Τίτλος:
The Consumption of Fast Food Favors Weight Increase in Young Hellenic Navy Personnel: A 10-Year Follow-Up Study
Γλώσσες Τεκμηρίου:
Αγγλικά
Περίληψη:
Introduction: Dietary habits and physical exercise have independently been recognized as important contributors to weight loss. However, the relative effect of diet and exercise on body weight is still unclear and warrants further investigation. We investigated the causes related to changes in body mass index (BMI) in a sample of young adult Greek Navy recruits over 10 years. Materials and Methods: We conducted a single-center prospective observational study, including consecutive healthy young adult officers and sailors (>18 years) at the Salamis Naval Base, Salamis, Attiki, Greece. BMI was calculated at the baseline visit. A questionnaire was selected to gather data regarding daily food consumption and daily physical exercise. The participants were followed up for 10 years (2005-2014). Results: Two hundred eighty-four young adults [mean age 31.1 ± 3.1 years; 25 (8.8%) females and 259 (91.2%) males] were included. Baseline median BMI was 24.1 kg/m2, while 10 years later, median BMI was 24.8 kg/m2 (P < 0.001). Physical activity was not significantly related to BMI change (P = 0.153). Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed a significant correlation between BMI increase and frequent fast food consumption (P = 0.044). Conclusions: Frequent fast food consumption is linked with a significant BMI increase, irrespective of physical activity. This has obvious dietary implications and needs to be examined in the general population. © Copyright 2020, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
Συγγραφείς:
Doupis, J.
Festas, G.
Papakonstantinou, P.E.
Andrianesis, V.
Efthymiou, V.
Spanos, A.
Rizzo, M.
Papanas, N.
Περιοδικό:
Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders
Εκδότης:
MARY ANN LIEBERT INC PUBL
Λέξεις-κλειδιά:
sodium carbonate, adult; alcohol consumption; Article; body mass; body weight gain; exercise; fast food; female; follow up; food frequency questionnaire; food intake; fruit consumption; Greece; human; major clinical study; male; meat consumption; military personnel; obesity; observational study; physical activity; priority journal; prospective study; questionnaire; sailor; salad; underweight; vegetable consumption; adverse event; caloric intake; exercise; fast food; feeding behavior; follow up; nutritional value; obesity; pathophysiology; risk assessment; risk factor; time factor, Adult; Body Mass Index; Energy Intake; Exercise; Fast Foods; Feeding Behavior; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Greece; Humans; Male; Military Personnel; Nutritive Value; Obesity; Prospective Studies; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors; Time Factors; Weight Gain
DOI:
10.1089/met.2020.0044
