BACKGROUND Meal times in France still represent an important moment in everyday life. The model of three rigorously synchronized meals is still followed by a majority of people, while meal frequencies have flattened in other European or North-American countries. We aimed to examine the "French model" of eating behavior by identifying and characterizing distinct meal patterns. METHODS Analyses...

Background: Gastroesophageal reflux disease is a chronic of multifactorial etiology. The role diet as risk factor for GERD has not been clarified yet and obesity referred to potential factor. Objective: To study determine the prevalence dietary implications among female population in Hail region Saudi Arabia. Methodology: A cross-sectional was conducted through virtual platform using google for...

Introduction: Breakfast is repeatedly called to as the most important meal of the day and has positive effects on nutritional profile, cognitive activities and disease prevention in schoolchildren. The aim of this study was to assess the eating breakfast status in a sample of primary students of Ilam city. Materials and methods: Participants of this cross-sectional study were 298 schoolchi...

OBJECTIVE Little is known about the cumulative effect of obesogenic behaviours on childhood obesity risk. We determined the cumulative effect on BMI z-score, waist-to-height ratio (WHtR), overweight and abdominal obesity of four lifestyle behaviours that have been linked to obesity. METHODS In this cross-sectional analysis, data were obtained from the EnKid sudy, a representative sample of Sp...

OBJECTIVE The study aimed to determine the prevalence of dysmenorrhea in female adolescents living in Tbilisi, Georgia; find possible risk factors and establish an association, if any, with nutrition and sleep hygiene. MATERIAL AND METHODS A cross-sectional study was used. A retrospective case control study was used to identify risk factors. PARTICIPANTS A total of 2561 women consented to p...