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Aisling N Daly1, Elizabeth J O'Sullivan1, Janette Walton2
1School of Biological & Health Sciences, Technological University Dublin, DublinD08 NF82, Ireland.
Public Health Nutrition
|September 5, 2020
Summary
External eating is the most common eating behavior among Irish teens. Differences in eating styles were observed based on sex, age, BMI, and diet, highlighting the need to consider eating behaviors in future research.
Area of Science:
- Adolescent Health
- Nutritional Science
- Behavioral Psychology
Background:
- Understanding adolescent eating behaviors is crucial for public health.
- Eating behavior styles can influence dietary intake and weight status.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe eating behavior styles in Irish adolescents.
- To explore relationships between demographics, BMI, dietary intake, and eating behavior styles.
Main Methods:
- Cross-sectional study using data from the Irish National Teens' Food Survey (2005-2006).
- The Dutch Eating Behaviour Questionnaire assessed restrained, emotional, and external eating styles.
- Data were stratified by sex and age groups for 441 adolescents aged 13-17 years.
Main Results:
- External eating was the predominant style (2.83 vs. 1.79 restraint, 1.84 emotional).
- Girls and older teens reported higher scores for emotional and external eating.
- Overweight/obese teens scored higher on restraint and lower on external eating compared to normal-weight peers.
- Energy intake correlated negatively with restraint/emotional eating and positively with external eating.
Conclusions:
- External eating is the primary eating behavior style among Irish teens.
- Significant differences in eating behavior styles exist across sex, age, BMI, and dietary intake.
- Incorporating eating behavior styles into research can enhance understanding of dietary patterns.
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