Risk Factors for Overweight and Obesity among Thai Adults: Results of the National Thai Food Consumption Survey

AbstractBeing physically active is associated with fundamental health benefits and assists with the maintenance of normal weight in children. The current World Health Organizations’ recommendation is for children to accumulate 60 minutes of physical activity (PA) per day to obtain such benefits. Conversely, time spent in sedentary behaviours including watching screens (ST) are positively associated with the risk of overweight and obesity in young people. The aim of this research was to estimate PA levels and ST usage of Irish children and to examine the relationship with body fat.This analysis was based on data collected from a nationally representative sample of Irish children aged 5–12-years (n = 591, 50% female) from The National Children's Food Consumption Survey II (www.iuna.net). The Child/Youth Physical Activity Questionnaires (C-PAQ/Y-PAQ) were used to measure PA and ST in 5–8 and 9–12-year-olds respectively. Both questionnaires were self-administered, recall instruments that assessed the frequency/duration of activities participated in over the previous 7-day period. The MET minutes (metabolic cost of the activity multiplied by the duration in minutes) of the PA's were calculated per child. Percentage body fat (%BF) was measured by a Tanita BC420MA device and participants were classified into categories based on their %BF, age and gender. Independent t-tests and ANOVA (post-hoc DunnettT-3) were used to assess differences between gender and %BF category.Overall, children spent 93 mins/d being physically active with 69% meeting the > 1hr recommendation. There was a significant difference in the time spent undertaking PA between boys (99 mins/d) and girls (88 mins/d) p = 0.020. Children spent 107 mins/d watching screens with 68% meeting the < 2hr guidance. Girls spent significantly less time watching screens (89 mins/d) than boys (124 mins/d) p ≤ 0.001. Children who had a normal %BF accumulated more PA MET mins/day compared to those who were classified as obese, which was significant in the total population (p = 0.007), for boys (p ≤ 0.001), but not girls (p = 0.929).This preliminary analysis indicates that a high proportion of Irish children are meeting the PA and ST recommendations, with boys being more physically active and spending more time watching screens compared to girls. However, results should be interpreted with caution as PA and ST usage were self-reported by participants. The association between PA MET minutes and %BF suggest that advice to encourage PA participation to combat excess adiposity in Irish children is justified. Future work should examine the role of other potential determinants of obesity in this cohort.

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Prevalence of overweight and obesity in Thai population: Results of the National Thai Food Consumption Survey

Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia Bulimia and Obesity ◽

10.1007/bf03327467 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 16 (4) ◽

pp. e242-e249 ◽

Cited By ~ 32

Author(s):

N. Jitnarin ◽

V. Kosulwat ◽

N. Rojroongwasinkul ◽

A. Boonpraderm ◽

C. K. Haddock ◽

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Keyword(s):

Food Consumption ◽

Overweight And Obesity ◽

Thai Population ◽

Food Consumption Survey ◽

Consumption Survey

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Secondary Analysis of Anthropometric Data from a South African National Food Consumption Survey, Using Different Growth Reference Standards

Maternal and Child Health Journal ◽

10.1007/s10995-010-0685-5 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 15 (8) ◽

pp. 1372-1380 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

L. Bosman ◽

M. G. Herselman ◽

H. S. Kruger ◽

D. Labadarios

Keyword(s):

South African ◽

Food Consumption ◽

Secondary Analysis ◽

Reference Standards ◽

Anthropometric Data ◽

Growth Reference ◽

Food Consumption Survey ◽

Consumption Survey

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Availability of ultra-processed food associated with health outcomes: a systematic review

European Journal of Public Health ◽

10.1093/eurpub/ckaa166.1113 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽

Author(s):

T Pereira de Araújo ◽

M Moraes ◽

V Magalhães ◽

C Afonso ◽

S Rodrigues

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Health Outcomes ◽

Food Consumption ◽

Food Availability ◽

Overweight And Obesity ◽

Noncommunicable Diseases ◽

Research Association ◽

Processed Food ◽

Household Budget ◽

Household Budget Surveys

Abstract Background Ultra-processed food (UPF) consumption increases worldwide, which can be harm to population's health. To establish associations between UPF and health outcomes, food consumption can be assessed individually or by using availability data, such as purchase lists or household budget surveys. The aim of this review was to search for studies on the availability of UPF related with mortality and morbidity from noncommunicable diseases or their risk factors. Methods PRISMA guideline was used. Searches were performed on PubMED, EBSCO, Scopus and Web of Science on December 2019. Search strategy included terms related with exposure (UPF) and outcomes (mortality or morbidity from noncommunicable diseases and their risk factors). Studies were selected based on the title and abstracts. Full texts were screened for eligibility and the snowballing method was used to find other relevant studies. To be based on UPF availability data and its relation with health outcomes were the inclusion criteria. Studies that assessed only food consumption at an individual level and did not present health outcome were excluded. Selection was conducted by two reviewers and a third helped when disagreement occurred. Results After duplicates removal, 560 records were analyzed. From the 11 eligible studies, 55% were conducted in more than one country. Others were performed in Brazil (27%), Guatemala (9%) and Sweden (9%). Studies were ecological (64%), cross-sectional (27%) and longitudinal (9%). All had representative samples, 45.5% were national samples, and the others were from particular population subgroups. In all studies, the only health outcomes that showed positive association with UPF availability were overweight and obesity prevalence. Conclusions Studies relating ultra-processed food availability and health outcomes are mainly focused on overweight and obesity. It is thus necessary to further explore the relationship between UPF availability and other health outcomes. Key messages It is necessary to further research association between ultra-processed food availability and other health outcomes, such as morbidity and mortality from cardiovascular diseases, diabetes or cancer. Purchase lists or household budget surveys are an important source of food availability data and can be used to relate the consumption of ultra-processed foods to health outcomes.

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