Timing of energy intake and BMI in children: differential impacts by age and sex.

ABSTRACT: Body weight regulation may be influenced by the timing of food intake. The relationship between children's BMI and their daily pattern of energy consumption was investigated using data from the UK National Diet and Nutrition Survey 2008-2019. The sample included 6281 children aged 4-18 years. Linear and logistic regression models investigated the timing of energy intake (10³ kJ) as a predictor of BMI (kg/m²) and healthy weight status. The models showed that children aged 4-10 years who consume more energy content after 20:00, in comparison with less energy content, had a significantly higher BMI (young girls: β = 0·159; 95 % CI 0·003, 0·315; P = 0·05; young boys: β = 0·166; 95 % CI 0·028, 0·304; P = 0·02). Similar findings were also present

SUBMITTER: Mahdi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7614627 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature