Unrestrained eating behavior and risk of mortality: A prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background & aims

Unrestrained eating behavior has been thought to be a proxy for diet frequency, timing, and caloric intake. We investigated the association of unrestrained eating with mortality risk in the Nurses' Health Study prospectively.

Methods

During follow-up (1994-2016), 21,953 deaths were documented among 63,999 eligible participants in analyses of eating anything at any time, 22,120 deaths were documented among 65,839 participants in analyses of no concern with figure change. Hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated using Cox proportional hazards models.

Results

Eating anything at any time was associated with an increased mortality from cancer (overall HR, 95%CI: 1.07, 1.00-1.13; driven by gastrointestinal tract cancer: 1.30,

SUBMITTER: Zhang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8571025 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature