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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Karatzi, Kalliopi
• Moschonis, George
• Choupi, Eurikleia
• Manios, Yannis

Titel

Late night overeating is associated with smaller breakfast, breakfast skipping and obesity in children. The Healthy Growth Study

Ist Teil von

• Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.), 2017-01, Vol.33, p.141-144

Ort / Verlag

United States: Elsevier Inc

Erscheinungsjahr

2017

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MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Abstract Objective Excessive energy intake during evening hours is associated with several health problems. We aimed to investigate for the first time the possible association of late night overeating with breakfast habits and obesity in a large sample of 9-13 year-old children in Greece Research methods and procedures 2655 schoolchildren (9-13 years) participated in the Healthy Growth Study, i.e. a cross-sectional epidemiological study conducted in 77 primary schools in four large regions in Greece. The current study presents results on 1912 children having full data regarding anthropometric, dietary, physical activity and physical examination indices. Results High energy intake at dinner and evening snack was associated with higher likelihood for skipping breakfast 1.85 OR (95% CI 1.42-2.39) and with lower caloric intake at breakfast (β=0.14, P<0.001). Children at the lowest quartile of physical activity levels were found to have a positive association between the calories consumed at dinner and BMI (β=0.11, P=0.019), on the contrary this association was inverse for children being at the highest quartile of physical activity levels (β=-0.10, P=0.033). Conclusions Late night overeating is associated with skipping and/or having smaller breakfast and in children with low levels of physical activity with increased BMI. Future relevant studies are essential in further exploring and confirming the findings of the current study.