Eating Habits and Their Association with Weight Status in Chinese School-Age Children: A Cross-Sectional Study

Sun, Minghui; Hu, Xiangying; Fang, Li; Deng, Jing; Shi, Junren; Lin, Qian

doi:10.3390/ijerph17103571

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“…Detailed characteristics of each full-text study can be found in Table 2. 25,33,43,54,[56][57][58][59][60][62][63][64][65][66][67][68][69][70][71][72][74][75][76][77][78][79][80][82][83][84][85][86][87][88][89][90][91][93][94][95][96][97] All the studies fitted into 7 exposures developed from the 3 aspects of later eating rhythm. Five of the studies examined 2 exposures each.…”

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“…Table 3 25,33,55,[57][58][59][60][61][63][64][65][66][67][68][69][70][71][72][73][74][76][77][78][79][80][81][82][84][85][86][87][88][89][90][91][92][93][95][96][97][98][99] outlines the quality assessment of the full-text studies included in the review. Seven studies [66][67][68]77,80,85,91 were described as high quality, losing no more than 2 stars across the 3 domains: sample selection, comparability, and outcome.…”

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“…Meal frequency and adiposity. The association between meal frequency and adiposity was reported in 22 studies 62,65,74,[79][80][81][82][83][84][85][86][87][88][89][90][91][92][93][94][95][96][97] : 12 used evening meal skipping as the exposure, 7 used evening snack consumption, 2 87,88 used both exposures, and only 1 study 74 used the main meal frequency after 5 pm.…”

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The association between later eating rhythm and adiposity in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Context Childhood adiposity, an important predictor of adult chronic disease, has been rising dramatically. Later eating rhythm, termed night eating, is increasing in adults but rarely studied in younger ages. Objective The objective of this study was to review the association between later eating rhythm and adiposity in children and adolescents. The aspects of later eating being considered included: energy intake (for evening main meal, evening snack, whole evening period, and around bedtime); timing (any food eaten at later timing); and meal frequency in the evening/night (evening main meal skipping, evening snack consumption). Data Sources Five databases (the Cochrane Library, CINAHL, Embase, MEDLINE (via OVID), and Web of Science) were searched for eligible articles published prior to and including August 2020. Data Extraction Data extraction and quality assessment were conducted by 2 reviewers independently. Data Analysis Forty-seven studies were included, all of which were observational. Meta-analysis showed positive associations between both higher energy intake around bedtime (odds ratio [OR] 1.19, 95% CI 1.06, 1.33) and evening main meal skipping (OR 1.30, 95% CI 1.14, 1.48), and adiposity. There was evidence to suggest that consuming evening snacks reduced adiposity, but it was very weak (OR 0.80, 95% CI 0.62, 1.05). No association was seen between eating later and adiposity (OR 1.04, 95% CI 0.68, 1.61). In the narrative analysis, approximately half of the studies suggested that there was no association between later eating rhythm and adiposity, either as a whole or within exposure subsets. Conclusion The magnitude of the relationship between later eating rhythm and adiposity is very small, and may vary depending on which aspects of later eating rhythm are under consideration; however, the evidence for this conclusion is of very low certainty. Further research with a more consistent definition of “later timing”, and longitudinal studies in different populations, may lead to different conclusions. Systematic Review Registration PROSPERO registration no. CRD42019134187.

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“…Nevertheless, the effects of isolation on other aspects of mental health have not yet been explored. On the other hand, it is important to study changes in eating habits such as food throughout the day during social isolation, since depending on the type of diet, they can be problematic and seriously affect your physical and mental health ( 14 ). In addition, identifying them in time would allow knowing the behavior of people in social isolation and taking measures to counteract the appearance of eating disorders (serious psychiatric disorders that are characterized by weight control behaviors or abnormal eating) ( 15 ).…”

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Mental Health Problems Due to Social Isolation During the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Mexican Population

Genis‐Mendoza

Martínez‐Magaña

López‐Narváez

et al. 2021

Front. Public Health

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Introduction: Social isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic has been identified as a risk factor of several mental disorders. Therefore, the present work aimed to evaluate the effect of social isolation experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of a Mexican population.Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional online survey was conducted in individuals of 18 years of age and over. The questioner was structured to identify onset or worsening of psychiatric symptoms due to social isolation by COVID-19. The survey included changes in eating habits, changes in personal hygiene habits, the starting the use or increased the use of psychoactive substances, symptoms of depression or post-traumatic stress.Results: A total of 1,011 individuals were included in the analysis. The majority were women (68.84%). Changes in eating habits were reported in 38.51% of the participants, 67.80% reported having their physical self-perception distorted or having started a low-calorie diet. Regarding symptoms of depression, 46.10% participants indicated to have at least one depressive symptom, and 4.46% reported suicidal ideation during social isolation. Interestingly, 6.09% of individuals reported that they used to have depressive symptoms prior the COVID-19 pandemic and those symptoms decreased due to social isolation. Additionally, 2.27% of individuals presented symptoms of post-traumatic stress due to the possibility of getting COVID-19.Conclusions: In this work we identified how social isolation has impacted the mental health of the Mexican population. We observed that practically all the symptoms evaluated were affected during isolation, such as personal hygiene and eating habits. Depression and suicidal ideation were the ones that increased the most in the general population, while in individuals who had symptoms of depression before isolation, these symptoms decreased during social isolation.

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“…between a single behavior and overweight and obesity and its in uencing factors in individual geographical areas [21][22][23][24] . There is a lack of nationwide systematic studies on these topics; at present, deep correlations between children's overweight or obesity status and EBRBs and their in uencing factors have not been rigorously investigated.…”

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Relationship Between Energy Balance-Related Behaviors and Its Influencing Factors in Overweight/Obese Primary School Students Aged 10–12 Years in China

Zhang

Gao

Cui

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Background: Energy balance-related behaviors (EBRBs) are behaviors closely related to energy intake and expenditure. Unhealthy EBRBs are closely related to overweight and obesity in primary school students, and personal and family factors are the key factors that affect the EBRBs of primary school students.Methods: In order to explore the relationship between EBRBs, related factors, and overweight and obesity among school-age children, the body mass index of 4,412 10–12-year-olds from North China, Northeast China, Northwest China, and Southwest China was measured, and they were assessed using a questionnaire regarding EBRBs and influencing factors.Results:1.Compared with normal-weight students, the number of breakfasts consumed per week by overweight/obese students was significantly higher (p <0.01), and the weekly screen-viewing time was significantly longer (p <0.01).2. There are some differences in influencing factors of EBRBs between overweight/obese pupils and normal weight pupils. Overweight/obese students' health beliefs, parental subjective norms, parental modelling, parental practices, and home availability scores increased significantly in terms of beverage consumption behavior (p <0.01 or p <0.05).The scores of attitude, health beliefs, self-efficacy, parental subjective norms and active encouragement decreased significantly in terms of breakfast consumption (p <0.01 or p <0.05).The health beliefs scores of physical activity increased significantly (p <0.01), and preference and autonomy scores decreased significantly (p <0.01). The health beliefs, parental subjective norms and parental practices scores of screen-viewing activities increased significantly (p <0.01 or p <0.05). 3.Breakfast consumption (odds ratio [OR]: 0.911; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.870–0.954) and screen-viewing activities (OR:1.055; 95% CI: 1.030–1.080) were negatively correlated and positively correlated with overweight/obesity, respectively.4.Factors that significantly influenced weekly breakfast consumption included attitude, health beliefs, self-efficacy, parental subjective norms, and active encouragement. The main factors that influenced weekly screen-viewing time were parental practices, self-efficacy, preference, attitude, autonomy, and parental modelling.Conclusions: Irregular breakfast consumption and excessive screen-viewing time engagement are key EBRBs associated with overweight/obesity among Chinese primary school students aged 10–12 years. Unhealthy breakfast consumption and screen-viewing activities of overweight/obese students are associated with an interaction between individual and family factors.

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Eating Habits and Their Association with Weight Status in Chinese School-Age Children: A Cross-Sectional Study

Cited by 16 publications

References 40 publications

The association between later eating rhythm and adiposity in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis

The association between later eating rhythm and adiposity in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Mental Health Problems Due to Social Isolation During the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Mexican Population

Relationship Between Energy Balance-Related Behaviors and Its Influencing Factors in Overweight/Obese Primary School Students Aged 10–12 Years in China

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