Irregularity of energy intake at meals: prospective associations with the metabolic syndrome in adults of the 1946 British birth cohort

• Published in: British journal of nutrition Vol. 115; no. 2; pp. 315 - 323
• Main Authors: Pot, Gerda K., Hardy, Rebecca, Stephen, Alison M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 28.01.2016
• Subjects: Adult; Adults; Blood Pressure; Body Mass Index; Breakfast; Cohort Studies; diastolic blood pressure; Diet; Dietary Surveys and Nutritional Epidemiology; eating habits; Energy; Energy Intake; Feeding Behavior; Female; food records; Health risks; Health Surveys; Humans; logit analysis; Lunch; Male; Meals; Metabolic disorders; metabolic syndrome; Metabolic Syndrome - epidemiology; Metabolism; Middle Aged; national surveys; Prospective Studies; Risk Factors; Triglycerides - blood; United Kingdom - epidemiology; Waist Circumference; Energy intake; Irregular intake; Prospective studies; Chronobiology; National Survey of Health and Development; Cardiometabolic risks; NSHD National Survey of Health and Development

Irregularity in eating patterns could be a potential cardiometabolic risk factor. We aimed to study the associations of irregular intake of energy at meals in relation to cardiometabolic risk factors 10 and 17 years later. Variability of energy intake data – derived from 5-d estimated diet diaries o...