Evening eating and subsequent long-term weight change in a national cohort

• Published in: International Journal of Obesity Vol. 21; no. 5; pp. 407 - 412
• Main Authors: KANT, A. K, SCHATZKIN, A, BALLARD-BARBASH, R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basingstoke Nature Publishing 01-05-1997
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Biological and medical sciences; Body Weight - physiology; Cohort Studies; Diet Records; Eating - physiology; Energy Metabolism - physiology; Feeding Behavior; Feeding. Feeding behavior; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Regression Analysis; Sex Characteristics; Time Factors; United States; Vertebrates: anatomy and physiology, studies on body, several organs or systems; Human; Feeding behavior; Evening; Food intake; Energetic cost; Body weight; Nutrient; Long term
• ISSN: 0307-0565; 1476-5497
• DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0800422

To examine the association of proportion of daily energy consumed in the evening with weight change over 10 y of follow-up.
The data used were from the First National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES I, 1971-75) Epidemiologic Follow-up Study (NHEFS, 1982-84). The analytic cohort included 2580 men and 4567 women aged 25-74 y at baseline (NHANES I, 1971-75). The proportion of energy consumed in the evening (after 5 pm) was estimated from a 24 h dietary recall obtained a baseline. Weight change was defined as the difference between the follow-up and baseline weights.
Mean +/- s.e. of percent energy from evening food intake was 46 +/- 0.29 in the analytic cohort. After adjustment for multiple covariates, percent energy from evening food intake and weight change were unrelated in both men and women.
Extent of evening eating was not a significant predictor of 10 y weight change in the NHEFS cohort.