The association between meal and snack frequency and irritable bowel syndrome
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15093235 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mehrbod Vakhshoori (0000-0002-1380-4791, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences), Parvane Saneei (0000-0002-4605-7833, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, corresponding author), Ahmad Esmaillzadeh (0000-0002-8735-6047, Tehran University of Medical Sciences), Hamed Daghaghzadeh (0000-0003-1259-7732, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences), Ammar Hassanzadeh Keshteli (0000-0001-7375-6210, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences), Peyman Adibi (0000-0001-6411-5235, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 13 |
| Pages | 4144-4155 |
| Publication date | 2021-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Public Health Nutrition (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1368-9800 • E-ISSN: 1475-2727 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1368980020002967 |
| PMID | 32883400 |
| OpenAlex | W3083283398 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 18 |
Objective: The relationship between daily meal and snack frequency with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) was less investigated in the literature. We aimed to evaluate this association with IBS symptoms. Design: A cross-sectional study. Setting: This investigation was performed in Isfahan, a large province in the centre of Iran. Individuals were asked to complete a self-administered questionnaire to quantify the numbers of daily main meals (one, two or three), snacks (never, 1–2, 3–5 or >5) and the total of them ( Participants: General adults ( n 4669, 2063 men and 2606 women). Results: The prevalence of IBS was 18·6 % in males and 24·1 % in females. Individuals consuming three main meals had 30 % decreased risk of IBS (OR 0·70, 95 % CI 0·52, 0·94) compared with those with one main meal in the crude model. After adjustments for all potential confounders this relation disappeared (OR 0·67, 95 % CI 0·43, 1·03). Gender-specified analysis revealed that women consuming three main meals per day had 32 % decreased likelihood of having IBS symptoms compared with one daily main meal takers (OR 0·68, 95 % CI 0·47, 0·99). This relation remained significant after adjustment for potential confounders (OR 0·56, 95 % CI 0·36, 0·89). A decreased likelihood of IBS in the highest category of main meal consumption compared with the lowest one was found in obese or overweight subjects (OR 0·54, 95 % CI 0·32, 0·91), after adjustment for all confounders. Conclusions: Our findings suggested that there was no significant relation between main meal or snack frequency and IBS in Iranian adults, but a small inverse association was found among females and overweight/obese individuals in subgroup analysis. Further prospective studies are needed confirming these associations
Association (psychology · Biology · Irritable bowel syndrome · Meal · Snack food · Diet and metabolism studies · Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments · Gastrointestinal motility and disorders · Medicine · Psychology · Food Science · Gastroenterology · Internal Medicine
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |