Eating behaviour and weight development of European and Asian seafarers during stay on board and at home

Abstract Background Food choices on board merchant ships are limited and seafarers repeatedly described as being at high risk of developing overweight compared to the general population. Up to date, research has not distinguished whether seafarers gain weight on board or at home and whether eating h...

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Main Authors: Felix Alexander Neumann, Lukas Belz, Dorothee Dengler, Volker Harth, Thomas von Münster, Joachim Westenhöfer, Marcus Oldenburg, Birgit-Christiane Zyriax
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-09-01
Series:Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12995-021-00329-9