Meal intake in an adult Moroccan population: determinants and implications for weight status
Background: In recent decades, the Moroccan population has changed its dietary practices, particularly those related to meal-taking. It is about irregular meal schedules, reduced frequency and shorter time of meal-taking times, as well as a decrease in family meal-taking. All these factors are likel...
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| author | Imane Barakat Sanaa El-Jamal Hamid Chamlal Houda Elfane Halima Daif Mohammed Elayach Rekia Belahsen |
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| description | Background: In recent decades, the Moroccan population has changed its dietary practices, particularly those related to meal-taking. It is about irregular meal schedules, reduced frequency and shorter time of meal-taking times, as well as a decrease in family meal-taking. All these factors are likely to influence its nutritional status.
Objective: The aim is to study meal-taking practices, their determinants and their implications on weight status. In this study, meal-taking practices are defined by the regularity of the schedule, the frequency and the duration of the meals as well as the family commensality.
Material and Methods: This work data are part of a study conducted among 507 households in the region of Rabat-Salé-Kenitra in Morocco, with a validated conceptual and methodological framework. The questionnaire was completed with one member of each household and the body mass index (BMI) was determined by an impedance meter.
Results: The main results indicate that the majority of the surveyed population was aged 35 years (59%), female (52%), urban (70%), with a BMI ≥25 kg/m2 (51%), took usually three meals a day (89%), spent less than 90 minutes a day in meals and snacks (60%), had irregular meal schedule (69%), and usually eat at least two meals or snacks a day with family (49%). The univariate analysis showed that urban area was a factor favoring variations of meal times, the male sex was a factor favoring three meals a day, the level of higher education was a factor penalizing the daily duration of meals, and that marital status “married” was a factor favoring family commensality. In addition, variable meal times were revealed as a factor contributing to overweight/obesity, and meal times ≥90 min were revealed as a protective factor of overweight/ obesity. Conclusion. The study identified factors associated with meal times, frequency and duration. The results obtained will serve as a basis for the development of educational actions for a change in behavior conducive to health.
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| spelling | doaj.art-143fe7070b654e1592c5e296f7c43ea42023-09-15T07:30:29ZengNational Institute of Public Health - National Institute of HygieneRoczniki Panstwowego Zakladu Higieny0035-77152451-23112023-09-0174331532210.32394/rpzh.2023.0269Meal intake in an adult Moroccan population: determinants and implications for weight statusImane Barakat0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3070-3642Sanaa El-Jamal1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8548-8740Hamid Chamlal2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8943-2827Houda Elfane3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0923-819XHalima Daif4https://orcid.org/0009-0009-9618-2753Mohammed Elayach5https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2598-6211Rekia Belahsen6https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5641-5809Laboratory of Biotechnology, Biochemistry and Nutrition, Faculty of Sciences – Chouaib Doukkali University – El Jadida 24000, Morocco and Higher Institute of Professions Nurses and Health Techniques of Marrakesh, MoroccoLaboratory of Biotechnology, Biochemistry and Nutrition, Faculty of Sciences – Chouaib Doukkali University – El Jadida 24000, MoroccoLaboratory of Biotechnology, Biochemistry and Nutrition, Faculty of Sciences – Chouaib Doukkali University – El Jadida 24000, MoroccoLaboratory of Biotechnology, Biochemistry and Nutrition, Faculty of Sciences – Chouaib Doukkali University – El Jadida 24000, MoroccoLaboratory of Biotechnology, Biochemistry and Nutrition, Faculty of Sciences – Chouaib Doukkali University – El Jadida 24000, MoroccoLaboratory of Biotechnology, Biochemistry and Nutrition, Faculty of Sciences – Chouaib Doukkali University – El Jadida 24000, MoroccoLaboratory of Biotechnology, Biochemistry and Nutrition, Faculty of Sciences – Chouaib Doukkali University – El Jadida 24000, MoroccoBackground: In recent decades, the Moroccan population has changed its dietary practices, particularly those related to meal-taking. It is about irregular meal schedules, reduced frequency and shorter time of meal-taking times, as well as a decrease in family meal-taking. All these factors are likely to influence its nutritional status. Objective: The aim is to study meal-taking practices, their determinants and their implications on weight status. In this study, meal-taking practices are defined by the regularity of the schedule, the frequency and the duration of the meals as well as the family commensality. Material and Methods: This work data are part of a study conducted among 507 households in the region of Rabat-Salé-Kenitra in Morocco, with a validated conceptual and methodological framework. The questionnaire was completed with one member of each household and the body mass index (BMI) was determined by an impedance meter. Results: The main results indicate that the majority of the surveyed population was aged 35 years (59%), female (52%), urban (70%), with a BMI ≥25 kg/m2 (51%), took usually three meals a day (89%), spent less than 90 minutes a day in meals and snacks (60%), had irregular meal schedule (69%), and usually eat at least two meals or snacks a day with family (49%). The univariate analysis showed that urban area was a factor favoring variations of meal times, the male sex was a factor favoring three meals a day, the level of higher education was a factor penalizing the daily duration of meals, and that marital status “married” was a factor favoring family commensality. In addition, variable meal times were revealed as a factor contributing to overweight/obesity, and meal times ≥90 min were revealed as a protective factor of overweight/ obesity. Conclusion. The study identified factors associated with meal times, frequency and duration. The results obtained will serve as a basis for the development of educational actions for a change in behavior conducive to health. http://wydawnictwa.pzh.gov.pl/roczniki_pzh/meal-intake-in-an-adult-moroccan-population-determinants-and-implications-for-weight-status?lang=plmeal-taking schedulemeal-taking frequencymeal-taking durationfamily commensalitymorocco |
| spellingShingle | Imane Barakat Sanaa El-Jamal Hamid Chamlal Houda Elfane Halima Daif Mohammed Elayach Rekia Belahsen Meal intake in an adult Moroccan population: determinants and implications for weight status Roczniki Panstwowego Zakladu Higieny meal-taking schedule meal-taking frequency meal-taking duration family commensality morocco |
| title | Meal intake in an adult Moroccan population: determinants and implications for weight status |
| title_full | Meal intake in an adult Moroccan population: determinants and implications for weight status |
| title_fullStr | Meal intake in an adult Moroccan population: determinants and implications for weight status |
| title_full_unstemmed | Meal intake in an adult Moroccan population: determinants and implications for weight status |
| title_short | Meal intake in an adult Moroccan population: determinants and implications for weight status |
| title_sort | meal intake in an adult moroccan population determinants and implications for weight status |
| topic | meal-taking schedule meal-taking frequency meal-taking duration family commensality morocco |
| url | http://wydawnictwa.pzh.gov.pl/roczniki_pzh/meal-intake-in-an-adult-moroccan-population-determinants-and-implications-for-weight-status?lang=pl |
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