Xie Q, Hao ML, Meng LB, Zuo XQ, Guo P, Qiu Y, Wang Q, Zhang N, Lei M. Effect of eating habits on obesity in adolescents: a study among Chinese college students.
J Int Med Res 2019;
48:300060519889738. [PMID:
31840554 PMCID:
PMC7783244 DOI:
10.1177/0300060519889738]
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Abstract
Objective
Obesity has been linked to cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and
osteoarthritis. Obesity and overweight pose a serious threat to human
health, with an estimated 190 million overweight and obese people worldwide.
Thus, we investigated the influence of certain eating habits on weight among
Chinese college students.
Methods
We conducted a cross-sectional survey of 536 college students in
Shijiazhuang, China. The survey included questions about eating habits. We
analyzed the relationship between participants’ responses and obesity.
Results
Sex, residence, speed of eating, number of meals eaten per day, and a diet
high in sugar were found to be correlated with obesity. Our results suggest
that increasing the number of meals per day, slowing down the pace of
eating, and reducing the intake of high-sugar foods have potential benefits
for reducing obesity among college students.
Conclusions
In the present study, we found that some dietary habits are related to the
occurrence of obesity among college-aged individuals.
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