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Associations between eating patterns, dietary intakes and eating behaviours in premenopausal overweight women
Author(s) -
Leblanc Vicky,
Provencher Véronique,
Bégin Catherine,
Corneau Louise,
Tremblay Angelo,
Lemieux Simone
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.24.1_supplement.330.1
Subject(s) - overweight , evening , morning , disinhibition , medicine , total energy , overeating , eating behavior , obesity , zoology , demography , psychology , biology , psychiatry , physics , astronomy , sociology , displacement (psychology) , psychotherapist
It has been suggested that consuming a large proportion of energy in the morning is associated with a lower daily energy intake. To our knowledge, no study has yet investigated how the distribution of energy consumed at different times of the day is associated with eating behaviours. Objective To examine associations between eating patterns, energy intakes and eating behaviours in 144 overweight premenopausal women. Methods Women completed a 3‐day food record. The Three‐Factor‐Eating‐Questionnaire was used to assess eating behaviours (dietary restraint, disinhibition, hunger). Results Proportion of energy consumed at breakfast was negatively associated with total daily energy intake (r= −0.22; p< 0.01) and energy density (r= −0.17; p< 0.05) while proportion of energy from snacks was associated with total daily energy intake (r= 0.27; p< 0.01). Proportion of energy consumed at breakfast was associated with flexible restraint (r= 0.24; p< 0.01) while it was negatively correlated with situational susceptibility to disinhibition (r= −0.21; p< 0.05). Finally, proportion of energy consumed in the evening was correlated with hunger (r= 0.23; p< 0.01). Conclusion These results suggest that eating behaviours could be important factors to further consider in order to explain the association observed between a higher proportion of energy consumed earlier in the day and lower total energy intake. Supported by CIHR.