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Meal patterns and obesity in Swedish women-a simple instrument describing usual meal types, frequency and temporal distribution

Bertéus Forslund, H, Lindroos, AK, Sjöström, L, Lissner, L·2002·European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
DOI 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601387
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Objective To characterize meal patterns in relation to obesity in Swedish women using a simple instrument describing meal frequency, meal types and temporal distribution.Design Cross-sectional parallel group design.Subjects Eighty-three obese women from the Swedish Obese Subjects (SOS) study were compared with 94 reference women, randomly recruited from the population.Method A new, simplified and self-instructing questionnaire was used to assess meal patterns. Usual meal pattern was reported as time and meal type for each intake episode during a typical day.Results The obese women consumed 6.1 meals/day compared with 5.2 meals/day among the reference women (P<0.0001). All types of meals except 'drink meals' were significantly more frequently consumed in the obese group. The obese women also displayed a different meal pattern across the day, consuming a larger number of meals later in the day. As a result a larger fraction of each obese woman's total meals were consumed in the afternoon and in the evening/night. There was no difference in the number of obese vs reference women consuming breakfast. Snack meals were positively associated with total energy intake in both groups.Conclusions A new simplified method assessing meal pattern revealed that the number of reported intake occasions across a usual day was higher in obese women compared with controls and the timing was shifted to later in the day. These findings should be considered in the treatment of obesity.

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Authors
Bertéus Forslund, H., Lindroos, A., Sjöström, L., & Lissner, L.
Affiliations
  • Sahlgrenska University Hospital (SE)
  • Nordic School of Public Health (SE)
Corresponding author
Lindroos, AK
ORCID
Lissner, L
Venue
European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2002-07-19
Volume
56
Issue
8
Pages
740-747
ISSN
  • 0954-3007 (ISSN-L)
  • 1476-5640
DOI
10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601387
OpenAlex
W2028274580
Cited by
210
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33
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FWCI
4.93
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
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Locations
  • European Journal of Clinical Nutrition (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology (medical) › Dietary Effects on Health
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Nutritional Studies and Diet
Keywords
meal patterns, obesity, women, meal frequency, meal type, breakfast, total energy intake, questionnaire development, Swedish Obese Subjects study
MeSH terms
Adult, Energy Intake, Cross-Sectional Studies, Diet Surveys, Feeding Behavior, Female, Food Preferences, Humans, Middle Aged, Obesity, Surveys and Questionnaires, Sweden, Time Factors

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