Body Weight, the Home Environment, and Eating Behaviour Across Three Generations of Women: A Quasi-Longitudinal Study in Four Mediterranean and Non-Mediterranean Countries

Abstract Errors inherent in self-reported measures of energy intake (EI) are substantial and well documented, but correlates of misreporting remain unclear. Therefore, potential predictors of misreporting were examined. In Study One, fifty-nine individuals (BMI = 26·1 (sd 3·8) kg/m2, age = 42·7 (sd 13·6) years, females = 29) completed a 14-d stay in a residential feeding behaviour suite where eating behaviour was continuously monitored. In Study Two, 182 individuals (BMI = 25·7 (sd 3·9) kg/m2, age = 42·4 (sd 12·2) years, females = 96) completed two consecutive days in a residential feeding suite and five consecutive days at home. Misreporting was directly quantified by comparing covertly measured laboratory weighed intakes (LWI) with self-reported EI (weighed dietary record (WDR), 24-h recall, 7-d diet history, FFQ). Personal (age, sex and %body fat) and psychological traits (personality, social desirability, body image, intelligence quotient and eating behaviour) were used as predictors of misreporting. In Study One, those with lower psychoticism (P = 0·009), openness to experience (P = 0·006) and higher agreeableness (P = 0·038) reduced EI on days participants knew EI was being measured to a greater extent than on covert days. Isolated associations existed between personality traits (psychoticism and openness to experience), eating behaviour (emotional eating) and differences between the LWI and self-reported EI, but these were inconsistent between dietary assessment techniques and typically became non-significant after accounting for multiplicity of comparisons. In Study Two, sex was associated with differences between LWI and the WDR (P = 0·009), 24-h recall (P = 0·002) and diet history (P = 0·050) in the laboratory, but not home environment. Personal and psychological correlates of misreporting identified displayed no clear pattern across studies or dietary assessment techniques and had little utility in predicting misreporting.

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Body weight trends in adolescents of Central Italy across 13 years: social, behavioural, and psychological correlates

Journal of Public Health ◽

10.1007/s10389-021-01627-6 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Giovanni Castellini ◽

Giulio D’Anna ◽

Eleonora Rossi ◽

Emanuele Cassioli ◽

Fabio Voller ◽

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Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Body Weight ◽

Psychological Distress ◽

Sexual Activity ◽

Family Relationships ◽

Parental Education ◽

Central Italy ◽

Eating Behaviour ◽

Soft Drinks ◽

Bullying Victimisation

Abstract Aim The study aimed to determine trends in the prevalence of underweight, overweight, obesity and their putative risk factors in different cohorts from a representative population of adolescents in Central Italy. Subject and methods After random sampling, five cohorts of adolescents attending public high schools – aged 14 to 18 years – were evaluated from 2005 to 2018 (n: 25,174). Collected information included self-reported body mass index (BMI), descriptors of family environment, eating behaviour, physical activity, screen use, bullying victimisation, sexual behaviour (age at first intercourse, number of partners) and perceived psychological distress. For these data, between-cohort prevalence differences were used to esteem prevalence variations across time. In the 2018 cohort, the association between these factors and body weight was evaluated through multinomial regressions with sex-specific crude relative risk ratios for different BMI categories. Results An increased prevalence of overweight was observed for both boys and girls. The study outlined a transition towards higher parental education and unemployment, reduced soft drinks consumption and higher psychological distress. Sex-specific changes were observed for physical and sexual activity, and a rising percentage of girls reported being bullied and distressing family relationships. Parental education and employment, together with physical activity, confirmed to be protective factors against pathological weight. The latter clustered with reduced soft drinks consumption, bullying victimisation, early sexual activity, worse family relationships and higher distress. Conclusion An increased prevalence of both overweight and underweight was observed across time. Economic factors associated with unemployment and changes in behavioural patterns may have contributed to this trend.

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Breakfast consumption and weight-loss maintenance: results from the MedWeight study

British Journal Of Nutrition ◽

10.1017/s0007114516001550 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 115 (12) ◽

pp. 2246-2251 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Dora Brikou ◽

Dimitra Zannidi ◽

Eleni Karfopoulou ◽

Costas A. Anastasiou ◽

Mary Yannakoulia

Keyword(s):

Weight Loss ◽

Body Weight ◽

Dietary Intake ◽

Eating Behaviour ◽

Weight Loss Maintenance ◽

Precise Definition ◽

Confounding Factors ◽

Initial Body Weight ◽

Breakfast Consumption ◽

At Home

AbstractDaily breakfast consumption is a common eating behaviour among people who have maintained their weight loss after weight-loss management. However, there is not a precise definition for breakfast in the literature. The purpose of this study was to investigate potential associations between breakfast consumption (based on several definitions) and weight-loss maintenance, as well as to explore differences in breakfast quality between individuals who managed to maintain part of the weight loss and in those who regained weight loss. The study sample consisted of 354 participants of the MedWeight study (age: 32 (sd 10) years, 61 % women) who had lost ≥10 % of their initial body weight and either maintained the loss for ≥1 year (maintainers, n 257) or regained weight loss (regainers, n 97). Participants completed online questionnaires and reported their dietary intake through two telephone 24-h recalls. Breakfast consumption was evaluated using twelve different definitions. The analysis indicated that breakfast consumption was associated with weight-loss maintenance only in men, when using self-reported breakfast consumption or the following breakfast definitions: (1) the first eating episode consumed at home and (2) the first eating episode consumed at home excluding caffeinated drinks. This association remained statistically significant even after adjustment for potential confounding factors. Thus, breakfast, the first eating episode of the day, when consumed at home, may be protective against weight regaining.

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Social Stratification of Body Weight Trajectory in Middle-Age and Older Americans: Results From a 14-Year Longitudinal Study

Journal of Aging and Health ◽

10.1177/0898264310385930 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 23 (3) ◽

pp. 454-480 ◽

Cited By ~ 25

Author(s):

Anda Botoseneanu ◽

Jersey Liang

Keyword(s):

Body Weight ◽

Longitudinal Study ◽

Social Stratification ◽

Middle Age ◽

Older Americans

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Longitudinal study of adverse behaviour of undocked pigs in two different housing systems

BSAP Occasional Publication ◽

10.1017/s0263967x00040374 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 31 ◽

pp. 165-168

Author(s):

H. A. Van de Weerd ◽

C. M. Docking ◽

J .E. L. Day ◽

K. Breuer ◽

S. A. Edwards

Keyword(s):

Body Weight ◽

Longitudinal Study ◽

Flow System ◽

Housing System ◽

Finishing Pigs ◽

Housing Systems ◽

Tail Biting ◽

Changes Over Time ◽

Over Time ◽

Biting Behaviour

AbstractThe development of adverse behaviour in group–housed growing/ finishing pigs with intact tails was studied in a straw–flow housing system and in a part–slatted system with a commercial enrichment object. Food intake, body weight and behaviour were monitored over the finishing period, with tail biting outbreaks defined as an occasion where three or more pigs within a group had freshly damaged tails and tail biting behaviour was ongoing. Data from the two systems were analysed to identify tail–biting outbreaks and behavioural changes over time. Levels of pig manipulation were higher in the part–slatted system. Over time, pigs in both systems showed reduced interest in the enrichment provided, but not in each other. Despite the presence of the enrichment device, tail biting occurred in all groups in the part–slatted system, but only 1/12 groups in the straw–flow system. The amount of time occupied by manipulation of the enrichment provided was very significantly higher for straw than for the commercial object. Better design of enrichment strategies is therefore needed and should be based on species–relevant requirements.

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Gastric Emptying, Body Weight and Symptoms in Primary Anorexia Nervosa

The British Journal of Psychiatry ◽

10.1192/bjp.162.3.398 ◽

1993 ◽

Vol 162 (3) ◽

pp. 398-402 ◽

Cited By ~ 43

Author(s):

Georg Stacher ◽

Thalia-Anthi Abatzi-Wenzel ◽

Stefan Wiesnagrotzki ◽

Helmar Bergmann ◽

Christa Schneider ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Body Weight ◽

Anorexia Nervosa ◽

Gastric Emptying ◽

Motor Activity ◽

Eating Behaviour ◽

Gastric Retention ◽

Double Blind Trial ◽

Double Blind ◽

Blind Trial ◽

Gastric Motor Activity

In a double-blind trial, 12 out-patients with primary anorexia nervosa received, for six weeks, either 10 mg cisapride or placebo, three times a day. Cisapride accelerated gastric emptying of a radiolabelled semisolid meal in all six patients; five gained weight and symptoms of gastric retention ameliorated in four. With placebo, three of six had emptying enhanced, four gained weight, and one's symptoms improved. For another six weeks, all patients received cisapride. In five of the patients who had received cisapride, emptying further accelerated or remained stable; in one it slowed. Of the six patients who received placebo, four had emptying accelerated, five gained weight, and symptoms improved in four. Longer administration of cisapride may, by enhancing gastric motor activity, alleviate symptoms of retention and thus help to change eating behaviour.

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Anthropometric indices predict physical function and mobility in older Australians: the Australian Longitudinal Study of Ageing

Public Health Nutrition ◽

10.1079/phn2002336 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 5 (5) ◽

pp. 655-662 ◽

Cited By ~ 80

Author(s):

Elaine Bannerman ◽

Michelle D Miller ◽

Lynne A Daniels ◽

Lynne Cobiac ◽

Lynne C Giles ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Older Adults ◽

Body Weight ◽

Longitudinal Study ◽

Waist Circumference ◽

Physical Function ◽

South Australia ◽

Self Report ◽

Mobility Limitations ◽

Australian Longitudinal Study ◽

Increased Risk

AbstractObjective:To evaluate, in terms of function and mobility, the predictive value of commonly adopted anthropometric ‘definitions’ used in the nutritional assessment of older adults, in a cohort of older Australians.Design:Prospective cohort study – Australian Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ALSA).Setting:Adelaide, South Australia (1992–1994).Subjects:Data were analysed from 1272 non-institutionalised (685 males, 587 females) older adults ≥70 years old in South Australia. Seven ‘definitions’ commonly used in the anthropometric assessment of both under- and overnutrition (including four using body mass index (BMI), waist-to-hip ratio, waist circumference and percentage weight change) were evaluated at baseline, for their ability to predict functional and mobility limitation assessed (by self-report questionnaire) at two years follow-up. All questionnaires were administered and anthropometry performed by trained investigators. The associations between the definitions and decline in mobility and physical function were evaluated over two years using multiple logistic regression.Results:A BMI >85th percentile or >30 kgm−2 or a waist circumference of >102 cm in males and >88 cm in females increased risk of functional and mobility limitations. Over two years, a loss of 10% body weight significantly increased the risk of functional and mobility limitations.Conclusion:Maintaining weight within older adults, irrespective of initial body weight, may be important in preventing functional and mobility limitations. Excessive weight is associated with an increased risk of limitation in function and mobility, both key components of health-related quality of life.

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