Timing of food consumption in Hispanic adolescents with obesity.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Little is known about the normal eating time periods in adolescents with obesity and how these patterns change throughout development. As the obesity epidemic continues to rise in adolescence, it becomes imperative to understand developmentally appropriate eating behaviours and to create weight management strategies that build on those innate patterns and preferences. The purpose of this study was to determine the most common habitual eating windows observed in adolescents with obesity.

Methods

Participants were 101 Hispanic adolescents (mean age 14.8 ± 2.1 years; 48 male/53 female) with obesity (BMI ≥95th percentile) who were recruited as part of a larger clinical trial. Dietary intake and meal timing was determined using multiple pass 24-hours recalls. Histogram

SUBMITTER: Vidmar AP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8178160 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature