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Starting university with high eating self-regulatory skills protects students against unhealthy dietary intake and substantial weight gain over 6?months.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is consistent evidence that suggests first year students are at risk of weight gain, but the reasons for this vulnerability are still unclear. This study aimed to explore whether the ability to regulate eating behaviours is a predictor of weight and dietary changes in first year undergraduate students.

Methods

First year undergraduate students from universities situated in London were invited to complete a survey at the beginning of the academic year and at 6-month follow-up. Each survey included the Self-Regulation of Eating Behaviour Questionnaire, food frequency questions, socio-demographic questions and anthropometric questions. Linear and logistic regressions were performed to explore the associations between baseline eating self-regulatory skills and weight and dietary changes.

Results

481 first year undergraduate students took part in the study. Students who entered university with higher eating self-regulatory skills were more likely to maintain or achieve a higher fruit and vegetable (OR?=?1.8, p?=?0.007) and a lower sweet and salty snack (OR?=?1.9, p?=?0.001) intake over the course of the first 6?months in university. Higher baseline eating self-regulatory skills were also related to lower weight changes (??=?-0.15, p?=?0.018) and lower likelihood of gaining 5% initial body weight (OR?=?0.52, p?=?0.006) at 6-month. Additionally, self-regulatory skills moderated the relationship between baseline BMI and weight changes (??=?-0.25, p??0.001) and between baseline BMI and 5% weight gain (OR?=?0.82, p?=?0.008).

Conclusions

Starting university with higher eating self-regulatory skills may help students to maintain or achieve a healthy diet and protect them against substantial weight gain, especially among students with overweight.

SUBMITTER: Kliemann N

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6234330 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Starting university with high eating self-regulatory skills protects students against unhealthy dietary intake and substantial weight gain over 6 months.

Kliemann Nathalie N Croker Helen H Johnson Fiona F Beeken Rebecca J RJ

Eating behaviors 20180915

<h4>Background</h4>There is consistent evidence that suggests first year students are at risk of weight gain, but the reasons for this vulnerability are still unclear. This study aimed to explore whether the ability to regulate eating behaviours is a predictor of weight and dietary changes in first year undergraduate students.<h4>Methods</h4>First year undergraduate students from universities situated in London were invited to complete a survey at the beginning of the academic year and at 6-mont ...[more]

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Starting university with high eating self-regulatory skills protects students against unhealthy dietary intake and substantial weight gain over 6?months.

Background

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Starting university with high eating self-regulatory skills protects students against unhealthy dietary intake and substantial weight gain over 6 months.

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Starting university with high eating self-regulatory skills protects students against unhealthy dietary intake and substantial weight gain over 6?months.

Background

Methods

Results

Conclusions

Publications

Starting university with high eating self-regulatory skills protects students against unhealthy dietary intake and substantial weight gain over 6 months.

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Starting university with high eating self-regulatory skills protects students against unhealthy dietary intake and substantial weight gain over 6 months.