Association of Overweight with Food Portion Size among Adults of São Paulo – Brazil

AbstractIntroduction: Overweight has become a very important issue in the epidemiological scenario of nutrition due to its increasing rates and association with several chronic noncommunicable diseases. The etiology of overweight is complex, but diet is one of the modifiable factors that may interfere in the nutritional status of individuals and consequently on overweight and obesity. One aspect of the diet that has been related to overweight is the increase of energy intake, and related to that, the increase on food portion size.Objective: To evaluate differences in food portions size and its energy contribution in adolescents from São Paulo, Brazil between 2003, 2008 and 2015.Materials and Methods: Cross-sectional population-based study with a representative sample of 1711 adolescents aged 12 to 19 years who participated in the Health Survey of São Paulo (HS-SP). The HS-SP was conducted in 2003, 2008 and 2015. Overweight was defined according to the cutoff points of the World Health Organization (WHO) for adolescents (BMI ≥ p85). Dietary data were obtained from two 24-hour recalls.Reported foods were classified into groups and the prevalence of consumers, the percentage of energy contribution, and the mean and median of portion sizes in each food group were calculated.Results: Over the years, the prevalence of overweight in adolescents increased from 13.8% to 29.4%. The prevalence of consumers of salty snacks, fruits, industrialized juices, red meats, rice, sweets/desserts and toast/cookies has increased; while the number of consumers of coffee/tea, fruit juice, milk, artisan/non-packaged snacks and sugar decreased. The food groups with the highest energy contribution were: rice (14%), red meat (12%) and bread (9%) in all the years evaluated. The groups with the greatest increase in the energy contribution from 2003 to 2015 were: toast / cookies, sweets / desserts, white and red meats, and industrialized juices. The consumption portion size of eggs has increased, while those of cold cuts, fruits, industrialized juices, rice and tubers/roots decreased.Discussion: There was a diverse variation in the frequency of intake, the energy contribution and the food portion size over time with increase in some groups and decrease in others. These findings provide useful data to support future interventions and public policies focused on adolescent feeding.

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Differences over 12 Years in Food Portion Size and Association with Excess Body Weight in the City of São Paulo, Brazil

Nutrients ◽

10.3390/nu10060696 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 10 (6) ◽

pp. 696 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Jaqueline Pereira ◽

Paula Félix ◽

Josiemer Mattei ◽

Regina Fisberg

Keyword(s):

Body Weight ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

Portion Size ◽

Excess Body Weight ◽

São Paulo ◽

Food Portion ◽

The City ◽

Food Portion Size

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Analysis of the National Adult Nutrition Survey (Ireland) and the Food4Me Nutrition Survey Databases to Explore the Development of Food Labelling Portion Sizes for the European Union

Nutrients ◽

10.3390/nu11010006 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 6 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Michael Gibney ◽

Aifric O’Sullivan ◽

Albert Flynn ◽

Janette Walton ◽

Hannelore Daniel ◽

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Keyword(s):

European Union ◽

Survey Data ◽

Portion Size ◽

Food Labelling ◽

Food Diary ◽

Nutrition Survey ◽

Portion Sizes ◽

Food Portion ◽

Food Portion Size ◽

The Eu

The present study set out to explore the option of developing food portion size for nutritional labelling purposes using two European Union (EU) dietary surveys. The surveys were selected as they differed in (a) methodologies (food diary versus food frequency questionnaire), (b) populations (Irish National Adult Nutrition Survey (NANS) versus a seven-country survey based on the pan EU study Food4Me), (c) food quantification (multiple options versus solely photographic album) and (d) duration (4 consecutive days versus recent month). Using data from these studies, portion size was determined for 15 test foods, where portion size was defined as the median intake of a target food when consumed. The median values of the portion sizes derived from both the NANS and Food4Me surveys were correlated (r = 0.823; p < 0.00) and the mean of the two survey data sets were compared to US values from the Recognized as Customarily Consumed (RACC) database. There was very strong agreement across all food categories between the averaged EU and the US portion size (r = 0.947; p < 0.00). It is concluded that notwithstanding the variety of approaches used for dietary survey data in the EU, the present data supports using a standardized approach to food portion size quantification for food labelling in the EU.

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Influence of nutrition labelling on food portion size consumption

Appetite ◽

10.1016/j.appet.2013.02.013 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 65 ◽

pp. 153-158 ◽

Cited By ~ 19

Author(s):

Mary T. McCann ◽

Julie M.W. Wallace ◽

Paula J. Robson ◽

Kirsten L. Rennie ◽

Tracy A. McCaffrey ◽

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Keyword(s):

Portion Size ◽

Nutrition Labelling ◽

Food Portion ◽

Food Portion Size

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Validity of photographs for food portion estimation in a rural West African setting

Public Health Nutrition ◽

10.1017/s1368980007000870 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 11 (6) ◽

pp. 581-587 ◽

Cited By ~ 39

Author(s):

L Huybregts ◽

D Roberfroid ◽

C Lachat ◽

J Van Camp ◽

P Kolsteren

Keyword(s):

West African ◽

Portion Size ◽

Rural Setting ◽

Group Level ◽

Size Estimation ◽

Childbearing Age ◽

Food Items ◽

Food Portion ◽

Mean Differences ◽

Food Portion Size

AbstractObjectiveTo validate food photographs for food portion size estimation of frequently consumed dishes, to be used in a 24-hour recall food consumption study of pregnant women in a rural environment in Burkina Faso. This food intake study is part of an intervention evaluating the efficacy of prenatal micronutrient supplementation on birth outcomes.SubjectsWomen of childbearing age (15–45 years).DesignA food photograph album containing four photographs of food portions per food item was compiled for eight selected food items. Subjects were presented two food items each in the morning and two in the afternoon. These foods were weighed to the exact weight of a food depicted in one of the photographs and were in the same receptacles. The next day another fieldworker presented the food photographs to the subjects to test their ability to choose the correct photograph.ResultsThe correct photograph out of the four proposed was chosen in 55% of 1028 estimations. For each food, proportions of underestimating and overestimating participants were balanced, except for rice and couscous. On a group level, mean differences between served and estimated portion sizes were between −8.4% and 6.3%. Subjects who attended school were almost twice as likely to choose the correct photograph. The portion size served (small vs. largest sizes) had a significant influence on the portion estimation ability.ConclusionsThe results from this study indicate that in a West African rural setting, food photographs can be a valuable tool for the quantification of food portion size on group level.

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A comparison of food portion size estimation by older adults, young adults and nutritionists

The journal of nutrition health & aging ◽

10.1007/s12603-017-0937-9 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 22 (2) ◽

pp. 230-236 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Claire Marie Timon ◽

S. E. Cooper ◽

M. E. Barker ◽

A. J. Astell ◽

T. Adlam ◽

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Keyword(s):

Older Adults ◽

Young Adults ◽

Portion Size ◽

Size Estimation ◽

Food Portion ◽

Portion Size Estimation ◽

Food Portion Size

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Accuracy of Food Portion Size Estimations By Bulimic Subjects

Journal of the American Dietetic Association ◽

10.1016/s0002-8223(95)00429-7 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 95 (9) ◽

pp. A23

Author(s):

Jamie Stang ◽

Mary Story ◽

Mary Zollman

Keyword(s):

Portion Size ◽

Food Portion ◽

Food Portion Size

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Food portion size and energy density evoke different patterns of brain activation in children

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition ◽

10.3945/ajcn.116.136903 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 105 (2) ◽

pp. 295-305 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Laural K English ◽

S Nicole Fearnbach ◽

Stephen J Wilson ◽

Jennifer O Fisher ◽

Jennifer S Savage ◽

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Keyword(s):

Energy Density ◽

Brain Activation ◽

Portion Size ◽

Food Portion ◽

Food Portion Size

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A Systematic Review of Sensor-Based Methodologies for Food Portion Size Estimation

IEEE Sensors Journal ◽

10.1109/jsen.2020.3041023 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1-1

Author(s):

Viprav B. Raju ◽

Edward Sazonov

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Portion Size ◽

Size Estimation ◽

Food Portion ◽

Portion Size Estimation ◽

Food Portion Size

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Children's estimates of food portion size: the effect of timing of dietary interview on the accuracy of children's portion size estimates

British Journal Of Nutrition ◽

10.1017/s0007114507791882 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 99 (1) ◽

pp. 185-190 ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

E. Foster ◽

M. O'Keeffe ◽

J. N. S. Matthews ◽

J. C. Mathers ◽

M. Nelson ◽

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Keyword(s):

Assessment System ◽

Portion Size ◽

Assessment Tools ◽

Nutrient Intakes ◽

Portion Sizes ◽

Food Portion ◽

Size Estimates ◽

Food Portion Size ◽

Dietary Interview ◽

Food Consumed

For food intakes to be converted into nutrient intakes a measure or estimate of the amount of food consumed is required. A number of methods have been developed to assist subjects in providing an estimate of portion size. Children's ability to use perception, conceptualisation and memory skills to estimate food portion size has not been investigated systematically. The aim of the present study was to test the effect of the timing of a dietary interview on the accuracy of estimates of food portion sizes made by children, using food photographs, food models and an interactive portion size assessment system, developed for use with children and based on portion sizes of foods consumed by children. Children (n 108) aged 4–14 years were supplied with known quantities of foods and asked to estimate the portion size of each food using each of the three portion size assessment tools. Interviews took place (a) with the food in view, (b) just after the child had eaten the food or (c) 24 h after the child had eaten the food. There were no significant differences in children's ability to estimate food portion size (either as served or as eaten) with timing of interview. That is, children were as accurate in their estimates of portion size 24 h after consuming the food as when the food was in view. Under these conditions many children were able to estimate food portion size utilising perception, conceptualisation and memory skills.

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