Association of eating behavior with nutritional status and body composition in primary school-aged children
Problematic eating behaviors during childhood may lead to positive energy balance and obesity. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the association of eating behaviors with nutritional status and body composition in Malaysian children aged 7 to 12 years. A total of 1782 primary schoolchildren w...
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| author | Tay, Chee Way Chin, Yit Siew Shoo, Thien Lee Ilse, Khouw Bee, Koon Poh |
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| description | Problematic eating behaviors during childhood may lead to positive energy balance and obesity. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the association of eating behaviors with nutritional status and body composition in Malaysian children aged 7 to 12 years. A total of 1782 primary schoolchildren were randomly recruited from 6 regions in Malaysia. The multidimensional Children’s Eating Behaviour Questionnaire (CEBQ) was reported by parents to determine the 8 different dimensions of eating styles among children. Body mass index (BMI), BMI-for-age Z-score, waist circumference, and body fat percentage were assessed. Linear regression analyses revealed that both food responsiveness and desire to drink subscales were positively associated with a child’s body adiposity, whereas satiety responsiveness, slowness in eating, and emotional undereating subscales were negatively associated with adiposity (all P < .05). A multidimensional eating style approach based on the CEBQ is needed to promote healthy eating behaviors in order to prevent excessive weight gain and obesity problems among Malaysian children. |
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| spelling | upm-551562017-12-19T08:37:35Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55156/ Association of eating behavior with nutritional status and body composition in primary school-aged children Tay, Chee Way Chin, Yit Siew Shoo, Thien Lee Ilse, Khouw Bee, Koon Poh Problematic eating behaviors during childhood may lead to positive energy balance and obesity. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the association of eating behaviors with nutritional status and body composition in Malaysian children aged 7 to 12 years. A total of 1782 primary schoolchildren were randomly recruited from 6 regions in Malaysia. The multidimensional Children’s Eating Behaviour Questionnaire (CEBQ) was reported by parents to determine the 8 different dimensions of eating styles among children. Body mass index (BMI), BMI-for-age Z-score, waist circumference, and body fat percentage were assessed. Linear regression analyses revealed that both food responsiveness and desire to drink subscales were positively associated with a child’s body adiposity, whereas satiety responsiveness, slowness in eating, and emotional undereating subscales were negatively associated with adiposity (all P < .05). A multidimensional eating style approach based on the CEBQ is needed to promote healthy eating behaviors in order to prevent excessive weight gain and obesity problems among Malaysian children. Sage Publications 2016-07 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55156/2/Association%20of%20eating%20behavior%20with%20nutritional%20status%20and%20body%20composition%20in%20primary%20school-aged%20children.pdf Tay, Chee Way and Chin, Yit Siew and Shoo, Thien Lee and Ilse, Khouw and Bee, Koon Poh (2016) Association of eating behavior with nutritional status and body composition in primary school-aged children. Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health, 28 (5). pp. 47-58. ISSN 1010-5395; ESSN: 1941-2479 http://aph.sagepub.com 10.1177/1010539516651475 |
| spellingShingle | Tay, Chee Way Chin, Yit Siew Shoo, Thien Lee Ilse, Khouw Bee, Koon Poh Association of eating behavior with nutritional status and body composition in primary school-aged children |
| title | Association of eating behavior with nutritional status and body composition in primary school-aged children |
| title_full | Association of eating behavior with nutritional status and body composition in primary school-aged children |
| title_fullStr | Association of eating behavior with nutritional status and body composition in primary school-aged children |
| title_full_unstemmed | Association of eating behavior with nutritional status and body composition in primary school-aged children |
| title_short | Association of eating behavior with nutritional status and body composition in primary school-aged children |
| title_sort | association of eating behavior with nutritional status and body composition in primary school-aged children |
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