Chocolate-candy consumption and 3-year weight gain among postmenopausal U.S. women.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To test the hypothesis that greater chocolate-candy intake is associated with more weight gain in postmenopausal women.

Methods

A prospective cohort study involved 107,243 postmenopausal American women aged 50-79 years (mean = 60.7) at enrollment in the Women's Health Initiative, with 3-year follow-up. Chocolate-candy consumption was assessed by food frequency questionnaire, and body weight was measured. Linear mixed models, adjusted for demographic, socio economic, anthropomorphic, and behavioral variables, were used to test our main hypotheses.

Results

Compared with women who ate a 1 oz (∼28 g) serving of chocolate candy <1 per month, those who ate this amount 1 per month to <1 per week, 1 per week to < 3 per week and ≥3 per week showed greater 3-year pros

SUBMITTER: Greenberg JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4351742 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature