scholarly journals Temporal Eating Patterns and Eating Windows among Adults with Overweight or Obesity

Nutrients ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. 4485
Author(s):  
Collin J. Popp ◽  
Margaret Curran ◽  
Chan Wang ◽  
Malini Prasad ◽  
Keenan Fine ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Intake ◽  
Local Time ◽  
Analysis Data ◽  
Eating Patterns ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Pilot Studies ◽  
Eating Occasion ◽  
Eating Occasions ◽  
Sectional Analysis ◽  
Overweight Or Obesity

We aim to describe temporal eating patterns in a population of adults with overweight or obesity. In this cross-sectional analysis, data were combined from two separate pilot studies during which participants entered the timing of all eating occasions (>0 kcals) for 10–14 days. Data were aggregated to determine total eating occasions, local time of the first and last eating occasions, eating window, eating midpoint, and within-person variability of eating patterns. Eating patterns were compared between sexes, as well as between weekday and weekends. Participants (n = 85) had a median age of 56 ± 19 years, were mostly female (>70%), white (56.5%), and had a BMI of 31.8 ± 8.0 kg/m2. The median eating window was 14 h 04 min [12 h 57 min–15 h 21 min], which was significantly shorter on the weekend compared to weekdays (p < 0.0001). Only 13.1% of participants had an eating window <12 h/d. Additionally, there was greater irregularity with the first eating occasion during the week when compared to the weekend (p = 0.0002). In conclusion, adults with overweight or obesity have prolonged eating windows (>14 h/d). Future trials should examine the contribution of a prolonged eating window on adiposity independent of energy intake.

scholarly journals Healthcare provider counselling for weight management behaviours among adults with overweight or obesity: a cross-sectional analysis of National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2011–2018

BMJ Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. e039295
Author(s):  
Mary L. Greaney ◽  
Steven A. Cohen ◽  
Furong Xu ◽  
Christie L Ward-Ritacco ◽  
Deborah Riebe
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
National Health ◽  
Weight Status ◽  
Calorie Intake ◽  
Nutrition Examination Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Health And Nutrition ◽  
Race Ethnicity ◽  
Sectional Analysis ◽  
Overweight Or Obesity

ObjectivesTo determine if adults with overweight or obesity received counselling from their healthcare providers (HCPs) to lose weight and/or adopt healthful behaviours associated with weight loss, and whether they took action on their HCPs’ recommendations.DesignCross-sectional analysis of 2011–2018 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data.SampleNHANES respondents aged 18+ who were overweight/obese and had seen an HCP in the previous 12 months (n=13 158).MethodsRespondents reported if their HCPs recommended they control/lose weight, increase exercise/physical activity (PA) and/or reduce fat/calorie intake, and if they adopted the offered recommendation(s). Weighted logistic regression models examined receipt of HCP counselling by sex, age, race/ethnicity, and weight status accounting for demographic characteristics and complex sampling. Similar analyses examined reported adoption of HCPs’ recommendations.ResultsThe sample was 53.1% women, 45.0% were overweight and 55.0% had obesity. In total, 40.4% received counselling to control/lose weight, 49.5% to increase exercise/PA and 38.9% to reduce fat/calorie intake. The following groups were less likely (p<0.001) to receive counselling: men; younger adults (aged 18–39) versus middle-aged (aged 40–64) and older adults (aged 65+); White versus Black and Hispanic respondents; overweight respondents versus respondents with obesity. Approximately half of those advised to make changes reported doing so (53.6% controlled/lost weight, 57.3% increased exercise/PA, 51.8% reduced fat/calorie intake). Differences in the adoption of recommendations were identified by sex, age group, race/ethnicity and weight status (all p<0.05); women, middle-aged and older adults, Black and Hispanic respondents and individuals with obesity were more likely to adopt one or more recommendations.ConclusionMost respondents did not receive HCP counselling, and approximately half of those who received counselling reported taking action. HCPs may need training to provide counselling and to offer recommendations tailored to the social contexts of populations less likely to adopt weight control related recommendations.

scholarly journals Decreasing the number of small eating occasions (<15 % of total energy intake) regardless of the time of day may be important to improve diet quality but not adiposity: a cross-sectional study in British children and adolescents

2015 ◽  
Vol 115 (2) ◽  
pp. 332-341 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kentaro Murakami ◽  
M. Barbara E. Livingstone
Keyword(s):  
Energy Intake ◽  
Diet Quality ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Time Of Day ◽  
Total Sugar ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Energy Contribution ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Eating Occasions ◽  
British Children

AbstractEvidence of associations between meal frequency (MF) and snack frequency (SF) and diet and obesity in young populations is limited. This cross-sectional study examined MF and SF in relation to dietary intake and adiposity measures in British children aged 4–10 years (n 818) and adolescents aged 11–18 years (n 818). Based on data from a 7-d weighed dietary record, all eating occasions were divided into meals or snacks on the basis of contribution to energy intake (≥15 or <15 %) or time (06.00–10.00, 12.00–15.00 and 18.00–21.00 hours or others). All measures of MF and SF showed positive associations with energy intake, except for MF based on energy contribution in children. Irrespective of the definition of snacks, SF was associated with higher intakes of soft drinks, confectionery and total sugar, lower intakes of cereals, fish, meat, protein, PUFA, starch and dietary fibre, and a lower diet quality (assessed by the Mediterranean diet score, except for SF based on energy contribution in adolescents). MF based on time, but not based on energy contribution, was associated with higher intakes of confectionery and total sugar, lower intakes of fish, protein, PUFA and starch, and, only in children, a lower diet quality. All measures of MF and SF showed no association with adiposity measures. In conclusion, this cross-sectional study in British children and adolescents suggests that decreasing the number of small eating occasions (<15 % of total energy intake) regardless of the time of day may be important to improve diet quality but not adiposity.

scholarly journals HUBUNGAN STATUS GIZI, TINGKAT ASUPAN ENERGI, BEBAN KERJA DENGAN PRODUKTIVITAS PEKERJA WANITA DI PERUSAHAAN BAUT DAN MUR

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Melda Monisca Butar
Keyword(s):  
Women Workers ◽  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Energy Intake ◽  
Work Load ◽  
Analysis Data ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Nutrition Status ◽  
Female Worker ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Intake Level

Women's participation in employment increases from year to year, due to the increasing number of industries requiring women's skills. The health of women workers should be of special concern in order to increase productivity. This study aims was to analyze the relationship of nutritional status, the level of energy intake, the workload with the productivity of female workers part of the packaging. This research was observational analytic with cross-sectional study design. This research was conducted in PT X, the sample size of this research was all female worker population of packaging with 35 people. Data were collected by measuring height, body weight, pulse rate, and 2 x 24 hour food recall interview. The analysis data using contingency coefficient test to see strenght relationship between varibael. The results of this research were female employee with characteristics most of the age group of 30-49 years, mostly elementary school graduates, most of them were married, and more than five years of service. The results showed that value of contingeny coefficient was nutrition status (0.458), energy intake level (0.388), and work load (0.341). Of the three variable was only nutritional status with moderate stregth relationship, while the level of energy intake level and the workload had a weak stregth relationship. It can be concluded that productivity among female worker in PT X is more affected by nutritional status compared energy intake level and work load. Companies are advised to providing canteen, providing counseling on balanced nutrition, and exercise activity.

scholarly journals Modest changes in dietary intake across the menstrual cycle: implications for food intake research

2006 ◽  
Vol 96 (5) ◽  
pp. 888-894 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Bryant ◽  
K. P. Truesdale ◽  
L. Dye
Keyword(s):  
Menstrual Cycle ◽  
Food Intake ◽  
Dietary Intake ◽  
Energy Intake ◽  
Primary Outcome ◽  
Cycle Phase ◽  
Dietary Interventions ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Sectional Analysis ◽  
Selection Of

Food intake varies across the menstrual cycle in mammals, energy intake usually being greater in the premenstrual phase compared with the postmenstrual phase. Premenstrual increments in energy intake and a preferential selection of carbohydrate have been suggested to be greater in women with premenstrual syndrome (PMS), who may be more sensitive to cyclical hormonal or neurotransmitter fluctuations. This has direct implications for research within populations of women, especially where the primary outcome is diet or a change in energy balance. We aimed to determine whether: the premenstrual intake of energy and macronutrients differed from the postmenstrual intake; the change in intake across the menstrual cycle differed in women with PMS compared with controls; and the change in intake was related to the severity of premenstrual symptoms. We collected 3 d dietary intake data during the postmenstrual and premenstrual phases of the menstrual cycle in thirty-one women with PMS and twenty-seven control women. The consumption of energy and macronutrient intake were similar between the phases of the cycle in women with PMS. Conversely, intakes were usually greater premenstrually in control women, although not all differences were statistically significant. Exceptions were with non-milk extrinsic sugars and alcohol, which were both consumed in greater amounts in the premenstrual phase in women with PMS. Significant correlations were observed between the severity of symptoms and the change in the consumption of these nutrients. These data suggest that a consideration of the menstrual cycle phase and PMS in diet may not be warranted, especially in cross-sectional analysis, although it may need to be taken into account when examining change in intake during dietary interventions.

scholarly journals Timing of eating across ten European countries – results from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) calibration study

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 324-335 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ena Huseinovic ◽  
Anna Winkvist ◽  
Heinz Freisling ◽  
Nadia Slimani ◽  
Heiner Boeing ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Energy Intake ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Northern European ◽  
Mediterranean Countries ◽  
Calibration Study ◽  
Sectional Analysis ◽  
Intake Ratio ◽  
Prospective Investigation

AbstractObjectiveTo examine timing of eating across ten European countries.DesignCross-sectional analysis of the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) calibration study using standardized 24 h diet recalls collected during 1995–2000. Eleven predefined food consumption occasions were assessed during the recall interview. We present time of consumption of meals and snacks as well as the later:earlier energy intake ratio, with earlier and later intakes defined as 06.00–14.00 and 15.00–24.00 hours, respectively. Type III tests were used to examine associations of sociodemographic, lifestyle and health variables with timing of energy intake.SettingTen Western European countries.SubjectsIn total, 22 985 women and 13 035 men aged 35–74 years (n 36 020).ResultsA south–north gradient was observed for timing of eating, with later consumption of meals and snacks in Mediterranean countries compared with Central and Northern European countries. However, the energy load was reversed, with the later:earlier energy intake ratio ranging from 0·68 (France) to 1·39 (Norway) among women, and from 0·71 (Greece) to 1·35 (the Netherlands) among men. Among women, country, age, education, marital status, smoking, day of recall and season were all independently associated with timing of energy intake (all P<0·05). Among men, the corresponding variables were country, age, education, smoking, physical activity, BMI and day of recall (all P<0·05).ConclusionsWe found pronounced differences in timing of eating across Europe, with later meal timetables but greater energy load earlier during the day in Mediterranean countries compared with Central and Northern European countries.

scholarly journals Correlates of childhood obesity in Athens, Greece

2008 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 940-945 ◽  
Author(s):  
Areti Lagiou ◽  
Maria Parava
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Childhood Obesity ◽  
Energy Intake ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Activity Patterns ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Physical Activity Patterns ◽  
Eating Occasions

AbstractObjectiveChildhood obesity is a growing public health problem. We have examined the association between sociodemographic profile and eating and physical activity patterns with overweight among primary-school students in Athens, Greece.DesignCross-sectional study.SettingEleven primary schools in the greater Athens area, Greece.SubjectsA total of 633 children aged 10–12 years (50 % boys, 50 % girls) were interviewed in person during spring 2003. Multivariate logistic regression was used to investigate the association between eating and physical activity patterns and overweight (≥85th sex- and age-specific BMI centile). Results are presented as odds ratios and 95 % confidence intervals.ResultsOverweight was more common among girls than among boys (OR=1·73; 95% CI 1·11, 2·69) and substantially less common among children born outside Greece (OR=0·46; CI 0·22, 0·95). Reported physical activity (per 1·5 h per day) was unrelated to overweight (OR=0·97; CI 0·85, 1·12) but patent physical inactivity, operationalised as time spent watching television or working/playing with the computer (per 1·5 h per day) was a highly significant predictor of overweight (OR=1·20; CI 1·05, 1·36). Composition of diet was unrelated to overweight but the daily number of eating occasions, controlling for total energy intake, was significantly inversely associated with overweight (OR=0·61; CI 0·48, 0·76).ConclusionsThe principal factor underlying overweight among children in Athens appears to be the extended inactivity imposed by modern childhood lifestyles. An intriguing finding is that spreading a given energy intake over several eating occasions was inversely associated with the likelihood of childhood obesity.

scholarly journals Discretionary intake among Australian adults: prevalence of intake, top food groups, time of consumption and its association with sociodemographic, lifestyle and adiposity measures

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (09) ◽  
pp. 1576-1589 ◽  
Author(s):  
Flavia Fayet-Moore ◽  
Andrew McConnell ◽  
Tim Cassettari ◽  
Kate Tuck ◽  
Peter Petocz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Linear Models ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Food Groups ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Younger Adults ◽  
Sociodemographic Data ◽  
Food And Beverage ◽  
Eating Occasions ◽  
Activity Survey ◽  
Sectional Analysis

AbstractObjectiveTo profile discretionary food and beverage (DF) consumption among Australian adults.DesignCross-sectional analysis. Dietary and sociodemographic data were used to profile DF intake. Prevalence of DF consumption, DF servings (1 serving=600 kJ), nutrient contribution from DF and top DF food groups by self-reported eating occasions were determined. DF consumers (&gt;0 g) were classified according to quartile of DF intake and general linear models adjusted for age and sex were used to determine associations.Setting2011–12 National Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey (NNPAS).ParticipantsAdults aged ≥19 years (n 9341) who participated in the NNPAS 2011–12.ResultsMost adults consumed DF (98 %) and over 60 % exceeded 3 DF servings/d, with a mean of 5·0 (se 0·0) DF servings/d. Cakes, muffins, scones, cake-type desserts contributed the most DF energy (8·4 %) of all food groups, followed by wines (8·1 %), pastries (8·0 %) and beers (6·1 %), with all these food groups consumed in large portions (2·3–3·0 DF servings). Lunch and dinner together contributed 45 % of total DF energy intake. High DF consumers had an average of 10 DF servings, and this group contained more younger adults, males, low socio-economic status, lower usual fruit intake and higher mean waist circumference, but not higher BMI.ConclusionsA focus on DF consumed in large portions at lunch and dinner may help improve interventions aimed at reducing DF intake and addressing negative adiposity-related measures found in high DF consumers.

scholarly journals Level of Anxiety-State as a factor in changing eating patterns in college students: NUTSAU Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (17) ◽  
pp. e252101725040
Author(s):  
Bruno dos Santos de Assis ◽  
Mariá Gonçalves Pereira da Silva ◽  
Camila Bastos Faustino ◽  
Luana Azevedo de Aquino ◽  
Ana Beatriz Franco-Sena
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Food Consumption ◽  
Dietary Patterns ◽  
State Anxiety ◽  
Anxiety State ◽  
Eating Patterns ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Consumption Data ◽  
Food Consumption Data ◽  
Sectional Analysis

With the purpose of identifying eating patterns of university students at a federal university in the state of Rio de Janeiro, a cross-sectional analysis of food consumption data was stratified by anxiety symptom scores of 147 students enrolled in the second semester of several undergraduate courses in the second semester of 2015. The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory determined the anxiety symptoms scores. A food frequency questionnaire was applied to obtain food consumption data. Students were stratified into two groups, using the median state anxiety score as cutoff point. For each group, some dietary patterns were derived by the application of the principal component analysis. Statistical analysis was performed using the SPSS software. The university students presented a median state-anxiety score of 43 points, and it was significantly higher in women. Three dietary patterns were identified for each group according to their nutritional characteristics, among which “Mixed 1”, “Healthy” and “Rice and Beans” for the less anxious students and “Western”, “Mixed 2” and “Rice and Beans” for the most anxious students. The results showed that it was possible to identify consistent food patterns for both, using a factorial analysis method. Students with the highest anxiety-state scores had a pronounced Western eating pattern, and those least anxious students had higher consumption of healthier food groups and lower consumption of caffeinated beverages. Although this is a cross-sectional analysis, it can contribute to optimize nutritional intervention for this population.

Age-Dependency of Cardiometabolic Risk and Protective Factors in Females Living in a Countryside Area of Switzerland

Praxis ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 110 (5) ◽  
pp. 252-256
Author(s):  
Letizia Lepori ◽  
Dragana Radovanovic ◽  
Andreas W. Schoenenberger ◽  
Paolo M. Suter ◽  
Paul Erne ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Protective Factors ◽  
Postmenopausal Women ◽  
Cardiometabolic Risk ◽  
Premenopausal Women ◽  
Risk And Protective Factors ◽  
Analysis Data ◽  
Viewing Time ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Study Participants ◽  
Sectional Analysis

Abstract. We investigated the effect of age on cardiometabolic risk and protective factors in females living in a countryside area of Switzerland. For this cross-sectional analysis, data from 268 female adults, who live in two neighboring countryside villages in Italian-speaking Switzerland were retained. 89 study participants were premenopausal, 82 climacteric and 97 postmenopausal. Television viewing time, short duration of sleep, overweight, blood pressure, levels of atherogenic lipids and glycated hemoglobin significantly increased with age. Walking time also significantly increased with age. Tobacco smoking was more common among premenopausal women. It is concluded that in these countryside villages climacteric and postmenopausal women generally have an unfavorable cardiometabolic risk profile. On the other side, low physical activity and smoking are, compared to premenopausal and climacteric women, less prevalent in postmenopausal women.

scholarly journals Higher eating frequency is associated with lower adiposity and robust circadian rhythms: a cross-sectional study

2020 ◽  
Vol 113 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-27
Author(s):  
María Fernanda Zerón-Rugerio ◽  
Antoni Díez-Noguera ◽  
Maria Izquierdo-Pulido ◽  
Trinitat Cambras
Keyword(s):  
Circadian Rhythms ◽  
Energy Intake ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
Eating Patterns ◽  
Circadian Pattern ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Eating Frequency ◽  
Potential Risk Factors

ABSTRACT Background Although overweight and obesity are assumed to arise from an energy imbalance, evidence has shown that the frequency and timing of meals are also potential risk factors for obesity. However, the lack of a consistent approach to define eating patterns relative to internal circadian rhythms limits the extent of these findings. Objectives The objective of this study was to investigate the association of the circadian pattern of energy intake with adiposity and with internal circadian rhythms. Methods A total of 260 Spanish adults (aged 20–30 y; 78.1% women) were included in a 6-d cross-sectional study. Participants documented sleep and dietary intake within the study period. From these data, we evaluated the chronotype, eating patterns (meal timing, eating duration, and eating frequency), and we obtained the daily profile of energy intake. In addition, we evaluated the circadian pattern of wrist temperature (internal circadian rhythm marker). Circadian patterns of energy intake and wrist temperature were analyzed, and their association among them and with anthropometric variables and diet quality was studied. Results The greater fragmentation of the circadian pattern of energy intake was associated with lower BMI (in kg/m2; −10.55; 95% CI: −16.96, −4.13; P = 0.001). In addition, a greater eating frequency (≥5 eating occasions/d) was significantly associated with lower BMI (−1.88; 95% CI: −3.27, −0.48) and higher energy intake after 20:00 (4.14% of kcal; 95% CI: 1.67, 7.16). Furthermore, a greater eating frequency was associated with lower fragmentation (P = 0.042) and greater stability of the circadian pattern of wrist temperature (P = 0.016). Conclusions The daily pattern of energy intake is associated with adiposity and robust circadian rhythms. Our results shed light on the relevance of eating frequency as a potential zeitgeber for the circadian system. Although more evidence is needed, eating frequency could be considered for future chrono-nutritional recommendations for the prevention of circadian misalignment and obesity.

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