Open AccessMeal Frequency but Not Snack Frequency Is Associated with Micronutrient Intakes and Overall Diet Quality in Australian Men and Women
Author(s) -
Rebecca M. Leech,
Katherine M. Livingstone,
Anthony Worsley,
Anna Timperio,
Sarah A. McNaughton
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.463
H-Index - 265
eISSN - 1541-6100
pISSN - 0022-3166
DOI - 10.3945/jn.116.234070
Subject(s) - micronutrient , meal , medicine , environmental health , healthy eating , population , cross sectional study , food frequency questionnaire , nutrient , demography , physical activity , biology , physical therapy , ecology , pathology , sociology
Skipping breakfast is associated with poorer diet quality among adults, but evidence of associations for other eating patterns [e.g., eating occasion (EO), meal, or snack frequency] is equivocal. An understanding of how eating patterns are associated with diet quality is needed to inform population-level dietary recommendations.
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