(05-06-12) Obesity-Related Eating Behaviors Are Associated with Low Physical Activity and Poor Diet Quality in Spain.

Mesas AE, Guallar-Castill?n P, Le?n-Mu?oz LM, Graciani A, L?pez-Garc?a E,
Guti?rrez-Fisac JL, Banegas JR, Rodr?guez-Artalejo F.
Source
Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, School of Medicine,
Universidad Aut?noma de Madrid/IdiPAZ-CIBER in Epidemiology and Public Health
(CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain.
Abstract
This study examined the association of obesity-related eating behaviors (OREB)
with physical activity, sedentariness, and diet quality. Data were taken from a
cross-sectional study in 10,791 persons representative of the Spanish
population who were ≥18 y of age in 2008-2010. The following self-reported
information was collected on 12 OREB: not planning how much to eat before
sitting down, not deciding the amount of food on the plate, skipping breakfast,
eating precooked/canned food or snacks bought at vending machines or at fast-
food restaurants, not choosing low-energy foods, not removing visible fat from
meat or skin from chicken, eating while watching television or seated on a sofa
or an armchair, and taking a short time for meals. Analyses were performed with
linear or logistic regression, as appropriate, and adjusted for the main
confounders. In comparison to participants with ≤1 OREB, those with ≥5 OREB
performed less physical activity [β: -2.61 (95% CI: -4.44, -0.78 metabolic
equivalent hours/wk); P-trend < 0.001] and spent more time watching television
[β: 2.17 (95% CI: 1.39, 2.95 h/wk); P-trend < 0.001]; furthermore, they had
greater total energy intake [β: 162.7 (95% CI: 114.3, 211.0 kcal/d); P-trend <
0.001] and were less likely to follow a Mediterranean diet [OR: 0.55 (95% CI:
0.41, 0.73); P-trend < 0.001]. In conclusion, the association between OREB and
obesity is biologically plausible because OREB are associated with energy
intake and poor accordance with the Mediterranean diet. Studies on the
association between OREB and obesity should control for the confounding effect
of physical activity and sedentariness.

Source: J Nutr. 2012 May 23. [Epub ahead of print]

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