Is frequency of fast food and sit-down restaurant eating occasions differentially associated with less healthful eating habits?

ABSTRACT: Studies have shown that frequency of fast food restaurant eating and sit-down restaurant eating is differentially associated with nutrient intakes and biometric outcomes. The objective of this study was to examine whether frequency of fast food and sit-down restaurant eating occasions was differentially associated with less healthful eating habits, independent of demographic characteristics. Data were collected from participants in 2015 enrolled in a worksite nutrition intervention trial (n = 388) in North Carolina who completed self-administered questionnaires at baseline. We used multiple logistic regressions to estimate associations between frequency of restaurant eating occasions and four less healthful eating habits, controlling for age, sex, race, education, marital status, an

SUBMITTER: Close MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5099275 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature