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The Relationship between Intentional Weight Loss, Food Sourcing, and Dietary Intake/Quality

Davidson, Garrett Michael
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1231-1677
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1492632423680613

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2017, Master of Science, Ohio State University, Allied Medicine.
Objectives: To explore the dietary intakes, diet quality, and food sourcing patterns amongst adults intending to lose weight. Methods: A cross-sectional study of the 2007-2012 National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES). American adults (n=3,404) reporting intentional weight loss over the previous year were categorized into three groups: weight loss (WL; =5% bodyweight [BW] loss), weight maintenance (WM; BW maintained <5% change), and weight gain (WG; =5% BW gain). Descriptive analyses described: the intakes of total energy, macronutrients, added sugar, and solid fats; diet quality; caloric contribution by food source; and diet quality by food source. Results: Carbohydrate intakes were significantly lower and percent protein intakes (by energy) was significantly higher in weight loss individuals compared to the WM group. Diet quality was similarly poor across all intentional weight loss individuals; however empty calories were worse in the WG group. Caloric contributions of food sources and the diet qualities by source were largely similar across intentional weight loss categories. Conclusion: American adults with intention to lose weight demonstrate poor diet quality. Further research should address the role of food sourcing patterns and the diet quality of those sources with successful weight management.
Christopher Taylor, PhD (Advisor)
Colleen Spees, PhD (Committee Member)
Jill Clark, PhD (Committee Member)
90 p.
Nutrition
weight loss, dietary intake, diet quality, food source, NHANES

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  • Davidson, G. M. (2017). The Relationship between Intentional Weight Loss, Food Sourcing, and Dietary Intake/Quality [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1492632423680613

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Davidson, Garrett. The Relationship between Intentional Weight Loss, Food Sourcing, and Dietary Intake/Quality. 2017. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1492632423680613.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Davidson, Garrett. "The Relationship between Intentional Weight Loss, Food Sourcing, and Dietary Intake/Quality." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1492632423680613

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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