Background: Obesity is increasingly severe all over the world. With the development of the society, people tend to less eating time, perhaps because of longer working hours. Some studies showed that there was the association between eating rate and obesity. Yet, these studies are under‐researched. Objective: To explore if there is a positive association between eating rate and overweight or obesity using a systematic review. Method: I systematically reviewed relevant studies examining the association between eating rate and overweight or obesity published between 1st Jan., 2000 and 20th May, 2014 in PubMed, 万方 and 中国知网 databases using relevant key word search. There were no restriction in the study designs and population characteristics and animal studies were excluded. Results: Thirteen (13) studies were included in the systematic review. Among these 13 studies, 11 were English and 2 were Chinese. Eleven (11) studies were cross-sectional studies and the remaining 2 studies were longitudinal studies. The sample size ranges from 61 to 14,176, and from different parts of the world. The studies included used various exposures and outcomes to assess the association between fast eating and obesity. For example, exposures varied from self‐reported eating rate to calculated bite rate, and outcomes varied from body mass index (BMI) to six skinfold thickness. All 13 studies showed a positive association between the speed of eating and overweight or obesity. Discussion: This systematic review suggested a positive association between eating rate and obesity. However, given a lot of studies only used a cross‐sectional study design, more research is needed to explore the causal relationship between these two factors, possibly longitudinal and experimental studies. Such evidence would be important for relevant public health policies such public awareness to slow down eating rate. / published_or_final_version / Public Health / Master / Master of Public Health

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As role models and experts in nutrition, registered dietitians have the responsibility of educating the public about appropriate nutrition practices. The purpose of this study was to compare physical characteristics and dietary intake of entry-level dietitians(ELD) and non-entry level dietitians (HELD) in Indiana through a mailed personal history questionnaire and food frequency questionnaire. Most of the dietitians reported a weight that was normal or overweight when compared to their ideal body weight. Very few were underweight, yet an average of 36.2 % of all the dietitians were overweight. Statistically, the findings of this study indicated that there was no significant difference in compliance with the established standards of the Food Guide Pyramid between the ELD and HELD in any of the food groups. Secondly, there was not a significant difference in overall compliance between the two groups of dietitians. These results could indicate that registered dietitians are not forgetting the importance of proper nutrition and are continuing to model positive dietary behaviors as they continue in the profession. / Department of Family and Consumer Sciences

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Diss. (sammanfattning) Stockholm : Karol. inst. / Härtill 5 uppsatser.

Thesis PlanA (M.S.)--University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2008. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M. S.)--Ohio State University, 2008. / Title from first page of PDF file. Includes bibliographical references (p. 47-51).

Thesis (M.S.)--Rochester Institute of Technology, 1996. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 66-72).