Dietary Intake of Calories - Study
Weekend Eating in the United States Is
Linked with Greater Energy, Fat, and Alcohol Intake
Diet-Calories Study - Aim
To determine if macronutrient consumption for the U.S. population is greater
on weekend days than weekdays.
Diet-Calories Study - Methods
The nationally representative 1994 to 1996 Continuing Survey of Food Intakes
by Individuals was used for this analysis. Dietary intake was assessed
using two independent days of dietary recall data. Ordinary least squares
multivariate analysis was used to analyze dietary outcome variables to
explore the effect of weekend day vs. weekday intake.
Diet-Calories Study - Results
This study's results indicate that statistically significant dietary intake
differences occur for different days of the week but not for all age groups-nor
for all nutrients. The average American, 2 years and older, consumes 82
kcal more per day on each weekend day (Friday through Sunday) than they
do on weekdays (Monday through Thursday). These overall increases in dietary
intake are significant for the overall sample and are largest for the
19- to 50-year-old age group; among this age group, the weekend day increase
(vs. weekday) is 115 kcal/d. The increased proportions of energy from
fat and alcohol consumed on weekends are greater for this adult age group
by 0.7 percent and 1.4 percent, respectively, whereas the proportion of
energy from carbohydrate decreases 1.6 percent.
Diet-Calories Study - Issues
The effects of weekend days on nutrient intake are substantial and should
be considered in future clinical and population-based interventions and
in dietary monitoring and research in the U.S.
Weight Loss News
Theories about how to lose weight, how to reduce obesity and general weight
management are constantly changing along with ideas about which weight
loss diet program is best and so forth. At present, however, a balanced
diet combined with regular exercise remains the favorite weight loss strategy
of most dietitians and weight loss experts. Return to Weight Loss Data
|
com