Prevalence of tachyphagia at lunch and associated factors in a population of workers.

Autor: Salle L; Endocrinology and Diabetes Department, University Hospital of Limoges, Limoges, France. laurence.teyssieres@orange.fr.; INSERM, Univ. Limoges, CHU Limoges, IRD, U1094 Tropical Neuroepidemiology, Institute of Epidemiology and Tropical Neurology, GEIST, Limoges, France. laurence.teyssieres@orange.fr.; Service d'endocrinologie-Diabétologie, CHU Limoges, 2 avenue Martin Luther King, 87042, Limoges Cedex, France. laurence.teyssieres@orange.fr., Millotte C; General Practitioner Department, School of Medicine, Limoges, France., Vergonjeanne M; INSERM, U1094, Tropical Neuroepidemiology, Limoges, France.; Univ. Limoges, UMR_S 1094, Tropical Neuroepidemiology, Institute of Neuroepidemiology and Tropical Neurology, CNRS FR 3503 GEIST, 87000, Limoges, France., Druet-Cabanac M; INSERM, U1094, Tropical Neuroepidemiology, Limoges, France.; Univ. Limoges, UMR_S 1094, Tropical Neuroepidemiology, Institute of Neuroepidemiology and Tropical Neurology, CNRS FR 3503 GEIST, 87000, Limoges, France.; Department of Occupational Medicine, University Hospital of Limoges, Limoges, France., Perrier M; Interprofessional Association for Occupational Health 87 (AIST87), Limoges, France., Gravelat M; Inter-Company Medical Service, Health Insurance of the Haute-Vienne, Limoges, France., Dupont-Cuisinier M; Department of Occupational Health, Mutual Social Agricultural (MSA) of Haute Vienne, Limoges, France., Le Flahec C; Legrand Society Autonomous Medical Department, Limoges, France., Desport JC; INSERM, U1094, Tropical Neuroepidemiology, Limoges, France.; Univ. Limoges, UMR_S 1094, Tropical Neuroepidemiology, Institute of Neuroepidemiology and Tropical Neurology, CNRS FR 3503 GEIST, 87000, Limoges, France.; Nutrition Unit, University Hospital of Limoges, Limoges, France.; Specialized Center of Obesity of Limousin, University Hospital of Limoges, Limoges, France., Philippe F; INSERM, U1094, Tropical Neuroepidemiology, Limoges, France.; Univ. Limoges, UMR_S 1094, Tropical Neuroepidemiology, Institute of Neuroepidemiology and Tropical Neurology, CNRS FR 3503 GEIST, 87000, Limoges, France.; Nutrition Unit, University Hospital of Limoges, Limoges, France., Jésus P; INSERM, U1094, Tropical Neuroepidemiology, Limoges, France.; Univ. Limoges, UMR_S 1094, Tropical Neuroepidemiology, Institute of Neuroepidemiology and Tropical Neurology, CNRS FR 3503 GEIST, 87000, Limoges, France.; Nutrition Unit, University Hospital of Limoges, Limoges, France.; Specialized Center of Obesity of Limousin, University Hospital of Limoges, Limoges, France.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Eating and weight disorders : EWD [Eat Weight Disord] 2022 May; Vol. 27 (4), pp. 1569-1574. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Sep 06.
DOI: 10.1007/s40519-021-01295-1
Abstrakt: Purpose: Obesity is a public health problem worldwide. The eating habits of French workers need to be clarified. In particular, tachyphagia (meal lasting < 15 min) promotes weight gain. The present study aimed to investigate the presence of tachyphagia at lunchtime, the factors associated with tachyphagia, and the relationship between tachyphagia and obesity among workers.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted between January and May 2016 in five departments of occupational medicine. An anonymous self-administered questionnaire was used to gather general declarative data, such as weight and height (to calculate body mass index [BMI]) and information about lunchtime habits, including the time spent eating.
Results: A total of 415 workers with a mean age of 41.1 ± 12.6 years were included. The mean BMI was 23.8 ± 4.6 kg/m 2 , and the prevalence of obesity was 15.9%. Tachyphagia occurred in 20.3% of the cases and was more frequent in younger workers. Multivariate analysis revealed that skipping meals, eating standing up, and eating fast food were positively associated with tachyphagia (p = 0.015, p = 0.028, and p = 0.027, respectively). Older age and eating with colleagues/friends were negatively associated with tachyphagia (p = 0.003 and p < 0.0001, respectively). No significant association was observed between tachyphagia and obesity.
Conclusion: Our study provides important information about the lunchtime habits of workers. Maintaining commensality is crucial, particularly in young workers. Companies should play a role in organising their employees' lunch breaks. Level III Evidence obtained from well-designed cohort or case-control analytic studies.
(© 2021. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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