How Do Tracking and Changes in Dietary Pattern during Adolescence Relate to the Amount of Body Fat in Early Adulthood?

Few studies have addressed the influence of dietary patterns (DP) during adolescence on the amount of body fat in early adulthood. To analyze the associations between DP tracking and changes in the period between 15 and 18 years of age and the percentage of body fat (%BF) at age 18 years. We used da...

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Published in:PloS one 2016-02, Vol.11 (2), p.e0149299-e0149299
Main Authors: Schneider, Bruna Celestino, Dumith, Samuel de Carvalho, Lopes, Carla, Severo, Milton, Assunção, Maria Cecília Formoso
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adipose Tissue
Adiposity
Adolescence
Adolescent
Adolescent obesity
Adolescents
Adult
Adults
Age
Alcohol use
Alcoholic beverages
Analysis
Biology and Life Sciences
Body density
Body fat
Complications and side effects
Demographic aspects
Development and progression
Diet
Exercise
Fast food
Feeding Behavior
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Food habits
Girls
Habits
Health policy
Humans
Male
Medicine and Health Sciences
Nutrition research
Obesity
People and Places
Physical Sciences
Physiological aspects
Preventive medicine
Public health
Regression analysis
Regression models
Sex Factors
Studies
Teenagers
Tracking
Young adults
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Summary:Few studies have addressed the influence of dietary patterns (DP) during adolescence on the amount of body fat in early adulthood. To analyze the associations between DP tracking and changes in the period between 15 and 18 years of age and the percentage of body fat (%BF) at age 18 years. We used data from 3,823 members of the 1993 Pelotas (Brazil) birth cohort. Body density was measured at age 18 years by air displacement plethysmograph (BOD POD) and the %BF was calculated applying the Siri equation. Based on the estimates from the FFQ, we identified DP at ages 15 ("Varied", "Traditional", "Dieting" and "Processed meats") and 18 years ("Varied", "Traditional", "Dieting" and "Fish, fast food and alcohol"). The DP tracking was defined as the individual's adherence to the same DP at both ages. Associations were tested using multiple linear regression models stratified by sex. The mean %BF was 25.0% (95% CI: 24.7 to 25.4), significantly greater for girls than boys (p
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0149299