In adolescence a higher ‘eveningness in energy intake’ is associated with higher total daily energy intake
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The present manuscript addressed two hypotheses: (i) As children age, energy intake is shifted from morning (energy intake <11am) to evening hours (energy intake >6pm) (ii) A higher 'eveningness in energy intake' (i.e. evening minus morning energy intake) is associated with a higher total daily energy intake. Data were analyzed from 262 DONALD cohort study participants, who had completed at least one 3-day weighed dietary record in the age groups 3/4, 5/6, 7/8, 9/10, 11/12, 13/14, 15/16 and 17/18 years (y). 'Eveningness in energy intake' was compared across age groups and related to total daily energy intake for each age group (multiple cross-sectional analyses). 'Eveningness' increased progressively from age group 3/4y to age group 17/18y. A median surplus of evening energy intake (i.e. when evening intake exceeded morning intake) was firstly observed for age group 11/12y. From age group 11/12y onwards, a higher 'eveningness' was associated with a higher total daily energy intake (all p < 0.04). Difference in total daily energy intake between the highest and the lowest tertile of 'eveningness' was largest for age group 17/18y, amounting to an 11% higher intake among adolescents in the highest as compared to those in the lowest tertile. In conclusion, energy intake progressively shifts from morning to evening hours as children age. Once evening energy intake exceeds morning energy intake, a higher 'eveningness in energy intake' is associated with higher total daily energy intake.
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In the DONALD study, eveningness in energy intake was associated with greater total energy intake over the day.
“More recently, Diederichs et al. (100) defined the term “eveningness in energy intake” and found that it was associated with greater total energy intake over the day in the Dortmund Nutritional and Anthropometric Longitudinally Designed (DONALD) study and may be potentially linked to the shift in chronotype between childhood and adolescence.”
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- Authors
- Diederichs, T., Perrar, I., Roßbach, S., Alexy, U., & Buyken, A. E.
- Affiliations
- University of Bonn (DE)
- Corresponding author
- Buyken, Anette E.
- Venue
- Appetite
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2018-09
- Volume
- 128
- Pages
- 159-166
- ISSN
- 0195-6663 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2803505302
- Cited by
- 15
- References
- 41
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 1
- FWCI
- 1.45
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Appetite (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- German Research Foundation (Bu1807/3-1)
- Ministry of Science and Research of North Rhine Westphalia
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Keywords
- daily energy intake, meal timing, adolescents, children, age differences, dietary habits
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Energy Intake, Child, Circadian Rhythm, Cross-Sectional Studies, Diet Surveys, Eating, Feeding Behavior, Female, Humans, Male, Time Factors, Cohort Studies
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