Marriage and parenthood in relation to obesogenic neighborhood trajectories: The CARDIA study

Boone‐Heinonen, Janne; Howard, Annie Green; Meyer, Katie A.; Lewis, Cora E.; Kiefe, Catarina I.; Laroche, Helena H.; Gunderson, Erica P.; Gordon‐Larsen, Penny

doi:10.1016/j.healthplace.2015.05.005

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“…Our finding of a decrease in fast food intake as individuals start cohabitation may reflect a change to more home cooking with a partner. Married participants of the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) study were reported to live in neighbourhoods with lower poverty and lower fast food restaurant density [ 38 ], therefore the change in consumption may also reflect a change in physical living environments and fast food availability. Similar to the findings reported here, an Australian longitudinal study reported a greater decrease in fat and saturated fat consumption from age 18 to 25 years among men (but not women) living with a partner at 25 years, compared to those without a partner [ 39 ].…”

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“…Data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health), collected at around the same time as the Project EAT study (1996)(1997)(1998)(1999)(2000)(2001)(2002), and using a very similar measure, reported a fast food consumption frequency of 2. [20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39] reported consuming fast food on a given day [9], with an overall decrease in fast food consumption with age among U.S adults [9].…”

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Associations of early adulthood life transitions with changes in fast food intake: a latent trajectory analysis

Winpenny

Winkler

Štochl

et al. 2020

Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act

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Background Early adulthood is a period of rapid personal development when individuals experience major life transitions (e.g. leaving the parental home, leaving education, beginning employment, cohabitation and parenthood). Changes in social and physical environments associated with these transitions may influence development of health-related behaviours. Consumption of fast food is one behaviour associated with poor diet and long-term health outcomes. In this study we assess how frequency of fast food consumption changes across early adulthood, and how major life transitions are associated with changes in fast food intake. Methods Data were collected across four waves of the Project EAT study, from mean age 14.9 (SD = 1.6) to mean age 31.1 (SD = 1.6) years. Participants reporting data at two or more waves were included (n = 2902). Participants reported past week frequency of eating food from a fast food restaurant and responded to questions on living arrangements, education and employment participation, and having children. To assess changes in fast food we developed a latent growth model incorporating an underlying trajectory of fast food intake, five life transitions, and time-invariant covariates. Results Mean fast food intake followed an underlying quadratic trajectory, increasing through adolescence to a maximum of 1.88 (SE 0.94) times/week and then decreasing again through early adulthood to 0.76 (SE 2.06) times/week at wave 4. Beginning full-time employment and becoming a parent both contributed to increases in fast food intake, each resulting in an average increase in weekly fast food intake of 0.16 (p < 0.01) times/week. Analysis of changes between pairs of waves revealed stronger associations for these two transitions between waves 1–2 (mean age 14.9–19.4 years) than seen in later waves. Leaving the parental home and beginning cohabitation were associated with decreases in fast food intake of − 0.17 (p = 0.004) and − 0.16 (p = 0.007) times/week respectively, while leaving full-time education was not associated with any change. Conclusions The transitions of beginning full-time employment and becoming a parent were associated with increases in fast food intake. Public health policy or interventions designed to reduce fast food intake in young adults may benefit from particular focus on populations experiencing these transitions, to ameliorate their impact.

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Associations of early adulthood life transitions with changes in fast food intake: a latent trajectory analysis

Winpenny

Winkler

Štochl

et al. 2020

Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act

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“…58,59,60 Marital association to obesity might be subjected to economic, cultural, or psychosocial influences beyond that of our studied covariates. 61 Acknowledging that our understanding remains generalized, however, the challenge will be to devise obesity prevention and management strategies that are individualized.…”

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Moving toward precision: Understanding the heterogeneity of obesity.

Hung

Dong

Elashoff

et al. 2020

JCO

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12054 Background: Obesity is a global health epidemic and has been linked to detrimental impact on cancer incidence, recurrence, and mortality. Growing evidence have recognized the complex biopsychosocial relationship including microbial phenotypes that undermines the carcinogenic potential and heterogeneity of obesity. A precision understanding on obesity while at its infancy is necessary to accelerate reduction of its impact on cancer outcomes. Methods: With our aim to better understand the biopsychosocial relationship on obesity, we conducted a cross sectional study in healthy and obese individuals. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression models were used to examine obesity and its association with sociodemographic (age, gender, ethnicity, education, income, and marital status), clinical (waist to hip ratio), dietary-behavioral (daily calorie, fat, carbohydrate, protein consumption, and preference on cultural diet), and biological factors (gut microbiome). Parameters were controlled and corrected for multiple hypothesis testing. Gut microbial data using 16S rRNA sequencing were analyzed for alpha diversity, beta diversity, and association of taxa abundance. Results: Among 171 participants between July 2013 and August 2018, individuals were found to have a higher BMI if they were Hispanic [Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR) 3.36, 95% CI 1.27-8.90], had an obese waist to hip ratio (AOR 8.51, 95% CI 3.45-21.02), and consumed an American diet (AOR 4.82, 95% CI 1.74-13.34). Multivariate permutation analysis controlling for BMI, sociodemographic, clinical, and dietary parameters found that Hispanic have a significantly different microbiome profile than non-Hispanic (p = 0.042). While microbial species richness (Chao1) were similar (p = 0.22), Hispanic had a lower microbial species evenness (Shannon) compared to non-Hispanic (p = 0.029). Differential expression of microbial species revealed a positive correlation of Firmicutes:Bacteroidetes ratio in individuals with higher BMI and consumed an American diet whereas a negative correlation to Hispanic ethnicity. Conclusions: Obesity association to Hispanic ethnicity uniquely expressed through microbial signature despite sociodemographic, clinical, and dietary differences. Microbial characterization as an emerging predictive marker for oncology therapeutics may also serve as selection biomarker in onco-obesity practices and clinical trials. Addressing ethnic disparities guided by microbial phenotypes may unlock novel understanding of obesity heterogeneity and transform its impact on cancer care.

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“…The disconnect between public health recommendations for U.S. adults regarding health behaviors such as walking and observed rates of walking behavior is attributed to variations in health beliefs (Kontos, Emmons, Puleo, & Viswanath, 2011), social and cultural norms (Caperchione, Mummery, & Duncan, 2011; Castro, Pruitt, Buman, & King, 2011; Leahey et al, 2010), social networks (Beenackers, Kamphuis, Mackenbach, Burdorf, & Van Lenthe, 2013; Cavallo et al, 2014; Jackson, Steptoe, & Wardle, 2015; Janssen, Dugan, Karavolos, Lynch, & Powell, 2014; Quist, Christensen, Carneiro, Hansen, & Bjorner, 2014), and community environments (Boone-Heinonen et al, 2015). Despite limited evidence that walking interventions can produce sustained increases in walking behavior (Alfonzo, 2005; Williams, Matthews, Rutt, Napolitano, & Marcus, 2008), an often cited multi-faceted community study involving rural residents did not demonstrate significant changes in walking following several months of intervention, leading investigators to call for renewed attention to the role of social environments in walking (Brownson et al, 2005).…”

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Use of formative research and social network theory to develop a group walking intervention: Sumter County on the Move!

Forthofer

Burroughs-Girardi

Stoisor-Olsson

et al. 2016

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Although social support is a frequently cited enabler of physical activity, few studies have examined how to harness social support in interventions. This paper describes community-based formative research to design a walking program for mobilizing naturally occurring social networks to support increases in walking behavior. Focus group methods were used to engage community members in discussions about desired walking program features. The research was conducted with underserved communities in Sumter County, South Carolina. The majority of focus group participants were women (76%) and African American (92%). Several important themes emerged from the focus group results regarding attitudes toward walking, facilitators of and barriers to walking, ideal walking program characteristics, and strategies for encouraging community members to walk. Most noteably, the role of existing social networks as a supportive influence on physical activity was a recurring theme in our formative research and a gap in the existing evidence base. The resulting walking program focused on strategies for mobilizing, supporting and reinforcing existing social networks as mechanisms for increasing walking. Our approach to linking theory, empirical evidence and community-based formative research for the development of a walking intervention offers an example for practitioners developing intervention strategies for a wide range of behaviors.

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Marriage and parenthood in relation to obesogenic neighborhood trajectories: The CARDIA study

Cited by 11 publications

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Associations of early adulthood life transitions with changes in fast food intake: a latent trajectory analysis

Associations of early adulthood life transitions with changes in fast food intake: a latent trajectory analysis

Moving toward precision: Understanding the heterogeneity of obesity.

Use of formative research and social network theory to develop a group walking intervention: Sumter County on the Move!

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