The Relationship Between Diet Quality and Adult Obesity: Evidence from Canada

Additional work hours may lead to weight gain by decreasing exercise, causing substitution from meals prepared at home to fast food and pre-prepared processed food, or reducing sleep. Substitution toward unhealthy convenience foods could also influence the weight of one's spouse and children, while longer work hours for adults may further impact child weight by reducing parental supervision. I examine the effects of adult work hours on the body mass index (BMI) and obesity status of adults as well as the overweight status of children. Longer hours increase one's own BMI and probability of being obese, but have a smaller and statistically insignificant effect on these outcomes for one's spouse. Mothers', but not mother's spouse's, work hours affect children's probability of being overweight. My estimates imply that changes in labor force participation account for only 1.4% of the rise in adult obesity in recent decades, but a more substantial 10.4% of the growth in childhood overweight.

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Recommended Intake of Key Food Groups and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Australian Older, Rural-Dwelling Adults

Nutrients ◽

10.3390/nu12030860 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (3) ◽

pp. 860 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Alice J. Owen ◽

Michael J. Abramson ◽

Jill F. Ikin ◽

Tracy A. McCaffrey ◽

Sylvia Pomeroy ◽

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Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Risk Factor ◽

Cardiovascular Risk ◽

Diet Quality ◽

Cardiometabolic Risk ◽

Soft Drink ◽

Cardiometabolic Risk Factors ◽

Processed Meat ◽

Cardiometabolic Risk Factor ◽

The Relationship

This study examined the relationship between diet quality scores and cardiometabolic risk factors in regionally-dwelling older Australian adults with increased cardiovascular risk. This study was a cross-sectional analysis of demographic, anthropometric, and cardiometabolic risk factor data from 458 participants of the Cardiovascular Stream of the Hazelwood Health Study. Participants completed a 120 item semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire. Multivariable linear regression adjusting for age, sex, smoking, physical activity, education, diabetes, and body mass index was used to examine the relationship between diet and cardiometabolic risk factors. Mean (SD) age of participants was 71 (8) years, and 55% were male. More than half of men and women did not meet recommended intakes of fibre, while 60% of men and 42% of women exceeded recommended dietary sodium intakes. Higher diet quality in terms of intake of vegetables, grains, and non-processed meat, as well as intake of non-fried fish, was associated with more favourable cardiometabolic risk profiles, while sugar-sweetened soft drink intake was strongly associated with adverse cardiometabolic risk factor levels. In older, regionally-dwelling adults, dietary public health strategies that address whole grain products, vegetable and fish consumption, and sugar-sweetened soft-drink intake may be of benefit in reducing cardiometabolic risk.

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Kualitas diet, kurang energi kronis (KEK), dan anemia pada pengantin wanita di Kabupaten Semarang

JURNAL GIZI INDONESIA ◽

10.14710/jgi.8.1.1-10 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 1

Author(s):

Fillah Fithra Dieny ◽

Firdananda Fikri Jauharany ◽

Deny Yudi Fitranti ◽

A Fahmy Arif Tsani ◽

Ayu Rahadiyanti ◽

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Keyword(s):

Diet Quality ◽

Hemoglobin Level ◽

Dietary Quality ◽

Vulnerable Groups ◽

Quality Data ◽

Iron Intake ◽

Upper Arm ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Arm Circumference ◽

The Relationship

Introduction: Pre-conception women are potential mothers or vulnerable groups who need special attention. The less of nutrients Intake than necessary can lead to nutritional problems such as Chronic Energy Deficiencyand nutritional anemia that have an impact on the next phase of life such as the risk of giving birth to babies with low birth weight (LBW), babies stunting, and growth disruption and development of the fetus / baby during pregnancy or after that. Objective: To analyze the relationship between diet quality, chronic energy malnutrition status with anemia in the bride.Methods: A cross-sectional study with 70 subjects who were brides aged 16-30 years. Selection of subjects with consecutive sampling method. Dietary quality data was measured through the Semi Quantitative Food Frequency Questionnaire (SQ-FFQ) and Diet Quality Index - International (DQI-I) forms, SEZ status assessed from body mass index (BMI) and upper arm circumference (LiLA). Anemia status was measured from hemoglobin levels, MCV, MCH, and MCHC. To examine the relationship between diet quality, chronic energy malnutrition, and anemia using a linear regression test.Results: The subject aged 16-30 years, and 41.4% are still <20 years old. A total of 10 subjects (14.3%) belonged to Chronic Energy Deficiency. Haemoglobin level measurements showed there were 8 subjects (11.4%) who had low Hb levels, and 4 of them had anemia with microcytic hypychromic type which was characterized by low MCV, MCH and MCHC values. Based on the calculation of intake was known that 55 subjects (78.6%) had a low quality diet. This study showed no relationship between diet quality and anemia, but the sub-components of diet quality were adequacy of protein intake (p = 0.007), iron intake (p = 0.009) and upper arm circumference (p = 0.018) indicating a significant relationship with anemia (hemoglobin level) in the bride. Conclusion: the less protein and iron intake and lower upper arm circumference associated with a decrease in the bride's hemoglobin level

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Relationship between 24 h urinary potassium and diet quality in the adult Spanish population

Public Health Nutrition ◽

10.1017/s1368980014001402 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 18 (5) ◽

pp. 850-859 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Elena Rodríguez-Rodríguez ◽

Rosa M Ortega ◽

Pedro Andrés Carvajales ◽

Liliana G González-Rodríguez

Keyword(s):

Energy Intake ◽

Diet Quality ◽

Dairy Products ◽

Healthy Eating Index ◽

The Body ◽

Spanish Population ◽

Final Sample ◽

Urinary Potassium ◽

Varied Diet ◽

The Relationship

AbstractObjectiveTo study the relationship between diet quality and 24 h urinary K excretion.DesignK was measured in 24 h urine samples, while diet was studied using a 24 h recall method over two consecutive days. Diet quality was determined using the Healthy Eating Index (HEI). The body weight, height and body composition of all participants were recorded, and the BMI of each calculated.SettingRepresentative members of the adult Spanish population from the FANPE Study (‘Fuentes Alimentarias de Nutrientes en Población Española’; Dietary Sources of Nutrients in the Spanish Population).SubjectsThe final sample size was 329 participants aged 18–60 years.ResultsParticipants with a 24 h urinary K excretion ≥93 mmol/d (group AP = adequate potassium) had greater self-reported K intakes, consumed more fruit and vegetables, had a more varied diet and had better HEI scores than those with a 24 h urinary K excretion <93 mmol/d (group IP = inadequate potassium). A significant positive correlation was seen between 24 h urinary K and dietary variety and the number of servings of fruits, vegetables and dairy products consumed, and between each of these and the HEI after correcting for age, sex, BMI, coefficient of activity, energy intake and the under-reporting of energy intake. AP participants were less likely to have an inadequate diet (HEI score <50) than IP participants (OR =0·439; 95 % CI 0·201, 0·961;P=0·039).ConclusionsDiet quality, measured by the HEI, is correlated with 24 h urinary K excretion in Spanish adults.

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