Eating Behaviors Are Associated With Physical Fitness and Body Composition Among US Army Soldiers

Jayne, Julianna M.; Karl, J Philip; McGraw, Susan M.; O’Connor, Kristie; DiChiara, Adam J.; Cole, Renee E.

doi:10.1016/j.jneb.2021.01.013

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“…Similar to previous studies [ 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 ], this study showed that eating quickly was associated with significantly higher rates of obesity in both adults and older adults than the overall rate. Recent studies have shown that eating quickly was associated with obesity from schoolchildren [ 48 ] and high school students [ 49 ] to the older adults [ 50 ], and it was associated not only with obesity but also with lower physical fitness [ 51 ]. Based on these results, care should be taken to prevent obesity in community-dwelling older adults who eat quickly, as well as to prevent low nutrition in those who eat slowly.…”

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Eating Slowly Is Associated with Undernutrition among Community-Dwelling Adult Men and Older Adult Women

Nakamura

Takashima

et al. 2021

Nutrients

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The double burden of malnutrition refers to the co-occurrence of overweight and obesity and undernutrition. Eating quickly has been linked to overweight and obesity. However, no study has examined the association between eating speed and undernutrition. This retrospective, cross-sectional study analyzed data from 3529 community-dwelling residents. Eating speed was divided into three categories: fast, medium, and slow. Undernutrition was defined as body mass index (BMI) of <18.5 kg/m2 in adults aged < 70 years (adults) and as <20 kg/m2 in adults aged ≥ 70 years (older adults), in accordance with the Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition criteria for Asians. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was used to examine the association between eating speed and undernutrition. Among adult men, compared with eating quickly, eating slowly was associated with elevated prevalence of undernutrition (odds ratio (OR) 9.68, 95% confidence interval (CI) 2.32–40.51, p = 0.001). Among older adult women, the prevalence of undernutrition in the slow-eating group was higher than that in the fast-eating group (OR 3.82, 95% Cl 1.51–9.69, p = 0.005). Eating slowly is independently associated with the prevalence of undernutrition among community-dwelling adult men and older adult women in Japan.

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Eating Slowly Is Associated with Undernutrition among Community-Dwelling Adult Men and Older Adult Women

Nakamura

Takashima

et al. 2021

Nutrients

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“…Comparing the BMI values with civilian adults, more were obese as compared to overweight (Varte et al, 2011). This is on the lowered side as compared to other contemporary armies and the general population, the main reason being that in this part of the world the military jobs are considered to be prestigious and a sign of honor, and large number of youth apply for armed forces jobs, due to which the physical standards for induction in the armed forces are quiet stingy and the highest BMI for induction is 22.5 and later on the tough routine with main emphasis on the physical training and fitness keep them fit during the early period of service and the same trend has been noted in the study too (Blair, 2009;Chen and Antonelli, 2020;Chudhary et al, 2020;Jayne et al, 2021).…”

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“…Under the conditions of increased physical activity, consumption of adequate calories, macronutrients and specific micronutrients affect servicemen performance. In order to maintain nutritional status, the right food must be available at right time and must be consumed in right quantity to get optimal benefits needed for healthy living (Jayne et al, 2021;Montain et al, 2010). According to WHO, Till date research literature on obesity in military populations reveals successful campaigns have been ones which include regular exercise, eating in healthy way, sound sleep and self-motivation.…”

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Nutritional assessment of servicemen in relation to area of duty and feeding habits: a Pakistani prospective

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The present study was carried out to determine incidence of overweight and obesity in Pakistani servicemen with reference to their area of duty, feeding habits and also to identify risk factors. Accordingly, 2,501 servicemen selected from all over Pakistan using multiple stage stratified sampling protocol. Nutrition assessment performed using body mass index (BMI), waist to hip ratio (WHR) and dietary assessment using food frequency questionnaire. Collected data was analyzed using the SPSS version 25. Regression was used to find risk factors of obesity and WHR. Results indicated that about 1/4th of servicemen were smokers. Approximately, 1/5th of them were overweight and about one quarter were eating fruits and vegetables for <3 days/ week and <4 days/week, respectively. Only 1/3rd of them were physically active for at least <40 minutes per day. Age and fruits intake were significantly predicting BMI with a direct relation and vegetable intake was negatively correlated to BMI of the servicemen. Age and rank were significant predictors of WHR while, physical activity was negatively correlated to WHR. It is concluded and suggested from our study that there is a need to modify eating patterns and habits as well as improving physical activity on daily basis for healthy and long life of the servicemen.

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“…The worse the diet, the worse the body composition, so the worse one's fitness. (Jayne et al, 2021 ).…”

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Body Fat and Visceral Fat Among Married Man and Woman in Rural Societies

Setiakarnawijaya

Kuswahyudi

2021

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High levels of body fat and visceral fat are the causes of metabolic disorders which are influenced by several factors, including gender. Good social economic condition has brought many changes in the food choices and eating behaviors among married man and woman in rural societies. This shift around nutrition has given rise to Body Fat dan Visceral Fat level which is lead to degenerative illness. Considering this condition, the present study was planned to 1) determine the differences of Body Fat and Visceral fat among married Man and Woman and 2) Find the relationship between the Body Fat with Visceral Fat among Man and Woman. A total of 34 Karang Tengah Villagers 15 Men, 19 women, 18-30+ years from all over the village were voluntary joining the study. Verbal Inform concern was obtained, a self-administered questionnaire was given, and the Body composition were measured by bio-electric impedance analysis device. Data were analyzed using SPSS – 23. The results indicated that Body Fat average in Man were lower than Woman with 21,28% and 39,25%, respectively (p-value 0.000). But different result showed in Visceral Fat, Men were Higher than Women, 10,4 and 7,26, respectively (p-value 0.028). Significant positive correlations were found among Body Fat and Visceral Fat level in both Men (r 0,977, p-value 0,000) and Women (r 0,971, p-value 0,000). Findings of present study suggest that there is need for coordinated efforts to reduce the prevalence of high percentage Body Fat and Visceral Fat and to develop healthy eating behaviors among Villagers.

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Eating Behaviors Are Associated With Physical Fitness and Body Composition Among US Army Soldiers

Cited by 11 publications

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Eating Slowly Is Associated with Undernutrition among Community-Dwelling Adult Men and Older Adult Women

Eating Slowly Is Associated with Undernutrition among Community-Dwelling Adult Men and Older Adult Women

Nutritional assessment of servicemen in relation to area of duty and feeding habits: a Pakistani prospective

Body Fat and Visceral Fat Among Married Man and Woman in Rural Societies

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