Association between body weight misperception and dietary patterns in Brazilian adolescents: Cross-sectional study using ERICA data

The association between body image and eating behaviors or weight control strategies has been demonstrated in the scientific literature, but there is a lack of evidence on the association between weight misperception and food consumption indicators in adolescents. This study aimed to evaluate the association between weight misperception and dietary patterns (DPs) in the Brazilian Study of Cardiovascular Risks in Adolescents (ERICA). It was a national school-based cross-sectional study conducted among students aged 12–17 years. Data were collected in the form of anthropometric measurements, responses in self-answered questionnaires, and 24-h dietary recall. The following variables were assessed: weight underestimation and overestimation (independent variables), which were defined as the presence of a disagreement between nutritional status and self-perceived weight; dietary patterns (dependent variables), defined by a posteriori method using principal component factor analysis; and individual and demographic variables (covariates). Data analysis was performed using the Poisson regression models method, stratified by sex. A total of 52,038 adolescents with normal weights were evaluated. The weight misperception prevalence was 34.0% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 33.0, 35.0). Three DPs were identified: “Traditional Brazilian,” “Processed meat sandwiches and coffee,” and “Ultra-processed and sweet foods.” In girls, weight underestimation was directly associated with the “Traditional Brazilian” (1.24; 95% CI: 1.08, 1.43) and “Ultra-processed and sweet foods” DPs (1.29; 95% CI: 1.09, 1.54), and overestimation was inversely associated with all the DPs. In boys, a direct association between underestimation and the “Ultra-processed and sweet foods” DP (1.29; 95% CI: 1.10, 1.51) was found. Overestimation was inversely associated with the “Traditional Brazilian” DP (0.79; 95% CI: 0.63, 0.99). The inverse association between overestimation and the “Traditional Brazilian” DP, and the direct association between underestimation and the “Ultra-processed and sweet foods” DP indicated that weight misperception was related to unhealthy eating habits in Brazilian adolescents.

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28201 A cross-sectional study of dietary patterns and nutrient intakes in the oldest old

Journal of Clinical and Translational Science ◽

10.1017/cts.2021.708 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-2

Author(s):

Ashley C. Flores ◽

Yi-Hsuan Liu ◽

Xiang Gao ◽

G. Craig Wood ◽

Brian A. Irving ◽

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Keyword(s):

Dietary Patterns ◽

Oldest Old ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Nutrient Intakes ◽

Cross Sectional

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Associations between dietary patterns and gene expression profiles of healthy men and women: a cross-sectional study

Nutrition Journal ◽

10.1186/1475-2891-12-24 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 43

Author(s):

Annie Bouchard-Mercier ◽

Ann-Marie Paradis ◽

Iwona Rudkowska ◽

Simone Lemieux ◽

Patrick Couture ◽

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Keyword(s):

Gene Expression ◽

Dietary Patterns ◽

Expression Profiles ◽

Gene Expression Profiles ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Men And Women ◽

Healthy Men

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The association between meat consumption and the metabolic syndrome: a cross-sectional study and meta-analysis

British Journal Of Nutrition ◽

10.1017/s0007114521002452 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-15

Author(s):

Khemayanto Hidayat ◽

Wan-Zhan Zhu ◽

Si-Min Peng ◽

Jin-Jin Ren ◽

Meng-Lan Lu ◽

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Keyword(s):

Metabolic Syndrome ◽

Fish Consumption ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Meat Consumption ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Red Meat ◽

Inverse Association ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

The Metabolic Syndrome

Abstract The findings regarding the associations between red meat, fish and poultry consumption, and the metabolic syndrome (Mets) have been inconclusive, and evidence from Chinese populations is scarce. A cross-sectional study was performed to investigate the associations between red meat, fish and poultry consumption, and the prevalence of the Mets and its components among the residents of Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou, China. A total of 4424 participants were eligible for the analysis. A logistic regression model was used to estimate the OR and 95 % CI for the prevalence of the Mets and its components according to red meat, fish and poultry consumption. In addition, the data of our cross-sectional study were meta-analysed under a random effects model along with those of published observational studies to generate the summary relative risks (RR) of the associations between the highest v. lowest categories of red meat, fish and poultry consumption and the Mets and its components. In the cross-sectional study, the multivariable-adjusted OR for the highest v. lowest quartiles of consumption was 1·23 (95 % CI 1·02, 1·48) for red meat, 0·83 (95 % CI 0·72, 0·97) for fish and 0·93 (95 % CI 0·74, 1·18) for poultry. In the meta-analysis, the pooled RR for the highest v. lowest categories of consumption was 1·20 (95 % CI 1·06, 1·35) for red meat, 0·88 (95 % CI 0·81, 0·96) for fish and 0·97 (95 % CI 0·85, 1·10) for poultry. The findings of both cross-sectional studies and meta-analyses indicated that the association between fish consumption and the Mets may be partly driven by the inverse association of fish consumption with elevated TAG and reduced HDL-cholesterol and, to a lesser extent, fasting plasma glucose. No clear pattern of associations was observed between red meat or poultry consumption and the components of the Mets. The current findings add weight to the evidence that the Mets may be positively associated with red meat consumption, inversely associated with fish consumption and neutrally associated with poultry consumption.

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Inverse Association Between Metabolic Syndrome and Altitude: A Cross-Sectional Study in an Adult Population of Ecuador

Frontiers in Endocrinology ◽

10.3389/fendo.2018.00658 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 9 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Amaya Lopez-Pascual ◽

Jéssica Arévalo ◽

J. Alfredo Martínez ◽

Pedro González-Muniesa

Keyword(s):

Metabolic Syndrome ◽

Adult Population ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Inverse Association ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional

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Associations between Dietary Patterns and Impaired Fasting Glucose in Chinese Men: A Cross-Sectional Study

Nutrients ◽

10.3390/nu7095382 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 7 (9) ◽

pp. 8072-8089 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

Meilin Zhang ◽

Yufeng Zhu ◽

Ping Li ◽

Hong Chang ◽

Xuan Wang ◽

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Keyword(s):

Impaired Fasting Glucose ◽

Dietary Patterns ◽

Fasting Glucose ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Chinese Men

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Dietary Patterns in Egyptian Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C Related Liver Disease: A Cross-Sectional Study

Journal of Liver ◽

10.4172/2167-0889.1000176 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 04 (02) ◽

Author(s):

Amany Ahmad Ibrahim

Keyword(s):

Chronic Hepatitis ◽

Liver Disease ◽

Hepatitis C ◽

Chronic Hepatitis C ◽

Dietary Patterns ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Egyptian Patients ◽

Related Liver Disease

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Nutritional knowledge and body mass index: A cross-sectional study

Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira ◽

10.1590/1806-9282.63.09.736 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 63 (9) ◽

pp. 736-740 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Julia Luzzi Valmórbida ◽

Maíra Ribas Goulart ◽

Fernanda Michielin Busnello ◽

Lúcia Campos Pellanda

Keyword(s):

Body Mass Index ◽

Nutritional Status ◽

Body Mass ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Noncommunicable Diseases ◽

Inverse Association ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Food And Nutrition ◽

Level Of Knowledge

Summary Objective: To verify the knowledge about food and nutrition and its association with the nutritional status of obese patients with noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), and to identify the relationship between information sources and level of knowledge. Method: Cross-sectional study that included 263 outpatients of a cardiology referral hospital in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The participants filled out a questionnaire on socioeconomic data and knowledge about food and nutrition and had their nutritional status evaluated by body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC) and waist-hip ratio (WHR). Results: BMI showed a significant inverse association with the percentage of correct answers (p=0.002), as well as WC (p=0.000) and WHR (p<0.001). This was also true for education (p<0.001) and female gender (p=0.005) compared to males. More than 60% of patients reported using television and 23% reported using newspaper as sources of nutritional information. Conclusion: Our study revealed a significant association between BMI and the level of knowledge about foods, showing that there is need for more information on obesity-related NCDs for greater understanding by patients.

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Associations between taste sensitivity, preference for sweet and salty flavours, and nutritional status of adolescents from public schools

Revista de Nutrição ◽

10.1590/1678-98652017000300009 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 30 (3) ◽

pp. 369-375 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Marize Melo dos SANTOS ◽

Camila Santos MARREIROS ◽

Herika Brenda Santana da SILVA ◽

Ana Raquel Soares de OLIVEIRA ◽

Kyria Jayanne Clímaco CRUZ

Keyword(s):

Body Mass Index ◽

Public Schools ◽

Nutritional Status ◽

Food Choices ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Taste Sensitivity ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Sweet Foods ◽

Low Sensitivity

ABSTRACT Objective This study aimed to investigate the associations between taste sensitivity, preference for sweet and salty flavours, and nutritional status of adolescents in public schools. Methods We used a cross-sectional study involving 1,036 adolescents of both sexes, aged 10-19 years. Preference for sweet or salty flavours and preference for foods high in sugar or sodium were evaluated. Measurements of body mass index and taste flavour intensity recognition were conducted. Results Most participants were unable to identify the flavours and/or intensities, and only 18.0% of participants were able to correctly identify both the flavour and intensity of the samples. Most participants (82.1%) preferring sweet foods had low sensitivity to this taste, just as a large proportion of individuals preferring saltiness (82.3%) were less sensitive to salt (p<0.001). Preference for saltiness was associated with pre-obesity. Conclusion We found an association between a preference for sweet or salty flavours and nutritional status, highlighting the importance of poor food choices in the development of obesity and other chronic diseases.

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