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Contribution of snacks and meals in the diet of French adults: a diet-diary study.
F. Bellisle,Anne-Marie Dalix,Louise Mennen,Pilar Galan,Serge Hercberg,J M de Castro,N. Gausseres +6 more
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The present study describes the status of several potential determining factors at the time of snacks in humans, demonstrating a specific role for snacks, as opposed to meals, in the daily eating pattern of healthy adults.About:
This article is published in Physiology & Behavior.The article was published on 2003-07-01. It has received 127 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Snacking.read more
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Snacking frequency in relation to energy intake and food choices in obese men and women compared to a reference population.
TL;DR: Investigation of snacking frequency in relation to energy intake and food choices, taking physical activity into account, in obese vs reference men and women found sweet, fatty food groups were associated with snacking and contributed considerably to energy Intake.
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Understanding meal patterns: definitions, methodology and impact on nutrient intake and diet quality
TL;DR: An understanding of the influence of different meal definitions on the characterisation of meal patterns will facilitate the interpretation of the existing literature, and may provide guidance on the most appropriate definitions to use.
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Meals and snacking, diet quality and energy balance
TL;DR: Data and hypotheses about the role of snacks in diet quality and body weight control are reviewed and interventions aimed at decreasing detrimental snacking should address both food-related aspects and behavioral components.
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Snacks as an element of energy intake and food consumption
TL;DR: As snacks appear to have a higher energy density and a lower content of micronutrients than main meals, a snack-dominating meal pattern is inadvisable, however, further studies are needed to examine the association between meal pattern and health status.
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Dimensions of everyday eating and drinking episodes
Carole A. Bisogni,Laura Winter Falk,Elizabeth Madore,Christine E. Blake,Margaret Jastran,Jeffrey Sobal,Carol M. Devine +6 more
TL;DR: Analysis of 7 consecutive, qualitative 24-h recalls of foods and beverages consumed from 42 US adults who worked in non-managerial, non-professional positions resulted in a conceptual framework that characterizes eating and drinking episodes as holistic and as having eight interconnected dimensions.
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The three-factor eating questionnaire to measure dietary restraint, disinhibition and hunger
TL;DR: The first step was a collation of items from two existing questionnaires that measure the related concepts of 'restrained eating' and 'latent obesity', to which were added items newly written to elucidate these concepts.
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A Primary prevention trial using nutritional doses of antioxidant vitamins and minerals in cardiovascular diseases and cancers in a general population
Serge Hercberg,Paul Preziosi,Serge Briançon,Pilar Galan,Isabelle Triol,Denis Malvy,Anne-Marie Roussel,Alain Favier +7 more
TL;DR: Data on baseline characteristics of the participants suggest that the present sample is close to the national population in terms of geographic density, socioeconomic status, and the distribution of various major risk factors for the diseases under study.
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Dietary fat:carbohydrate ratio and obesity in middle-aged men.
Darlene M. Dreon,B Frey-Hewitt,Nancy M. Ellsworth,P T Williams,Richard B. Terry,Peter D. Wood +5 more
TL;DR: The modest caloric intake of these men and the lack of correlation between percent body fat and total calories suggest that calorie differences are not the major cause of the variations in obesity in these men.