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Energy intake at breakfast and weight change: prospective study of 6,764 middle-aged men and women
- Source :
- American journal of epidemiology. 167(2)
- Publication Year :
- 2007
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Abstract
- To investigate the association between percentage of total daily energy intake consumed at breakfast and weight change in middle-aged men and women, the authors analyzed data from a prospective population-based cohort study from Norfolk, United Kingdom. Participants were 6,764 men and women aged 40-75 years at baseline (1993-1997). Participants completed a 7-day food diary at baseline, and objective measurements of height and weight were carried out at baseline and follow-up (1998-2000). Mean baseline body mass index (weight (kg)/height (m)(2)) was lowest among persons in the highest quintile of percentage of daily energy consumed at breakfast (mean values were 26.0 in the highest quintile and 26.3 in the lowest quintile), despite higher daily total energy intake in this group. Although all participants gained weight, increased percentage of daily energy consumed at breakfast was associated with relatively lower weight gain (adjusted beta coefficient = -0.021, 95% confidence interval: -0.035, -0.007; p = 0.004). The association between percentage of daily energy intake consumed at breakfast and weight gain was independent of age, sex, smoking, total energy intake, macronutrient intake, social class, and physical activity. Redistribution of daily energy intake, so that more energy is consumed at breakfast and less energy is consumed later in the day, may help to reduce weight gain in middle-aged adults.
- Subjects :
- Gerontology
Adult
Male
Time Factors
Epidemiology
Population
Weight Gain
Cohort Studies
medicine
Humans
Prospective Studies
education
Life Style
Aged
education.field_of_study
business.industry
Weight change
Age Factors
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
Obesity
Confidence interval
Middle age
United Kingdom
Socioeconomic Factors
Female
medicine.symptom
business
Energy Intake
Weight gain
Body mass index
Demography
Cohort study
Follow-Up Studies
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 14766256
- Volume :
- 167
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- American journal of epidemiology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....0d858b3649a0728ff9025959ec18f682