Day-to-day regularity in breakfast consumption is associated with weight status in a prospective cohort of women.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Evidence suggests that regular eating patterns (i.e., consistent day-to-day frequency and timing of consumption) may be favorable with respect to weight status, and breakfast may be a particularly important meal for weight maintenance. We examined the relationship between regular breakfast consumption habits and weight status among women.

Materials and methods

Modified Poisson regression models examined day-to-day regularity in breakfast consumption among 46,037 women in the prospective Sister Study cohort in relation to weight status. Cross-sectional outcomes included overweight (body mass index (BMI) ≥ 25.0 kg/m²) and obesity (BMI ≥ 30.0 kg/m²); waist circumference (WC) ≥ 88 cm; and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) ≥ 0.85. Self-reported weight 5 ye

SUBMITTER: Guinter MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6766424 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature