Title |
Association between eating frequency, weight, and health
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Published in |
Nutrition Reviews, October 2014
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DOI | 10.1111/j.1753-4887.2009.00204.x |
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Authors |
Michelle A Palmer, Sandra Capra, Surinder K Baines |
Abstract |
There is speculation amongst health professionals, the media, and the public regarding eating frequency (EF) and its impact on weight and health. Nutritional weight-loss and -maintenance interventions of longer than 1 week's duration were reviewed for associations between EF and weight and health. Of the 176 studies identified, 25 relevant studies matched the criteria and only 10 of these were weight-loss interventions. Generally, sample sizes were small, interventions were short-term, and a wide array of definitions was used to define an eating occasion. Several key outcomes such as physical activity, adherence to assigned EF, and hunger were often not measured. The limited evidence available suggests there is no association between EF and weight or health in either weight-loss or -maintenance interventions, with a possible inverse association between EF and lipids in weight-maintenance interventions. Longer term, larger studies that include important weight and health outcomes are needed. |
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Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Saudi Arabia | 2 | 29% |
Mexico | 1 | 14% |
Brazil | 1 | 14% |
Argentina | 1 | 14% |
Unknown | 2 | 29% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 7 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Australia | 2 | 2% |
United States | 2 | 2% |
Canada | 1 | <1% |
Spain | 1 | <1% |
Taiwan | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 124 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Ph. D. Student | 21 | 16% |
Researcher | 19 | 15% |
Student > Bachelor | 19 | 15% |
Student > Master | 16 | 12% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 7 | 5% |
Other | 26 | 20% |
Unknown | 23 | 18% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 28 | 21% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 17 | 13% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 16 | 12% |
Sports and Recreations | 10 | 8% |
Psychology | 7 | 5% |
Other | 21 | 16% |
Unknown | 32 | 24% |