1. Frequency and variety of usual intakes of healthy foods, fruit, and vegetables predicts lower 6-year weight gain in young women
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Aljadani, Haya M., Patterson, Amanda, Sibbritt, David, Taylor, Rachael M., and Collins, Clare E.
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Women -- Health aspects ,Body weight -- Research -- Analysis ,Fruit -- Research -- Analysis ,Vegetables -- Research -- Analysis ,Young women -- Research -- Analysis ,Australians -- Analysis -- Research ,Type 2 diabetes -- Research ,Body mass index -- Research -- Analysis ,Food habits -- Research -- Analysis ,Food/cooking/nutrition ,Health ,World Health Organization - Abstract
Background/objectives We previously demonstrated that fruit and vegetable consumption, was associated with less weight gain over 6 years in young women for all body mass index (BMI) categories. This study evaluated the relationship between diet quality and 6-year weight change, in Australian women initially in the healthy weight range ([greater than or equal to]18.5 BMI Subjects/methods A total of 4083 young women (27-31 years) in the healthy weight range ([greater than or equal to]18.5 BMI Results At baseline, mean diet quality was low for both indices [ARFS (maximum 72) = 29.9 and FAVI (maximum 333) = 94.2] and women gained 3.7 kg of weight during 6 years of follow-up. Regression modelling revealed that every one point increase over 6 years in either the ARFS or FAVI score was associated with statistically significantly less weight gain over 6 years, although the amount was small (33 and 12 g, respectively). Conclusions Higher diet quality predicts lower prospective weight gain in young women however, further research is needed over a longer follow-up period and in diverse population groups., Author(s): Haya M. Aljadani [sup.1], Amanda Patterson [sup.2] [sup.3], David Sibbritt [sup.4], Rachael M. Taylor [sup.2] [sup.3], Clare E. Collins [sup.2] [sup.3] Author Affiliations: (1) Faculty of Nutrition and Health [...]
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- 2020
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