) nursing students' eating habits and their subjective nutritional knowledge according to three groups: novice, advanced, and senior; and (b) subjective knowledge and its role as a mediator between Mediterranean nutritional knowledge and nursing students’ eating habits. Methods A cross-sectional study design with a convenience sample consisting of 212 university nursing students. Participants volunteered to complete a questionnaire that examined their eating habits, subjective nutritional knowledge, and Mediterranean diet knowledge. The university's institutional review board provided permission to conduct the current study. Results Nursing students from the novice group had better eating habits than the advanced and senior groups, and no significant differences were found between the advanced and senior groups regarding eating habits. Additionally, Mediterranean nutritional knowledge had a positive indirect effect on eating habits through subjective nutritional knowledge. Therefore, subjective nutritional knowledge partially mediated the relationship between Mediterranean nutritional knowledge and eating habits. Conclusion First, especially for the advanced and senior groups, it is important to create opportunities for learning via seminars, symposia, and webinars. Interprofessional teams, such as clinical nutritionists or a registered certified dietitian and nursing student, can engage with important, authentic information. Second, since subjective nutritional knowledge was found to be a partial mediator, it may be assumed that there are other mediating variables that we did not examine in this study. Therefore, it is necessary to conduct further research to examine other factors that can serve as mediators for eating habits, in addition to subjective knowledge, especially during COVID-19 times.

scholarly journals Prevalence of short sleep duration and effect of co-morbid medical conditions – A cross-sectional study in Saudi Arabia

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 3334
Author(s):  
AbdulazizA Alrashed ◽  
KholoudA Althakafi ◽  
KhalidI Aljammaz ◽  
IhdaaJ Abdulwahab ◽  
Raghad Hamza ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Sleep Duration ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Medical Conditions ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Short Sleep Duration ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Short Sleep

scholarly journals Sleep and Association With Cardiovascular Risk Among Midwestern US Firefighters

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Luis Romero Cabrera ◽  
Mercedes Sotos-Prieto ◽  
Antonio García Ríos ◽  
Steven Moffatt ◽  
Costas A. Christophi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Sleep Duration ◽  
Body Fat ◽  
Cardiometabolic Risk ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cardiometabolic Risk Factors ◽  
Short Sleep Duration ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Short Sleep

IntroductionCardiovascular disease is the leading cause of on-duty fatalities among U.S. firefighters. Research has demonstrated that many modifiable risk factors are contributors to the high prevalence of cardiometabolic risk factors. The current study aimed to assess whether sleep is associated with cardiometabolic risk factors among Indianapolis firefighters. The findings could support improving sleep hygiene in this population.Material and MethodsThis cross-sectional study was conducted from the baseline data of eligible firefighters enrolled in “Feeding America’s Bravest”, a Mediterranean diet lifestyle intervention within the Indiana Fire Departments. Participants’ sleep quality was categorized as “good” (≤ 8 points) or “bad” (&gt;8 points) by a sleep quality questionnaire based on some questions from Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. In addition, firefighters’ sleep duration was stratified based on the number of hours slept per night (≤6 as “short sleep” or &gt;6 hours as normal). Linear and logistic regression models were used to examine the association of sleep with cardiometabolic risk factors.ResultsA total of 258 firefighters were included. Bad sleepers had higher weight, greater waist circumference, higher body mass index (BMI), and increased body fat (all p&lt;0.01) compared to good sleepers. Similarly, participants with short sleep duration were heavier (p&lt;0.02), had greater BMI (p&lt;0.02) and increased body fat (p&lt;0.04) compared with participants with normal sleep duration. Both bad and short sleepers had a higher prevalence of hypertension and obesity (p &lt;0.05).ConclusionsOur study supports that both sleep quality and quantity are associated with cardiometabolic risk among firefighters.

scholarly journals GAMBARAN DURASI TIDUR PADA REMAJA DENGAN KELEBIHAN BERAT BADAN

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mey Relda Angels
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Sleep Duration ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Industrialized Countries ◽  
Sleep Patterns ◽  
Short Sleep Duration ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Short Sleep

Abstract: Obesity is defined as an abnormal accumulation of body fat in proportion to body size. Obesity is a public health crisis that is very substantial. The prevalence of obesity is increasing rapidly in many industrialized countries around the world and become a pandemic that needs immediate attention. Cause of obesity is more complex than the simple paradigm of energy imbalance, but various mechanisms contribute to obesity, including short sleep duration. The purpose of this study was to describe sleep duration and overweight adolescents and to determine the relationship of sleep duration and overweight. This research is an analytic survey with cross sectional study. Study was conducted in junior and senior high school Pax Christi and Rex Mundi Manado, obtained 32 samples of survey respondents with a body mass index above 23.0. Characteristics of the respondents, namely: Age between 14-16 years ever with 15 people (46.9%); Body mass index between 23 to 29.9 were 19 respondents (59.3%); Age at the start of fat, between the ages of 11-15 years as many as 20 people (62.5%); Data diet, greasy 15 respondents (46.9%); Data bedtime, sleep 5-7 hours a night, 21 respondents (65.6%), length of time between the 30 minute nap - 1 hour and between 1 – 2 hours have 13 respondents (40.6%) each. Based on the results of the study, short sleep pattern at night is associated with obesity among (teenage students) of the respondents. Increase and decrease grehlin / leptin, plays a role in relation to the increase in sleep patterns diets ultimately cause obesity. Keywords: Obesity, short sleep patterns, grehlin, leptin, increased appetite.Abstrak: Obesitas didefinisikan sebagai akumulasi abnormal dari lemak tubuh dibandingkan dengan ukuran tubuh normal. Obesitas merupakan krisis kesehatan masyarakat yang sangat substansial. Prevalensi obesitas meningkat dengan cepat di sejumlah negara industri di seluruh dunia dan menjadi pandemik yang memerlukan perhatian segera. Penyebab obesitas lebih kompleks daripada paradigma sederhana ketidakseimbangan energi, namun berbagai mekanisme turut berperan didalamnya, termasuk durasi tidur yang singkat. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui gambaran durasi tidur pada remaja dengan kelebihan berat badan dan untuk mengetahui hubungan durasi tidur pada remaja dengan kelebihan berat badan. Penelitian ini bersifat survey analitik dengan study cross sectional. Penelitian dilakukan di SMP Pax Christi dan SMA Rex Mundi Manado, diperoleh 32 sampel responden penelitian dengan indeks massa tubuh diatas 23,0. Karakteristik responden yaitu: Umur terbanyak antara 14-16 tahun yaitu 15 orang (46,9 %); Indeks massa tubuh antara 23-29,9 sebanyak 19 responden (59,3 %); Umur saat mulai gemuk, antara umur 11-15 tahun yaitu sebanyak 20 orang (62,5 %); Data pola makan, makanan berminyak 15 responden (46,9 %); Data waktu tidur, tidur malam 5-7 jam, 21 responden (65,6 %); Lama waktu tidur siang antara 30 menit-1 jam dan antara 1-2 jam yaitu masing-masing 13 responden (40,6 %). Berdasarkan hasil penelitian kesimpulannya, pola tidur yang singkat pada malam hari berhubungan dengan peningkatan berat badan dari responden.Peningkatan grehlin dan penurunan leptin, memegang peranan dalam hubungan pola tidur dengan peningkatan pola makan yang pada akhirnya menyebabkan kegemukan.Kata kunci: Obesitas, pola tidur singkat, grehlin, leptin, peningkatan nafsu makan.

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