• Find People
  • Campus Map
  • PiratePort
  • A-Z
    • About
    • Submit
    • Browse
    • Login
    View Item 
    •   ScholarShip Home
    • Division of Health Sciences
    • College of Allied Health Sciences
    • Nutrition Science
    • View Item
    •   ScholarShip Home
    • Division of Health Sciences
    • College of Allied Health Sciences
    • Nutrition Science
    • View Item
    JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.

    Browse

    All of The ScholarShipCommunities & CollectionsDateAuthorsTitlesSubjectsTypeDate SubmittedThis CollectionDateAuthorsTitlesSubjectsTypeDate Submitted

    My Account

    Login

    Statistics

    View Google Analytics Statistics

    Eating late in the evening is associated with childhood obesity in some age groups but not in all children: the relationship between time of consumption and body weight status in U.S. children

    Thumbnail
    View/ Open
    Eating late associated childhood obesity.pdf (244.0Kb)

    Show full item record
    
    Author
    Eng, Stephanie; Wagstaff, David A.; Kranz, Sibylle
    Abstract
    Background: Some studies in adults indicate a positive correlation between eating later in the day and overall energy intake as well as body weight status. Thus, the time of food intake may be a risk factor in childhood obesity. This study was designed to describe the proportion of energy consumed in the time from 4 pm to midnight measured in two-hour increments and to determine a potential association between the time of proportion of energy consumed and body weight status. Methods: Dietary, anthropometric, and socio-demographic data of 2–18 year olds (N = 11,072) of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1999–2004 was examined to describe the proportion of total energy consumed within two-hour time periods between 4 pm and midnight. To examine the potential association between eating later in the day and body weight status, generalized estimating equations (GEE) models were used to quantify the effect of time trends (proportion of total energy consumed in each 2-hour time period from 4 pm to 11.59 pm) on body weight status. Analysis was conducted in the total sample and in subgroups stratified by sex, ethnic group (Non-Hispanic white, Non-Hispanic black, Mexican American, Other Hispanic, and Other Race including multi-racial) and age group (2–5, 6–11, and 12–18 year olds). Complex sample survey analysis were used to assess differences at a significance level of p-value < 0.05. Results: Proportion of energy consumed varied by sex, ethnic group, and age groups between 4 pm and 11.59 pm. Compared to healthy weight children, overweight school-age children consumed significantly higher while overweight adolescents consumed significantly lower proportions of total daily energy with each advancing two-hour time increment. Conclusion: The association between the circadian rhythm of eating and body weight status needs to be investigated further to examine the effect of time of consumption on the risk of childhood obesity. Especially longitudinal studies in diverse child populations would help elucidate the importance of time of eating on obesity. Originally published International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, Vol. 6, No. 27, May 2009
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10342/3263
    Subject
     Childhood obesity; Time of food intake; Energy intake 
    Date
    2009-05-21
    Citation:
    APA:
    Eng, Stephanie, & Wagstaff, David A., & Kranz, Sibylle. (May 2009). Eating late in the evening is associated with childhood obesity in some age groups but not in all children: the relationship between time of consumption and body weight status in U.S. children. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, (6:27), p.1-8. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10342/3263

    Display/Hide MLA, Chicago and APA citation formats.

    MLA:
    Eng, Stephanie, and Wagstaff, David A., and Kranz, Sibylle. "Eating late in the evening is associated with childhood obesity in some age groups but not in all children: the relationship between time of consumption and body weight status in U.S. children". International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 6:27. (1-8.), May 2009. February 26, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10342/3263.
    Chicago:
    Eng, Stephanie and Wagstaff, David A. and Kranz, Sibylle, "Eating late in the evening is associated with childhood obesity in some age groups but not in all children: the relationship between time of consumption and body weight status in U.S. children," International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 6, no. 27 (May 2009), http://hdl.handle.net/10342/3263 (accessed February 26, 2021).
    AMA:
    Eng, Stephanie, Wagstaff, David A., Kranz, Sibylle. Eating late in the evening is associated with childhood obesity in some age groups but not in all children: the relationship between time of consumption and body weight status in U.S. children. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. May 2009; 6(27) 1-8. http://hdl.handle.net/10342/3263. Accessed February 26, 2021.
    Collections
    • Nutrition Science
    Publisher
    East Carolina University

    xmlui.ArtifactBrowser.ItemViewer.elsevier_entitlement

    East Carolina University has created ScholarShip, a digital archive for the scholarly output of the ECU community.

    • About
    • Contact Us
    • Send Feedback