scholarly journals The frequency of snacking and night-time eating habits in the adult obese patients

2020 ◽  
Vol 79 (OCE2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Klaudia Wiśniewska ◽  
Klaudia Ślusarczyk ◽  
Beata Jabłonowska-Lietz ◽  
Małgorzata Wrzosek

AbstractIntroductionObesity is currently one of the world's most serious health problems and the number of obese people is constantly increasing. Unhealthy food habits, especially snacking and eating at night, result in increased energy intake and subsequently lead to weight gain. The aim of the study was to assess the frequency of snacking and night-time eating among obese patients.Materials and MethodsThe study involved 476 obese people. For all subjects, anthropometric measurements (body weight and height) were taken and the body mass index (BMI) was calculated. Blood tests were also performed, including total cholesterol and fasting glucose levels. Data concerning the age and detailed clinical history of each patient were collected from the medical records. Survey questionnaires were used to assess eating habits, including the prevalence of snacking and night-time eating.ResultsThe patients’ average age was 42.9 ± 11.9 and the BMI was in the range of 32.3–58.8. The majority of the participants (63%) had a BMI above 40 kg/m2, 26% of them had a BMI in the range of 35–39.9 kg/m2, and 11% of the subjects had class I obesity (BMI: 30.0–34.9 kg/m2). In the study group, 32% of the patients had type 2 diabetes, while 12% had pre-diabetes. In addition, 42% of the patients exhibited total cholesterol levels above 190 mg/dl and in the case of 52% of the patients, LDL cholesterol levels exceeded 115 mg/dl. The habit of snacking was characteristic for 89% of the respondents and 50% admitted to eating at night. Sweet foods were indicated as a snack of choice by 57% of the survey participants. A positive association between snacking and eating at night was also observed (OR = 11.55, 95% CI: 4.51–29.6 p < 0.0001).Conclusions/DiscussionThe study has demonstrated that snacking is very common among the surveyed obesity patients. What is more, it is often accompanied by night-time eating. The obtained results show how important it is to focus on actions aimed at helping the patients change their eating habits.

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-58
Author(s):  
A.O. Maisuradze ◽  
I.V. Chubuk

Background. Changes in lipid metabolism indicators in the pre- and postoperative periods are due to frequent metabolic disorders in obese people and particular difficulties with the selection of appropriate therapy. In turn, the cause for metabolic changes in the body is the influence of a certain extreme situation — surgical intervention. Objective: to study the changes in lipid metabolism in the pre- and postoperative periods in obese patients with laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Materials and methods. The study involved 50 individuals (mean age — 47.0 ± 1.5 years), who underwent surgery for acute cholecystitis by laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The patients were divided into 2 groups: 1 — obese, 2 — non-obese. The level of triglycerides, total cholesterol, high-density lipoproteins (HDL), low-density lipoproteins (LDL), very-low-density lipoproteins (VLDL) was assessed in all patients and compared in the preoperative period and on days 1 and 5 after surgery. Results. The parameters of lipid metabolism in the pre- and postoperative periods in all groups had permissible fluctuations, given the fact that in obese patients lipids were initially increased compared to patients without obesity. In the postoperative period in group 1 on the first day, there was a decrease in triglycerides (1.1 ± 0.6 mmol/L) from the baseline, in total cholesterol (4.5 ± 0.3 mmol/L), an increase in HDL cholesterol (1.5 ± 0.2 mmol/L), a decrease in LDL (2.9 ± 0.2 mmol/L) and VLDL (1.0 ± 0.2 mmol/L). In group 2, indicators of triglyceri­des (0.6 ± 0.2 mmol/L), total cholesterol (3.4 ± 0.1 mmol/L), LDL (1.9 ± 0.3 mmol/L) and VLDL (0.8 ± 0.2 mmol/L) also tended to decrease and there was an increase in HDL (1.6 ± 0.1 mmol/L), but these values, regardless of their variation, were within the normal range. In group 1, three patients showed cognitive impairment, which was due to a significant increase in LDL over HDL and the possible development of atherosclerosis, which could lead to cerebrovascular accident. Conclusions. After conducting a study between two groups in which the lipids were studied, a variation in parame­ters was revealed in both groups, which is due to the characteristics of metabolism in such patients and the influence of surgical stress. Based on this, control and regulation of lipid values should be carried out in all patients with dyslipidemia, and in obese patients, additional consideration should be given to risk factors, concomitant diseases and possible complications.


2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 40-43
Author(s):  
Syupiarni Putri Waruwu ◽  
Joseph Partogi Sibarani ◽  
Saharnauli Janna Verawaty Simorangkir

Background: Cholesterol is a fat that does not dissolve easily in the blood. Most of the cholesterol in the blood is attached to specific protein carriers in the plasma in the form of lipoprotein complexes, which are soluble in water. Lipoprotein which carries cholesterol throughout the body. namely LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein) and HDL (High Density Lipoprotein). An increase in LDL in the body tends to form atherosclerosis. In contrast HDL cholesterol inhibits LDL oxidation so that atherosclerotic plaque formation does not occur. Obesity is one of the risk factors for atherosclerosis with manifestations of coronary heart disease. Handling of obesity has been done by many researchers and implemented. One ingredient from nature that serves as an alternative ingredient to lower blood cholesterol levels is avocado. Objective: To determine the effect of avocado administration on total blood cholesterol levels in the obese college students at the Medical Faculty of Nommensen HKBP University in 2019. Methods :This research is a pre-experimental study with a pre-post test design in one group. The sample was selected by purposive sampling method and obtained 20 obese students. Subjects consumed avocado juice every day for 14 days. Total cholesterol levels were measured before (day 0) and after (day 14) treatment. Results: The mean total cholesterol level of the subject's blood on the pretest examination was 188.10 mg / dL and the posttest examination was 180.05 mg / dL. There was a decrease in the average total blood cholesterol level of 8.05 mg / dl. Paired T-test showed that there was a non-significant decrease in mean total blood cholesterol level with a value of p = 0.068 (p <0.05). Conclusion: In this study there was no effect of avocado administration on total blood cholesterol levels in obese students.


2017 ◽  
Vol 37 (suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Juying Han ◽  
Jonathan D Smith

Objective: Strain intercrosses between apoE-deficient mice on the AKR (athero-resistant) and DBA/2 (athero-sensitive) strains identified the Ath28 quantitative trait locus (QTL) on the distal end of chromosome 2 (chr 2). We bred congenic mice on the DBA/2 background containing AKR alleles on chr 2 from 172.5 to 180 Mb in order to confirm the presence of atherosclerosis modifying genes in this region. Methods and Results: We used marker assisted backcrossing to generate DBA/2.AKR (chr 2) apoE-deficient congenic mice. High density genotyping using the MegaMuga array revealed that the AKR strain donated DNA on chr 2 from 171.5 Mb to the end of the chromosome, with the most distal marker tested at 180 Mb, while DBA/2 markers were found elsewhere in the genome. Mice heterozygote for the congenic interval were intercrossed to generate progeny homozygous for the AKR allele (AA) or the DBA/2 allele (DD). Female and male mice were fed a chow diet and sacrificed at 16 weeks of age. In the females, there was no effect on body weight; the total cholesterol levels trended 13% lower for the DD vs. AA mice (p=0.07); and, the HDL-C levels were 55% higher for the DD vs. AA mice (p=0.05). Despite having lower total cholesterol levels, the DD mice had 68% larger aortic root lesion areas (p=0.05, N=10 and 14 for AA and DD mice, respectively). In the males, the body weight was 12% higher in the DD vs. AA mice (p<0.01); the total cholesterol levels were similar in the DD and AA mice; and, the HDL-C levels were 73% higher for the DD vs. AA mice (p<0.05). The male DD mice had 27% larger aortic root lesion areas (NS), but we are adding more mice to this study to determine if this is significant (N=6 and 11 for AA and DD mice, respectively). Conclusions: Ath28 congenic mice confirm the presence of an atherosclerosis modifying gene on the distal end of chr 2 in chow-fed females. This interval in chr 2 contains over 100 genes. Our prior identification of missense variants between these strains, as well as transcriptomic and eQTL analyses have identified some candidate genes in this interval including Cstf1, Ctcfl, Zbp1, Ankrd60, Gnas, Cdh4, Ctsz, and Rae1 . Further functional genomic studies and creating mice with smaller congenic intervals will be needed in order to narrow the list of candidate genes for in vivo testing.


2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 117
Author(s):  
Rara Yumna Elfrida ◽  
Gadis Meinar Sari ◽  
Sri Ratna Dwiningsih ◽  
Pudji Lestari

Introduction: Hormonal injection contraception is the most widely used method of contraception in Indonesia. In long-term use, one of the side effects of injection contraception is changes in lipid metabolism in the body caused by the accumulation of hormones in the body. Two types of injectional contraception are widely used in Indonesia, namely combined injection and DMPA injection; different hormonal content has various side effects on the lipid profile. This study aimed to compare the total cholesterol level between acceptors of DMPA injection and combined injection.Methods: This study used an observational analytic method with a cross-sectional approach. The sample size is 60 respondents, including 30 DMPA injection acceptors and 30 combination injection acceptors. The sampling method uses a purposive sampling technique The independent variable in this study was the total cholesterol level of the acceptor, and the dependent variable was the acceptor of DMPA injection and the combination injection acceptor. Analysis of research data used the Independent T-test with α=0.05.Results: The results of the bivariate analysis found significant differences in total cholesterol levels in the DMPA injection contraception acceptor and combination injection with p= 0.037. It was found that overall cholesterol levels of DMPA injection acceptors were higher.Conclusion: There is a difference in total cholesterol levels in the DMPA injection contraception acceptor with a combination injection contraception acceptor.


2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dimitar Karkinski ◽  
Oliver Georgievski ◽  
Pavlina Dzekova-Vidimliski ◽  
Tatajana Milenkovic ◽  
Dejan Dokic

BACKGROUND: There has been a great interest in the interaction between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and metabolic dysfunction, but there is no consistent data suggesting that OSA is a risk factor for dyslipidemia.AIM: The aim of this cross-sectional study was to evaluate the prevalence of lipid abnormalities in patients suspected of OSA, referred to our sleep laboratory for polysomnography.MATERIAL AND METHODS: Two hundred patients referred to our hospital with suspected OSA, and all of them underwent for standard polysomnography. All patients with respiratory disturbance index (RDI) above 15 were diagnosed with OSA. In the morning after 12 hours fasting, the blood sample was collected from all patients. Blood levels of triglycerides, total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL), were determined in all study patients. In the study, both OSA positive and OSA negative patients were divided according to the body mass index (BMI) in two groups. The first group with BMI ≤ 30 kg/m^2 and the second group with BMI > 30 kg/m^2.RESULTS: OSA positive patients with BMI ≤ 30 kg/m^2 had statistically significant higher levels of triglycerides and total cholesterol, and statistically significant lower level of HDL compared to OSA negative patients with BMI ≤ 30. There were no statistically significant differences in age and LDL levels between these groups. OSA positive patients with BMI > 30 kg/m^2 had higher levels of triglycerides, total cholesterol and LDL and lower levels of HDL versus OSA negative patients with BMI > 30 kg/m^2, but without statistically significant differences.CONCLUSION:OSA and obesity are potent risk factors for dyslipidemias. OSA could play a significant role in worsening of lipid metabolism in non-obese patients. But in obese patients, the extra weight makes the metabolic changes of lipid metabolism, and the role of OSA is not that very important like in non-obese patients. 


F1000Research ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. 168
Author(s):  
Annisa Pulungan ◽  
Yunita Sari Pane

Background: Hypercholesterolemia is a condition where cholesterol levels in the body exceed the normal range. In Indonesia, the development of traditional medicine is carried out by examining plants known for their medicinal qualities, including cinnamon (Cinnamomum burmannii). There are many nutritional components contained in cinnamon, such as cinnamaldehyde. This has been suggested as a substance that can reduce cholesterol and triglyceride levels. This study was conducted to determine the efficacy of cinnamon in reducing total cholesterol levels of mice (Mus musculus) given high-fat feed. Methods: This is an experimental study with a pre-post control study design. The groupings were performed by a simple random sampling method. There were five groups (n=6/group): 1) Negative control (aquadest); 2) positive control of high-fat containing food (HFC; quail's yolk); 3) HFC + cinnamon extract (CE; dose 2mg/20g body weight (BW); 4) HFC + CE (dose 4mg/20gBW); 5) HFC + CE (dose 8mg/20gBW). The study was conducted for 28 days. The intervention of CE started on day 15 and ended on day 28. Measurement of total cholesterol and BW of mice was performed on days 0, 14 and 28. Results: A decrease in the total cholesterol of mice (p = 0.001) was found in the groups that consumed CE. However, there was not a significant change between groups in mice BW (p = 0.419). Conclusions: Providing cinnamon extract (Cinnamomum burmannii) for 28 days could decrease total cholesterol levels in mice compared to those not given cinnamon extract when consuming high-fat containing foods.


2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 26
Author(s):  
Melissa Mariana ◽  
Elisa Cairrao

Today’s sedentary lifestyle and eating habits have been implicated as some of the causes of the increased incidence of several diseases, including cancer and cardiovascular diseases. However, environmental pollutants have also been identified as another possible cause for this increase in recent decades. The constant human exposure to plastics has been raising attention regarding human health, particularly when it comes to phthalates. These are plasticizers used in the manufacture of industrial and consumer products, such as PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride) plastics and personal care products, with endocrine-disrupting properties, as they can bind molecular targets in the body and interfere with hormonal function. Since these compounds are not covalently bound to the plastic, they are easily released into the environment during their manufacture, use, or disposal, leading to increased human exposure and enhancing health risks. In fact, some studies have related phthalate exposure with cardiovascular health, having already shown a positive association with the development of hypertension and atherosclerosis in adults and some cardiometabolic risk factors in children and adolescents. Therefore, the main purpose of this review is to present and relate the most recent studies concerning the implications of phthalates effects on the cardiovascular system.


2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (4.34) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Saif Ullah ◽  
Norizan Abdul Ghani ◽  
Atif Ameen Baig

This study examines the correlation between social factors and obesity among Malay obese people (age: 20-59 years old) in Terengganu, Malaysia. Comprised of cross-sectional research design, this study has been applied a convenience sampling technique. Clinical Practice Guidelines on Management of Obesity (2004) criteria was adopted < 27.49kg/m2 to measure the body mass index. The number of participants were included in this study n = 150 (male = 80 & females = 70). Data is collected by using close-ended self-administrated questionnaire. SPSS version 21.0 was used for the data analysis. The results reveals that obesity is significantly correlated with feelings (low self-esteem), body image dissatisfaction, eating and dieting frequency (eating habits), frequency of exercise (physical inactivity), physical activity barriers, and media influence. Moreover, obesity has found insignificant with health knowledge, religious knowledge, religious practices and their relation with obesity. It is a pioneer study that has assessed the correlation of social factors and obesity among Malay obese adults in Terengganu, Malaysia. This study reports that majority of the social factors are significantly correlated with obesity. Therefore, interventional programs should be arranged by government based on the social factors in order to decrease the level of obesity in Terengganu, Malaysia.  


2005 ◽  
Vol 33 (04) ◽  
pp. 525-533 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehmet Tuǧrul Cabıoǧlu ◽  
Neyhan Ergene

Our purpose in this study was to investigate the effect of acupuncture therapy on body weight and on levels of the serum total cholesterol, triglyceride, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol in obese women. Fifty-five women were studied in three groups as follows: (1) control group ( n = 12; mean age = 43.3 ± 4.3, and mean body mass index { BMI } = 32.2 ± 3.4); (2) electroacupuncture (EA) ( n = 22; mean age = 39.8 ± 5.3, and BMI = 34.8 ± 3.3); and (3) diet restriction ( n = 21; mean age = 42.7 ± 3.9, and BMI = 34.9 ± 3.3). EA was performed using the ear points, Sanjiao (Hungry) and Shen Men (Stomach), and the body points, LI 4, LI 11, St 25, St 36, St 44 and Liv 3, once daily, for 30 minutes, for 20 days, whereas patients on diet restriction had a 1425 Kcal diet program, that consisted of 1425 Kcal daily for 20 days. There was a 4.8% weight reduction in patients with EA application, whereas patients on diet restriction had a 2.5% weight reduction. There were significant decreases in total cholesterol and triglyceride levels in EA and diet groups compared with the control group ( p < 0.05 in both cases). Furthermore, there was a decrease in LDL levels in the EA group compared with the control group ( p < 0.05). No significant changes could be found in HDL levels among the three groups. Our results suggest that EA application in obese women may decrease the serum total cholesterol, triglyceride, and LDL cholesterol levels by increasing the serum beta endorphin level. This lipolytic effect of EA may also reduce the morbidity of obesity by mobilizing the energy stores that result in weight reduction.


Jurnal GIZIDO ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (01) ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Nonce Nova Legi ◽  
Mirna Kawulusan ◽  
Marstevi Olivia Gedoan

Hypercholesterolemia is an increase in total cholesterol levels in the blood beyond the normal limits. Excess cholesterol levels in the blood will have an impact on degenerative diseases. Brown rice (oryza nivara) is a rice rich in vitamins, minerals and contain water soluble fiber that can help bind cholesterol, then throw it out of the body. Regular consumption of brown rice is very beneficial for health that can reduce levels of LDL. The aim of this research is to know the effectiveness of brown rice rice to total cholesterol level in hypercholesterolemia patient in Vilage Sea Pineleng District of Minahasa Regency. The type of this research is Quasi Eksperimen with One Group of Pretest and Posttest Design. The sample in this study is the entire population of hypercholesterolemia patients recorded in Posbindu Village Sea Pineleng District Minahasa regency that meets the inclusion criteria. Rice brown rice is given for 8 consecutive days every morning, day and night. Total cholesterol levels were measured before and after administration of brown rice. Data analysis using Paired t-test. The results showed that the total cholesterol level before the study was the highest of 360 mg / dl, the lowest was 216 mg / dl, and after the highest total cholesterol was 298 mg / dl, the lowest was 164 mg / dl. The result of statistical test shows that p = 0,019 (p <0,05), which means that there is difference of total cholesterol before and after giving of rice of red rice to hypercholesterolemia patient in Vilage Sea Pineleng Sub-district of Minahasa Regency.


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