Meat consumption is associated with obesity and central obesity among US adults

Wang, Y; Ma, Bin

doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.45

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“…We believe we have added to the current literature by evaluating the relationship between specific animal-protein food sources and obesity. The present findings concur with positive associations observed in other cross-sectional studies between red meat consumption and BMI (25,38,39) , WC (25,40) and the metabolic syndrome (40,41) . Total meat consumption has also been positively associated with weight gain in both normalweight and overweight adults over a 5-year follow-up period in a large European cohort (27) .…”

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“…In general, plant proteins have been related to health benefits more than animal proteins (14)(15)(16)(17) . While vegetable protein intakes have been found to be inversely associated with blood pressure (18) , a high consumption of red and/or processed meat has been associated with a number of adverse cardiovascular health outcomes such as higher systolic blood pressure (19) , increased risk for type 2 diabetes (20)(21)(22) , ischaemic stroke (23) , global and central obesity (24,25) and weight gain (26,27) .…”

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The potential impact of animal protein intake on global and abdominal obesity: evidence from the Observation of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Luxembourg (ORISCAV-LUX) study

Alkerwi

Sauvageot

Buckley

et al. 2015

Public Health Nutr.

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Objective: To examine the association of total animal protein intake and protein derived from different dietary sources (meat; fish and shellfish; eggs; milk products) with global and abdominal obesity among adults in Luxembourg. Design: Binary logistic regression analysis was used to assess the relationship between animal protein intake (as a percentage of total energy intake) and global obesity (BMI ≥ 30·0 kg/m 2 ) and abdominal obesity (waist circumference ≥102 cm for men and ≥88 cm for women), after controlling for potential confounders. Setting: Observation of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Luxembourg (ORISCAV-LUX) study. Subjects: The study population was derived from a national cross-sectional stratified sample of 1152 individuals aged 18-69 years, recruited between November 2007 and January 2009. Results: There was an independent positive association between total animal protein intake and both global (OR = 1·18; 95 % CI 1·12, 1·25) and abdominal obesity (OR = 1·14; 95 % CI 1·08, 1·20) after adjustment for age, gender, education, smoking, physical activity and intakes of total fat, carbohydrate, fibre, and fruit and vegetables. Protein intakes from meat, fish and shellfish were positively associated with global and abdominal obesity with further adjustment for vegetal protein and other sources of animal-derived protein (all P < 0·01). Protein derived from eggs or milk products was unrelated to global or abdominal obesity. Conclusions: Our findings suggest that protein derived from animal sources, in particular from meat, fish and shellfish, may be associated with increased risk of both global and abdominal obesity among presumably healthy adults in Luxembourg. These findings suggest that lower animal protein intakes may be important for maintenance of healthy body weight. Keywords Animal protein intake Global obesity Abdominal obesity Cardiovascular risk factorsCross-sectional studyObesity is a rapidly worsening public health problem associated with a variety of co-morbidities including type 2 diabetes, hypertension, stroke and CVD (1) . Obesity is impacting heavily upon health-care systems around the world, including Luxembourg, where 21 % of the population is obese (2) . Obesity occurs in the context of a variety of interrelated demographic, socio-economic and lifestyle factors; nutrition is coming to the fore as a major modifiable determinant. Nutritional epidemiology has produced evidence that an energy-dense and high-fat diet, concomitant with physical inactivity, are independent risk factors for weight gain and obesity (3)(4)(5) .The literature surrounding the effects of protein intake and particular sources of protein on body composition is unclear. Three recent meta-analyses have been conducted, comparing higher-v. lower-protein diets on health outcomes, including body composition (6)(7)(8) , with conflicting conclusions. One indicates that a high protein intake in the context of an energy-restricted diet provides greater improvement in body composition compared with standard protein diet...

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The potential impact of animal protein intake on global and abdominal obesity: evidence from the Observation of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Luxembourg (ORISCAV-LUX) study

Alkerwi

Sauvageot

Buckley

et al. 2015

Public Health Nutr.

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“…Past studies indicate that perceived healthiness of food and health-related issues generally tend to be an important factor influencing food choice (Roininen, Lähteenmäki, & Tuorila, 1999;Scheibehenne, Miesler, & Todd, 2007;Steptoe, Pollard, & Wardle, 1995). As a growing body of research has linked meat consumption with an increased risk of obesity, heart disease, and cancer (Chao et al, 2005;Sinha, Cross, Graubard, Leitzmann, & Schatzkin, 2009;Wang & Beydoun, 2009), it is not surprising that health concerns are one of the most important motives for changing to a vegetarian diet (Dibb & Fitzpatrick, 2014, Tobler et al, 2011. Based on these findings, it could be argued that following a vegetarian diet might be associated with better self-reported levels of health relative to meat eaters.…”

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Examining the “Veggie” personality: Results from a representative German sample

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“…Moreover, meat consumption is associated with a higher intake of total fat, saturated fat and total calories, and an increased risk of chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease (Nicklas et al, 1995). Recently, Wang and Beydoun reported that the risk for obesity and central obesity is positively associated with BMI and waist circumference (Wang and Beydoun, 2009). However, our data indicated that consumption of duck meat did not alter the parameters of body compositions or obesity indices such as BMI and WHR, even after a high intake of duck meat (600 g/day for 4 wk), which suggests that duck meat consumption does not pose a risk of obesity…”

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Effect of Duck-meat Intake on Adult Disease Risk Factors in Adult Human Males

Lee¹,

Lim²,

Kang³

et al. 2010

Korean Journal for Food Science of Animal Resources

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This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of duck-meat consumption on adult disease risk factors, including body compositions, hematological variables, and serum metabolic and lipid profiles in adult human males. To obtain results, 20 adult males aged 20 to 25 were subjected to a diet of 600 g/day of duck-meat for 4 wk, after which body composition, hematological variables, and serum metabolic and lipid profiles were investigated to determine if there was a relationship between duck-meat consumption and adult disease risk factors. The results revealed that high amounts of duck-meat intake did not negatively alter body indices such as body weight, fat mass, body mass index (BMI), % body fat or waste-to-hip ratio (WHR). Furthermore, there were statistically insignificant changes in the number of blood cells, although this number did increase significantly following intake of duck-meat. Moreover, general decreases in serum metabolic parameters were observed, but none of these changes were significant with the exception of the concentration of blood urea nitrogen (BUN). The serum concentrations of LDL-cholesterol also showed a statistically significant decrease by 5.86%. Therefore, this study suggests that the ingestion of duck-meat not only significantly increased the RBC count but also decreased BUN and LDL-cholesterol concentrations in adult males.

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Meat consumption is associated with obesity and central obesity among US adults

Cited by 234 publications

References 22 publications

The potential impact of animal protein intake on global and abdominal obesity: evidence from the Observation of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Luxembourg (ORISCAV-LUX) study

The potential impact of animal protein intake on global and abdominal obesity: evidence from the Observation of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Luxembourg (ORISCAV-LUX) study

Examining the “Veggie” personality: Results from a representative German sample

Effect of Duck-meat Intake on Adult Disease Risk Factors in Adult Human Males

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