Associations between eating frequency, adiposity, diet, and activity in 9-10-year-old healthy-weight and centrally obese children

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Jennings, Amy, Cassidy, Aedín, van Sluijs, Esther M. F., Griffin, Simon J. and Welch, Ailsa A. (2015) Associations between eating frequency, adiposity, diet, and activity in 9-10-year-old healthy-weight and centrally obese children. In: The Childhood Obesity Epidemic. Apple Academic Press, pp. 109-125. ISBN 9781771881029

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Abstract

Worldwide childhood obesity rates are reaching epidemic proportions with established health consequences that include both the presence of cardiovascular risk factors and strong links to adult morbidity and mortality (1). The distribution of body fat is also thought to predict cardiovascular disease risk with central (abdominal) obesity being more strongly related than total adiposity (2). Evidence also suggests that measures of central obesity, in particular waist-to-height ratio, predict adverse health outcomes including cardiovascular disease independently of BMI. Waistto-height ratio is also associated with percentage body fat in children (3). Poor diet, next to lack of physical activity, has been implicated as a key determinant of obesity (1); however, it is not clear which specific aspects of dietary behavior, such as eating frequency (EF), should be targeted to reduce obesity (4,5). In order to develop effective strategies for obesity prevention, it is critical to determine how different aspects of children's diet relate to body composition and body fat distribution to enable more specific guidance and intervention strategies in the future.

Item Type:	Book Section
Uncontrolled Keywords:	medicine(all),sdg 3 - good health and well-being ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2700
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Nutrition and Preventive Medicine Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Population Health (former - to 2025) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Epidemiology and Public Health Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Public Health
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Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	14 Jul 2025 08:30
Last Modified:	30 Jul 2025 09:41
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/99895
DOI:	10.1201/b18225

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