Military experience strongly influences post-service eating behavior and BMI status in American veterans
| Autor: | Abby Klosterbuer, Chery Smith, Allen S. Levine |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Gerontology Warfare Military service Overweight Choice Behavior Body Mass Index Interviews as Topic Vietnam War Food choice medicine Humans Obesity General Psychology Veterans Nutrition and Dietetics Food security Racial Groups Feeding Behavior Middle Aged medicine.disease United States humanities Female medicine.symptom Psychology Social Adjustment Body mass index Psychopathology Demography |
| Zdroj: | Appetite. 52:280-289 |
| ISSN: | 0195-6663 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.appet.2008.10.003 |
| Popis: | In-depth interviews were conducted with veterans (n = 64) with an average age of 57 years to investigate eating behavior and food insecurity during military service and examine if it affects post-war eating behavior, and if this contributes to the high incidence of obesity found in veterans. About half of the subjects served during the Vietnam War, while smaller numbers served in WWII, the Korean War, Desert Storm, or other conflicts. The mean BMI was 30.5 ± 6.7 kg/m2. Only 12.5% of participants were classified as normal weight, while 37.5% were overweight, 46.9% were obese, and 3.1% were classified as excessively obese. Five major themes were identified including, (a) military service impacts soldier’s food environment, (b) food insecurity influences eating behavior and food choices, (c) military impacts weight status during and post-service, (d) military service has health consequences, and (e) post-service re-adjustment solutions are needed to ease re-entry into civilian life. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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