Eating speed and abdominal adiposity in middle-aged adults: a cross-sectional study in Vietnam.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Several studies have associated fast eating speed with the risk of general obesity, but there are inadequate data on the association between eating speed and abdominal adiposity which may pose a higher threat to health than general obesity. The present study aimed to investigate the association between eating speed and abdominal obesity in a Vietnamese population.

Methods

Between June 2019 and June 2020, the baseline survey of an ongoing prospective cohort study on the determinants of cardiovascular disease in Vietnamese adults was conducted. A total of 3,000 people aged 40-60 years old (1,160 men and 1,840 women) were recruited from eight communes in the rural district of Cam Lam, Khanh Hoa province, in Central Vietnam. Self-reported eating speed was assessed on

SUBMITTER: Van Hoang D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9993665 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature