| Number of meals eaten in relation to weight status among Norwegian adolescents. | |
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PMID: 21062835 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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AIM: To assess the relationship between number of meals eaten and weight status, and to assess potential confounders of this relationship. METHODS: A total of 2870 (participation rate: 85%) 9th and 10th graders (mean age: 15.5 years) at 33 schools completed questionnaires in May 2005. Number of meals was measured with questions asking whether they ate breakfast, lunch, dinner, and supper the day before, giving a scale ranging from zero to four meals/day. Data on gender, height, weight, education plans, intake of fruits and vegetables, consumption of unhealthy snacks, TV/computer time, physical activity level, and dieting were also collected. RESULTS: The proportions of overweight adolescents related to the number of meals eaten were: 10% (0-1 meals, n = 107), 18% (2 meals, n = 399), 14% (3 meals, n = 925), and 10% (4 meals, n = 1402), p ≤ 0.001. Low education plans, high TV/computer time, low physical activity level, and dieting were all positively associated with both being overweight and not having four meals. Being a boy was positively associated with being overweight but negatively associated with not having four meals. High intake of unhealthy snacks was negatively associated with being overweight, but positively associated with not having four meals. In a logistic regression analysis, adjusting for all variables mentioned, odds ratio for being overweight were 0.8 (95% CI 0.3-1.9), 1.8 (95% CI 1.2-2.7) and 1.6 (95% CI 1.2-2.3), respectively, for eating one or zero, two, and three meals compared to four meals. CONCLUSIONS: Eating four meals/day was significantly negatively related to being overweight, also when controlling for potential confounding factors. |
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Authors:
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Frøydis N Vik; Nina C Overby; Nanna Lien; Elling Bere |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Scandinavian journal of public health Volume: 38 ISSN: 1651-1905 ISO Abbreviation: Scand J Public Health Publication Date: 2010 Nov |
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Created Date: 2010-11-10 Completed Date: 2010-11-24 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 100883503 Medline TA: Scand J Public Health Country: Sweden |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 13-8 Citation Subset: IM |
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University of Agder, Norway. froydis.n.vik@uia.no |
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Adolescent Body Mass Index Body Weight* Candy / adverse effects Diet Fast Foods / adverse effects Feeding Behavior* Female Food Habits* Fruit Humans Life Style Male Norway / epidemiology Overweight / epidemiology, etiology Questionnaires Sex Factors Socioeconomic Factors Vegetables |
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