Sprake, E., Lavin, J., Grabowski, P. orcid.org/0000-0001-5924-1587 et al. (3 more authors) (2017) Eating habits associated with body weight gain in female university students : a UK-based study of Slimming World members. British Food Journal, 119 (12). pp. 2571-2582. ISSN 0007-070X
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to explore factors associated with body weight gain among British university students who were members of a slimming club.
Design/methodology/approach
Student members of a national commercial slimming programme completed an online survey about cooking ability, weight gain, eating habits and physical activity levels. Non-parametric statistical tests and regression analysis were employed to examine factors associated with weight gain.
Findings
Weight gain was inversely associated with diet quality, cooking ability and physical activity with reliance on ready meals & convenience food and low physical activity particularly important. Prospective studies are needed to confirm these cross-sectional associations and to explore how the university setting may contribute to the effect.
Originality/value
The study adds additional perspective to understanding student weight gain at university in that it focuses on a body weight-conscious sub-group of the student population, as opposed to the general population of students.
Metadata
Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2017 Emerald Publishing Limited. This is an author-produced version of a paper subsequently published in British Food Journal. This version is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial Licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. You may not use the material for commercial purposes. |
Keywords: | slimming; cooking; students; convenience food; alcohol consumption; physical activity |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > School of Health and Related Research (Sheffield) > ScHARR - Sheffield Centre for Health and Related Research The University of Sheffield > Professional Services (Sheffield) The University of Sheffield > Sheffield Teaching Hospitals |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 05 Dec 2019 10:29 |
Last Modified: | 05 Dec 2019 10:46 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Emerald |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1108/BFJ-10-2016-0495 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:154205 |
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