Away from home meals: associations with biomarkers of chronic disease and dietary intake in American adults, NHANES 2005-2010.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Away from home (AFH) meals are known to be energy-dense and of poor diet quality. Both direct and indirect exposure (for example, neighborhood restaurant density) to AFH meals have been implicated as contributors to higher body weight and adverse health outcomes.

Objective

To examine the association of frequency of eating AFH and fast-food meals with biomarkers of chronic disease and dietary intake.

Design

This cross-sectional study used frequency of AFH and fast-food meal and biomarker data from the NHANES 2005-2010. Information on weekly frequency of AFH and fast-food meals was collected via questionnaire during the household interview. The metabolic biomarkers examined included body mass index (BMI), serum cholesterol (total, high-density lipoprotein (HD

SUBMITTER: Kant AK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4400187 | biostudies-literature | 2015 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature