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Eating behavior correlates of adult weight gain and obesity in healthy women aged 55–65 y

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Hays, Nicholas P, Bathalon, Gaston P, McCrory, Megan A, Roubenoff, Ronenn, Lipman, Ruth, Roberts, Susan B·2002·The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

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Background The specific underlying causes of adult weight gain remain uncertain.Objective The objective was to determine the association of 3 measures of eating behavior with weight gain and body mass index (BMI; in kg/m(2)) in adults.Design Current dietary restraint, disinhibition, and hunger were assessed with the use of the Eating Inventory in 638 healthy, nonsmoking women aged 55-65 y. In addition, subjects reported their current weight and height, their weight for 6 age intervals, and changes in voluntary dietary energy restriction over the past 10 y. Current weight and height were validated in 10% of subjects.Results Current disinhibition strongly predicted weight gain and current BMI (partial r = 0.27 and 0.34, respectively, both P < 0.001). Neither restraint nor hunger was a significant independent predictor of either variable, but the positive associations between disinhibition and both weight gain and BMI were attenuated by restraint (P = 0.016 and 0.010, respectively, after adjustment for confounding variables). In the subpopulation of women who reported a stable level of voluntary dietary energy restriction, disinhibition also strongly predicted weight gain and higher BMI, and restraint was negatively associated with weight gain (partial r = -0.17, P = 0.019).Conclusions Higher disinhibition is strongly associated with greater adult weight gain and higher current BMI, and dietary restraint may attenuate this association when disinhibition is high. These findings suggest that eating behavior has an important role in the prevention of adult-onset obesity and that further studies are warranted.

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Authors
Hays, N. P., Bathalon, G. P., McCrory, M. A., Roubenoff, R., Lipman, R., & Roberts, S. B.
Affiliations
Tufts University (US)
Venue
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2002-03
Volume
75
Issue
3
Pages
476-483
ISSN
0002-9165 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1749643795
Cited by
286
References
49
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FWCI
14.55
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (2t32ag000209-06)
  • National Institute on Aging (R01AG012829, T32 AG 00209, AG12829)
  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (DK46124, R01DK046124, DK09747, F32DK009747)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
Keywords
dietary habits, adult weight gain, obesity, middle-aged women, dietary restraint, disinhibition, hunger, body mass index
MeSH terms
Adult, Aged, Cross-Sectional Studies, Diet, Reducing, Feeding Behavior, Female, Health Surveys, Humans, Hunger, Middle Aged, Obesity, Surveys and Questionnaires, Retrospective Studies, Weight Gain, Body Mass Index, Case-Control Studies

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