Unhealthy eating behaviors and weight gain: A prospective study in young and middle-age adults.

Auteur(s) :
León-Muñoz LM., Banegas JR., Rodríguez-Artalejo F., Guallar-Castillon P., García-Esquinas E., Soler-Vila H.
Date :
Mai, 2016
Source(s) :
OBESITY (SILVER SPRING). #24:5 p1178-84
Adresse :
Departamento de Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid/IdiPaz, and CIBER of Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain. [email protected]

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OBJECTIVE
Guidelines for obesity prevention recommend reducing certain unhealthy eating behaviors (UEB). However, the association between UEB and weight gain is uncertain.

METHODS
Prospective cohort with 1,638 individuals aged 18-60 years was recruited in 2008-2010. UEB assessed at baseline were: not planning how much to eat, consuming pre-cooked/canned food, buying snacks, eating in fast-food restaurants, not choosing low-calorie foods, not removing visible fat from meat or skin from chicken, and eating while watching TV or seating on a sofa. Participants were followed up through 2012 to assess weight change.

RESULTS
Compared to reporting 0-2 UEB, the multivariate odds ratios (95% confidence interval) for gaining ≥3 kg were 0.97 (0.74-1.28) for 3-4 UEB and 1.61 (1.09-2.39) for ≥5 UEB, P-trend = 0.07. Results were similar for gaining ≥5 kg. The three UEB with the strongest associations with weight gain were: 1) not planning the amount of food to eat, 2) eating at fast-food restaurants, and 3) eating while watching TV; compared to having none of these three behaviors, the odds ratio (95% confidence interval) for gaining ≥3 kg was 1.54 (0.77-3.08) for 1 UEB, 1.70 (0.85-3.37) for 2 UEB, and 2.75 (1.28-5.90) for 3 UEB, P-trend = 0.007. Similar results were obtained for gaining ≥5 kg.

CONCLUSIONS
Several UEB are associated with weight gain.

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