Consumption of takeaway and delivery meals is associated with increased BMI and percent fat among UK Biobank participants.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Consumption of meals bought from out-of-home sources is a suggested risk factor for obesity, but the supporting evidence is mixed.

Objectives

To investigate the association between consumption of different types of meals and BMI or percent body fat.

Methods

Data were from the UK Biobank in response to a "Type of Meals Eaten" survey, which specified the sources of the meals consumed over the previous 24 h. Because direction of causality is unknown, the data were analyzed with meal choice as the dependent variable first and then BMI as the dependent variable second.

Results

The total number of participants was 5197 (2841 women and 2356 men). Participants with higher BMI and percent body fat were more likely to report consuming takeaway and/or delivery

SUBMITTER: Albalawi AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9257477 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature