Momentary Physical Activity Co-Occurs with Healthy and Unhealthy Dietary Intake in African American College Freshmen
<b>Background:</b> Research investigating interrelations between physical activity and dietary intake has primarily used retrospective, summary-based measures of behavior subject to increased recall bias. This study used ecological momentary assessment (EMA) methods with accelerometry to...
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| author | Jaclyn P. Maher Meghan Harduk Derek J. Hevel William M. Adams Jared T. McGuirt |
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| description | <b>Background:</b> Research investigating interrelations between physical activity and dietary intake has primarily used retrospective, summary-based measures of behavior subject to increased recall bias. This study used ecological momentary assessment (EMA) methods with accelerometry to determine within-day, momentary associations between physical activity and dietary intake behaviors in African American college freshmen. Methods: Participants (<i>N</i> = 50) completed a dietary EMA protocol that assessed food/fluids consumed over the past 2 h at five random times per day and wore an activPAL accelerometer for 7 days to measure physical activity. Physical activity was operationalized as step counts in the 2 h prior to the EMA prompt (matching the EMA recall window). <b>Results:</b> On occasions when participants took more steps than was typical for them in the 2 h prior to the EMA prompt, they were more likely to consume sugar-sweetened beverages (OR = 1.37, <i>p</i> < 0.001), water (OR = 1.28, <i>p</i> < 0.001), fruit (OR = 1.44, <i>p</i> < 0.001), vegetables (OR = 1.19, <i>p</i> = 0.02), and fried fast food (OR = 1.21, <i>p</i> = 0.04) over that same time. <b>Conclusion:</b> Momentary physical activity co-occurred with momentary consumption of both healthy and unhealthy dietary intake. These behavioral interrelations suggest potential implications for obesity risk and multiple health behavior change interventions in young adult African Americans. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a9ed2e770bd444449a97cfc3fefffb022023-11-19T23:54:26ZengMDPI AGNutrients2072-66432020-05-01125136010.3390/nu12051360Momentary Physical Activity Co-Occurs with Healthy and Unhealthy Dietary Intake in African American College FreshmenJaclyn P. Maher0Meghan Harduk1Derek J. Hevel2William M. Adams3Jared T. McGuirt4Department of Kinesiology, University of North Carolina Greensboro, Greensboro, NC 27412, USADepartment of Kinesiology, University of North Carolina Greensboro, Greensboro, NC 27412, USADepartment of Kinesiology, University of North Carolina Greensboro, Greensboro, NC 27412, USADepartment of Kinesiology, University of North Carolina Greensboro, Greensboro, NC 27412, USADepartment of Nutrition, University of North Carolina Greensboro, Greensboro, NC 27412, USA<b>Background:</b> Research investigating interrelations between physical activity and dietary intake has primarily used retrospective, summary-based measures of behavior subject to increased recall bias. This study used ecological momentary assessment (EMA) methods with accelerometry to determine within-day, momentary associations between physical activity and dietary intake behaviors in African American college freshmen. Methods: Participants (<i>N</i> = 50) completed a dietary EMA protocol that assessed food/fluids consumed over the past 2 h at five random times per day and wore an activPAL accelerometer for 7 days to measure physical activity. Physical activity was operationalized as step counts in the 2 h prior to the EMA prompt (matching the EMA recall window). <b>Results:</b> On occasions when participants took more steps than was typical for them in the 2 h prior to the EMA prompt, they were more likely to consume sugar-sweetened beverages (OR = 1.37, <i>p</i> < 0.001), water (OR = 1.28, <i>p</i> < 0.001), fruit (OR = 1.44, <i>p</i> < 0.001), vegetables (OR = 1.19, <i>p</i> = 0.02), and fried fast food (OR = 1.21, <i>p</i> = 0.04) over that same time. <b>Conclusion:</b> Momentary physical activity co-occurred with momentary consumption of both healthy and unhealthy dietary intake. These behavioral interrelations suggest potential implications for obesity risk and multiple health behavior change interventions in young adult African Americans.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/12/5/1360ecological momentary assessmentexerciseeatingfruit and vegetablessugar-sweetened beverages |
| spellingShingle | Jaclyn P. Maher Meghan Harduk Derek J. Hevel William M. Adams Jared T. McGuirt Momentary Physical Activity Co-Occurs with Healthy and Unhealthy Dietary Intake in African American College Freshmen Nutrients ecological momentary assessment exercise eating fruit and vegetables sugar-sweetened beverages |
| title | Momentary Physical Activity Co-Occurs with Healthy and Unhealthy Dietary Intake in African American College Freshmen |
| title_full | Momentary Physical Activity Co-Occurs with Healthy and Unhealthy Dietary Intake in African American College Freshmen |
| title_fullStr | Momentary Physical Activity Co-Occurs with Healthy and Unhealthy Dietary Intake in African American College Freshmen |
| title_full_unstemmed | Momentary Physical Activity Co-Occurs with Healthy and Unhealthy Dietary Intake in African American College Freshmen |
| title_short | Momentary Physical Activity Co-Occurs with Healthy and Unhealthy Dietary Intake in African American College Freshmen |
| title_sort | momentary physical activity co occurs with healthy and unhealthy dietary intake in african american college freshmen |
| topic | ecological momentary assessment exercise eating fruit and vegetables sugar-sweetened beverages |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/12/5/1360 |
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