[Can Family Meals Protect Adolescents From Obesity?]
[Can family meals protect adolescents from obesity?]
Filed under: Eating Disorders
Med Wieku Rozwoj. 2012; 16(4): 313-321
Tabak I, Jodkowska M, Oblaci?ska A, Mikiel-Kostyra K
Aim: To analyse the relationship between the frequency of family meals and the body weight of 13-year-olds and its selected determinants. Material and methods: The study was conducted in 2008 as the last stage in a prospective cohort study of 605 children. Questionnaires containing questions about the frequency of family meals, the general regularity of meals, fruit and vegetable consumption, physical activity and the number of hours spent watching television or at the computer were sent to 13-year-olds by mail. School nurses performed anthropometric measurements of the pupils’ weight and height. Statistical analyses were performed, i.e. Pearson’s correlations, the two-step cluster analysis and the logistic regression analysis. Results: Most of the young people (80-90%) eat each of the main meals in the company of their parents at least once a week, 21% have breakfast with their parents every day, 41% – dinner, and 45% – supper. The frequency of family meals correlated negatively with the girls’ BMI and the number of hours they spent watching television or at the computer, while positively with physical activity, regular meals and vegetable consumption in adolescents of both genders. The lowest mean values of BMI were found in a group of adolescents often eating family meals, the highest – in the group of young people who rarely ate family meals (over 20% of young people in this group were overweight), but the differences were statistically significant only for girls (p=0.025). The probability of less than 2 hours of sedentary behaviour daily, physical activity of at least 60 minutes per day and everyday vegetable and fruit consumption is twice as high in adolescents often consuming meals with their parents, and with the daily consumption of all the meals in this way – more than fourfold higher than in other groups. Conclusions: Family meals treated as a predictor of a healthy lifestyle can indirectly protect adolescents from overweight and obesity. Promoting family meals should be an important method of preventing obesity, particularly among teenage girls.
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The association between television watching time and all-cause mortality after breast cancer.
Filed under: Eating Disorders
J Cancer Surviv. 2013 Feb 2;
George SM, Smith AW, Alfano CM, Bowles HR, Irwin ML, McTiernan A, Bernstein L, Baumgartner KB, Ballard-Barbash R
PURPOSE: Sedentary time is a rapidly emerging independent risk factor for mortality in the general population, but its prognostic effect among cancer survivors is unknown. In a multiethnic, prospective cohort of breast cancer survivors, we hypothesized that television watching time would be independently associated with an increased risk of death from any cause. METHODS: The Health, Eating, Activity, and Lifestyle Study cohort included 687 women diagnosed with local or regional breast cancer. On average 30 (±4) months postdiagnosis, women completed self-report assessments on time spent sitting watching television/videos in a typical day in the previous year. Multivariate Cox proportional hazards models were used to estimate hazard ratios (HR) and 95 % confidence intervals (CI) for death from any cause (n?=?89) during the 7 years of follow-up. RESULTS: Television time (top tertile vs. bottom tertile) was positively related to risk of death (HR, 1.94; 95 % CI, 1.02, 3.66, p (trend)?=?0.024), but the association was attenuated and not statistically significant after adjustment for aerobic moderate-vigorous intensity physical activity (HR, 1.70; 95 % CI, 0.89, 3.22, p (trend)?=?0.14) and all covariates (HR, 1.39; 95 % CI, 0.69, 2.82, p (trend)?=?0.48). CONCLUSION: In this first published investigation on this topic, we did not observe a statistically significant multivariate-adjusted association between television watching time and risk of death among women diagnosed with breast cancer. IMPLICATIONS FOR CANCER SURVIVORS: These results begin an evidence base on this topic that can be built upon to inform lifestyle recommendations for this expanding, aging population.
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Electroconvulsive Therapy in a Man With Comorbid Severe Obesity, Binge Eating Disorder, and Bipolar Disorder.
Filed under: Eating Disorders
J ECT. 2013 Jan 31;
Rapinesi C, Del Casale A, Serata D, Caccia F, Di Pietro S, Scatena P, Carbonetti P, Fensore C, Angeletti G, Tatarelli R, Kotzalidis GD, Girardi P
ABSTRACT: A 41-year-old man with comorbid binge-eating disorder, severe obesity, and bipolar disorder since the age of 20 years, resistant to drug and psychotherapy combinations, worsened progressively. Relentless weight gain forced him to immobility and dependence on others. He was hospitalized for a mixed-mood episode with anxiety, mystical delusions, and auditory hallucinations. To overcome treatment resistance, we suggested electroconvulsive therapy. After 1 electroconvulsive therapy cycle, psychological symptoms promptly improved. He received clozapine and lithium. After 2 years, he reached normal weight and fair psychopathological compensation.
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Classification and Correlates of Eating Disorders among Blacks: Findings from the National Survey of American Life.
Filed under: Eating Disorders
J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2013; 24(1): 289-310
Taylor JY, Caldwell CH, Baser RE, Matusko N, Faison N, Jackson JS
Abstract:Objective. To assess classification adjustments and examine correlates of eating disorders among Blacks. Methods. The National Survey of American Life (NSAL) was conducted from 2001-2003 and consisted of adults (n=5,191) and adolescents (n=1,170). The World Mental Health Composite International Diagnostic Interview (WMH-CIDI-World Health Organization 2004-modified) and DSM-IV-TR eating disorder criteria were used. Results. Sixty-six percent of African American and 59% Caribbean Black adults were overweight or obese, while 30% and 29% of adolescents were overweight or obese. Although lifetime rates of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa were low, binge eating disorder was high for both ethnic groups among adults and adolescents. Eliminating certain classification criteria resulted in higher rates of eating disorders for all groups. Conclusion. Culturally sensitive criteria should be incorporated into future versions of Diagnostic Statistical Manual (DSM) classifications for eating disorders that consider within-group ethnic variations.
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Prevalence of experiences of domestic violence among psychiatric patients: systematic review.
Filed under: Eating Disorders
Br J Psychiatry. 2013 Feb; 202: 94-9
Oram S, Trevillion K, Feder G, Howard LM
Domestic violence has been linked with many mental disorders, including anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, eating disorders and psychosis.To estimate the prevalence (adult lifetime and past year) of different types of domestic violence experienced by men and women receiving psychiatric treatment.In a systematic review, a search of 18 electronic databases was supplemented by hand searching, citation tracking and updating a recent systematic review of criminal victimisation in psychiatric populations. Two reviewers independently extracted data and appraised study quality.Forty-two studies were included. The median prevalence of lifetime partner violence reported in high-quality papers was 30% (interquartile range (IQR) 26-39) among female in-patients and 33% (IQR 21-53) among female out-patients. Among male patients, one high-quality study reported a lifetime prevalence of 32% across mixed psychiatric settings. No study included a control group.Psychiatric patients experience a high prevalence of domestic violence but there is limited information on family (non-partner) domestic violence, the prevalence of emotional abuse and the extent of risk compared with non-psychiatric controls.
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