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Meal intake in an adult Moroccan population: determinants and implications for weight status
| العنوان: | Meal intake in an adult Moroccan population: determinants and implications for weight status |
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| المؤلفون: | Imane Barakat, Sanaa El-Jamal, Hamid Chamlal, Houda Elfane, Halima Daif, Mohammed Elayach, Rekia Belahsen |
| المصدر: | Roczniki Panstwowego Zakladu Higieny, Vol 74, Iss 3, Pp 315-322 (2023) |
| بيانات النشر: | National Institute of Public Health - National Institute of Hygiene, 2023. |
| سنة النشر: | 2023 |
| المجموعة: | LCC:Nutrition. Foods and food supply LCC:Industrial medicine. Industrial hygiene LCC:Public aspects of medicine |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | meal-taking schedule, meal-taking frequency, meal-taking duration, family commensality, morocco, Nutrition. Foods and food supply, TX341-641, Industrial medicine. Industrial hygiene, RC963-969, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270 |
| الوصف: | Background: In recent decades, the Moroccan population has changed its dietary practices, particularly those related to meal-taking. It is about irregular meal schedules, reduced frequency and shorter time of meal-taking times, as well as a decrease in family meal-taking. All these factors are likely to influence its nutritional status. Objective: The aim is to study meal-taking practices, their determinants and their implications on weight status. In this study, meal-taking practices are defined by the regularity of the schedule, the frequency and the duration of the meals as well as the family commensality. Material and Methods: This work data are part of a study conducted among 507 households in the region of Rabat-Salé-Kenitra in Morocco, with a validated conceptual and methodological framework. The questionnaire was completed with one member of each household and the body mass index (BMI) was determined by an impedance meter. Results: The main results indicate that the majority of the surveyed population was aged 35 years (59%), female (52%), urban (70%), with a BMI ≥25 kg/m2 (51%), took usually three meals a day (89%), spent less than 90 minutes a day in meals and snacks (60%), had irregular meal schedule (69%), and usually eat at least two meals or snacks a day with family (49%). The univariate analysis showed that urban area was a factor favoring variations of meal times, the male sex was a factor favoring three meals a day, the level of higher education was a factor penalizing the daily duration of meals, and that marital status “married” was a factor favoring family commensality. In addition, variable meal times were revealed as a factor contributing to overweight/obesity, and meal times ≥90 min were revealed as a protective factor of overweight/ obesity. Conclusion. The study identified factors associated with meal times, frequency and duration. The results obtained will serve as a basis for the development of educational actions for a change in behavior conducive to health. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article |
| وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 0035-7715 2451-2311 |
| Relation: | http://wydawnictwa.pzh.gov.pl/roczniki_pzh/meal-intake-in-an-adult-moroccan-population-determinants-and-implications-for-weight-status?lang=pl; https://doaj.org/toc/0035-7715; https://doaj.org/toc/2451-2311 |
| DOI: | 10.32394/rpzh.2023.0269 |
| URL الوصول: | https://doaj.org/article/143fe7070b654e1592c5e296f7c43ea4 |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsdoj.143fe7070b654e1592c5e296f7c43ea4 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
| تدمد: | 00357715 24512311 |
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| DOI: | 10.32394/rpzh.2023.0269 |