The association between leisure-time physical activity and dietary fat in American adults.

Simões, Eduardo J.; Byers, Tim; Coates, Ralph J.; Serdula, M K; Mokdad, Ali H.; Heath, Gregory W.

doi:10.2105/ajph.85.2.240

Cited by 103 publications

(55 citation statements)

References 29 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…We did not find strong support for earlier findings that physically active subjects eat more fruits and vegetables (11)(12)(13) , have a higher intake of fibre (11,12) or lower intake of fat (11,12,14) . However, we found that intake of vitamin C was higher among the active than inactive cotwins, which is in line with some previous studies (11,12) .…”

Section: Discussioncontrasting

confidence: 99%

Leisure-time physical activity and nutrition: a twin study

Rintala

Lyytikäinen

Leskinen

et al. 2010

Public Health Nutr.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Objective: To determine the association between long-term leisure-time physical activity/inactivity and eating behaviours in twin pairs discordant for physical activity for 30 years. Design: Co-twin control design with cross-sectional data collection using questionnaire on eating habits and 5 d food diary. Differences in eating behaviours between physically active and inactive co-twins were analysed with pairwise tests. Setting: Finland. Subjects: Sixteen same-sex twin pairs (seven monozygotic and nine dizygotic, mean age 60 years) discordant for physical activity, selected from the Finnish Twin Cohort on the basis of physical activity discordance for 30 years, blinded to their possible differences in eating behaviours. Results: The eating habits questionnaire revealed that physically active co-twins more frequently reported that it is easy to eat according to need, whereas overeating and/ or restrictive eating was more common among the inactive co-twins (P 5 0?035). Avoiding calories was more common among the active than inactive co-twins (P 5 0?034). Based on food diaries the physically active co-twins had daily energy intake on average 15?5 kJ/kg higher than their inactive co-twins (P 5 0?030). The active co-twins also had a higher intake of vitamin C (P 5 0?004), total water (P 5 0?044), legumes and nuts (P 5 0?015) and sweets (P 5 0?036), as well as a lower energy-adjusted intake of meat (P 5 0?013). Conclusions: The physically active persons seem to eat more but not necessarily healthier food. However, habitual physical activity may help in eating according to need and in reaching and maintaining a healthy body composition. Therefore, it is necessary to incorporate both dietary and physical activity advice into health counselling.

show abstract

Section: Discussioncontrasting

confidence: 99%

Leisure-time physical activity and nutrition: a twin study

Rintala

Lyytikäinen

Leskinen

et al. 2010

Public Health Nutr.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…We compared participants with missing or incomplete dietary data (nϭ89) with participants included in this study (nϭ268) along baseline measures of age, education, body mass index, ethnicity, and minutes on the treadmill. Participants with complete data were somewhat more educated than participants with incomplete data (15 Although we noted several differences between participants with complete vs. incomplete dietary data, the magnitude of the differences was fairly small and evident for 5 out of 15 variables.…”

Section: Sship-i Resultsmentioning

confidence: 60%

“…6 -10 Although the relationship between physical activity and diet has greatly interested epidemiologists and others, because of the role of both behaviors in some of the same chronic diseases (e.g., heart disease and some cancers), results from this body of literature have been inconsistent. 11 Results from cross-sectional studies examining whether physically active individuals have healthier diets than inactive individuals have been mixed, with some studies supporting a positive relationship [12][13][14][15][16][17] and others finding no relationship or a modest relationship. 2,3,18 -21 Few prospective studies have examined this issue.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Do changes in physical activity lead to dietary changes in middle and old age?

Wilcox

King

Castro

et al. 2000

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

“…In this context there are data to suggest that inactivity tends to cluster with other health behaviours such as less healthy dietary practices (Lytle et al 1995;Simoes et al 1995), cigarette smoking and alcohol use (Dannenberg et al 1989;Raitakari et al 1994;Lytle et al 1995), which may have an adverse effect on both the quantity and distribution of body fat. Since smoking and alcohol increase visceral fat Physical activity, energy expenditure, obesity 693 deposition (Troisi et al 1991), and inactivity is associated with increased body fat, the net effect of the covariance of inactivity with other health behaviours is to increase the risk of morbidity and mortality associated with obesity.…”

Section: Adultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

How active are we? Levels of routine physical activity in children and adults

et al. 2003

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The accurate measurement of physical activity is fraught with problems in adults, but more especially in children because they have more complex and multi-dimensional activity patterns. In addition, the results of different studies are often difficult to interpret and compare, because of the diversity of methodological approaches, differences in data analysis and reporting, and the adoption of varying definitions of what constitutes an appropriate level of activity. Furthermore, inactivity is seldom quantified directly. Although there exists an extensive literature documenting the health benefits of regular physical activity in adults, activity-health relationships in children are not clear-cut. Current recommendations reinforce the concept of health-related activity, accumulating 30 min moderate-intensity exercise on at least 5 d/week (adults) and 1 h moderate-intensity exercise/d (children). Evidence suggests a high prevalence of inactivity in adults, but whether or not inactivity is increasing cannot be assessed currently. Similarly, no definite conclusions are justified about either the levels of physical activity of children, or whether these are sufficient to maintain and promote health. Data to support the belief that activity levels in childhood track into adulthood are weak. Inactivity is associated with an increased risk of weight gain and obesity, but causality remains to be established. In children there is strong evidence to demonstrate a dose-response relationship between the prevalence and incidence of obesity and time spent viewing television. Future research should focus on refining methodology for physical activity assessment to make it more sensitive to the different dimensions and contexts of activity in different age-groups.

show abstract

The association between leisure-time physical activity and dietary fat in American adults.

Cited by 103 publications

References 29 publications

Leisure-time physical activity and nutrition: a twin study

Leisure-time physical activity and nutrition: a twin study

Do changes in physical activity lead to dietary changes in middle and old age?

How active are we? Levels of routine physical activity in children and adults

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About