Food-related lifestyles and their association to obesity in five European countries

dc.contributor.author	Perez-Cueto, FJA	en
dc.contributor.author	Verbeke, W	en
dc.contributor.author	de Barcellos, MD	en
dc.contributor.author	Kehagia, O	en
dc.contributor.author	Chryssochoidis, G	en
dc.contributor.author	Scholderer, J	en
dc.contributor.author	Grunert, KG	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-06-06T06:50:28Z
dc.date.available	2014-06-06T06:50:28Z
dc.date.issued	2010	en
dc.identifier.issn	01956663	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2009.10.001	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://62.217.125.90/xmlui/handle/123456789/5041
dc.subject	Eating attitudes	en
dc.subject	Eating behaviour	en
dc.subject	Economic burden	en
dc.subject	Europe	en
dc.subject	Food-Related Lifestyle	en
dc.subject	Obesity	en
dc.subject	Q-PorkChains	en
dc.subject.other	adult	en
dc.subject.other	age distribution	en
dc.subject.other	aged	en
dc.subject.other	article	en
dc.subject.other	attitude to health	en
dc.subject.other	Belgium	en
dc.subject.other	consumer attitude	en
dc.subject.other	controlled study	en
dc.subject.other	cross-sectional study	en
dc.subject.other	Denmark	en
dc.subject.other	eating habit	en
dc.subject.other	educational status	en
dc.subject.other	female	en
dc.subject.other	food intake	en
dc.subject.other	food preference	en
dc.subject.other	geographic distribution	en
dc.subject.other	Germany	en
dc.subject.other	Greece	en
dc.subject.other	human	en
dc.subject.other	lifestyle	en
dc.subject.other	major clinical study	en
dc.subject.other	male	en
dc.subject.other	nutritional status	en
dc.subject.other	obesity	en
dc.subject.other	Poland	en
dc.subject.other	rural area	en
dc.subject.other	self report	en
dc.subject.other	social status	en
dc.subject.other	urban area	en
dc.subject.other	Adult	en
dc.subject.other	Age Distribution	en
dc.subject.other	Aged	en
dc.subject.other	Attitude to Health	en
dc.subject.other	Body Mass Index	en
dc.subject.other	Cross-Sectional Studies	en
dc.subject.other	Europe	en
dc.subject.other	Feeding Behavior	en
dc.subject.other	Female	en
dc.subject.other	Food	en
dc.subject.other	Food Preferences	en
dc.subject.other	Humans	en
dc.subject.other	Life Style	en
dc.subject.other	Male	en
dc.subject.other	Middle Aged	en
dc.subject.other	Obesity	en
dc.subject.other	Prevalence	en
dc.subject.other	Socioeconomic Factors	en
dc.subject.other	Young Adult	en
dc.title	Food-related lifestyles and their association to obesity in five European countries	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1016/j.appet.2009.10.001	en
heal.publicationDate	2010	en
heal.abstract	This paper's objective is to investigate the associations between obesity and Food-Related Lifestyles (FRL) in five European countries. A cross-sectional web-based survey was carried out in Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Greece and Poland, January 2008, with quota samples on gender (male, female), age categories (20-44 and 45-70 years), and locality of residence (urban, rural). A total of 2437 respondents (51% women, 49% men; mean age 41.4 years, SD 13.1) participated. Obtained data included socio-demographic information, measure of the food-related lifestyle scale and self-reported weights and heights. Body Mass Index (in kg/m2) was calculated as weight (in kg) divided by the squared height (in m2). Individuals were classified as obese if BMI ≥ 30. Logistic regressions were fitted for the aggregated sample and then by country with obese as dependent and socio-demographics and FRL were included as independents. The prevalence of obesity in the five countries is 22%. Europeans giving more importance to 'self-fulfilment' (odds = 1.18), 'planning of meals' (odds = 1.15), and preferring 'snacks vs. meals' (odds = 1.24) are more likely to be obese. Respondents were less likely to be obese if they attached lower levels of importance to the use of 'shopping lists' (odds = 0.87). The overall picture is that a stronger interest in health, organic products and freshness, within the FLR domain of quality aspects, is associated with 'not being obese'. This study has identified specific FRL dimensions as potential predictors of obesity. The resulting consumers' profiling can be used for targeted interventions for weight management in Europe. © 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.	en
heal.journalName	Appetite	en
dc.identifier.issue	1	en
dc.identifier.volume	54	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/j.appet.2009.10.001	en
dc.identifier.spage	156	en
dc.identifier.epage	162	en