Spicy food intake and overweight/obesity in rural Southwest China: findings from a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Spicy food is an essential part of the culinary culture in rural southwest China, while little is known about the association between spicy food intake and overweight/obesity. This study was undertaken to explore the association between spicy food intake and overweight/obesity by a cross-sectional study.

Method

We enrolled 2,995 individuals aged 30-79 years living in Rongchang, Chongqing municipality, southwest China from The China Multi-Ethnic Cohort Study, which was deemed to be the largest cohort study in southwest China. A multivariable-adjusted logistic regression model was applied to estimate the association between spicy food intake and overweight/obesity. Additionally, subgroup and sensitivity analyses were performed to verify the stability of the results.

SUBMITTER: Xiong H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11830619 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature