Energy density and 6-year anthropometric changes in a middle-aged adult cohort
2009
Vergnaud, Anne-Claire | Estaquio, Carla | Czernichow, Sébastien | Péneau, Sandrine | Hercberg, Serge | Galan, Pilar | Bertrais, Sandrine | Unité de Recherche en Epidémiologie Nutritionnelle (UREN) ; Université Paris 13 (UP13)-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers [Cnam] (Cnam)-Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (USPC)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) | Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine d'Ile-de-France (CRNH-IDF) ; Université Paris 13 (UP13)-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Institut de Veille Sanitaire (INVS)-Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) (AP-HP)-Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers [Cnam] (Cnam)-Institut National Agronomique Paris-Grignon (INA P-G)-CETAF-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Sorbonne Université (SU) | Service interhospitalier de santé publique, médecine sociale, information médicale & biostatistiques ; Université Paris 13 (UP13)-Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) (AP-HP)-Hôpital Avicenne [AP-HP] ; Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) (AP-HP)
International audience
Show more [+] Less [-]English. Dietary energy density (ED) may be a good predictor of weight gain because of its association with the regulation of appetite control signals. Among the participants of the ‘SUpplementation en VItamines et Mineraux AntioXydants’ prospective study, 2707 subjects were included in the present study. Changes in weight, waist circumference (WC), hip circumference (HC) and waist:hip ratio were calculated using measured data collected in 1995/1996 and 2001/2002. The mean changes in various anthropometric indicators according to baseline body-weight status (BMI < or ≥ 25 kg/m 2 ) and sex-specific tertiles of baseline ED level or 6-year changes in ED were compared by covariance analysis. In overweight subjects, weight gain was positively associated with high dietary ED at baseline ( P for trend = 0·03) and with increasing ED during the follow-up ( P for trend = 0·0008). Both the WC and HC changes were also positively related to baseline ED and change in ED in overweight subjects. However, the relationships observed for the WC and HC changes were no longer significant after adjustment for weight change. These results support the hypothesis of a deleterious effect of high-energy-dense diets on weight change for overweight subjects. This relationship could be mediated by physical activity level. Further research needs to be performed in other populations to determine whether ED could be effective strategies to prevent weight gain.
Show more [+] Less [-]Bibliographic information
This bibliographic record has been provided by Institut national de la recherche agronomique