Chocolate-candy consumption and 3-year weight gain among postmenopausal U.S. women.

ABSTRACT: To test the hypothesis that greater chocolate-candy intake is associated with more weight gain in postmenopausal women.A prospective cohort study involved 107,243 postmenopausal American women aged 50-79 years (mean = 60.7) at enrollment in the Women's Health Initiative, with 3-year follow-up. Chocolate-candy consumption was assessed by food frequency questionnaire, and body weight was measured. Linear mixed models, adjusted for demographic, socio economic, anthropomorphic, and behavioral variables, were used to test our main hypotheses.Compared with women who ate a 1 oz (?28 g) serving of chocolate candy <1 per month, those who ate this amount 1 per month to <1 per week, 1 per week to?

SUBMITTER: Greenberg JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4351742 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature