Association of eating speed and energy intake of main meals with overweight in Chinese pre-school children

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ID15093115
AuthorsMing Lin (0000-0003-0959-4290, Union Hospital), Liping Pan (0000-0003-0926-8719, National Center for Women and Children’s Health, China CDC), Lixia Tang (0000-0001-9460-1277, Xiamen Maternal and Child Health Hospital), Jingxiong Jiang, Jing-xiong Jiang (National Center for Women and Children’s Health, China CDC), Yan Wang (0009-0009-9633-0023, National Center for Women and Children’s Health, China CDC), Runming Jin (0000-0002-7233-0354, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, corresponding author)
Year2014
Volume17
Issue9
Pages2029-2036
Publication date2014-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePublic Health Nutrition (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1368-9800 • E-ISSN: 1475-2727
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s1368980013002176
PMID23953989
OpenAlexW2315237812
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited31

Objective To investigate the association between eating behaviours (eating speed and energy intake of main meals) and overweight in pre-school children. Design Cross-sectional study. Data consisted of measurements (height and weight), questionnaire information (eating behaviours of eating speed and overeating) and on-site observation data (meal duration and energy intake of main meals). Setting Seven kindergartens in Beijing, China. Subjects Pre-school children ( n 1138; age range 3·1–6·7 years old) from seven kindergartens participated in the study. Results The multivariate-adjusted odds ratio of overweight in participants with parent-reported ‘more than needed food intake’ was 3·02 (95 % CI 2·06, 4·44) compared with the ‘medium food intake’ participants, and higher eating speed was associated with childhood overweight. For the two observed eating behaviours, each 418·7 kJ (100 kcal) increase of lunch energy intake significantly increased the likelihood for overweight by a factor of 1·445, and each 5-min increase in meal duration significantly decreased the likelihood for overweight by a factor of 0·861. Increased portions of rice and cooked dishes were significantly associated with overweight status (OR = 2·274; 95 % CI 1·360, 3·804 and OR = 1·378; 95 % CI 1·010, 1·881, respectively). Conclusions Eating speed and excess energy intake of main meals are associated with overweight in pre-school children

Environmental health · Meal · Obesity · Odds ratio · Overeating · Overweight · Demography · Eating Disorders and Behaviors · Medicine · Nutritional Studies and Diet · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Endocrinology · Internal Medicine

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