Consumer responses to government dietary guidelines in the management and prevention of obesity

Boylan, Sinéad

doi:10.1533/9781782420996.5.301

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“…Instead, a universal dietary guideline or daily food guides were more often used when making policy. Although nutritional health knowledge serves as the basis for dietary guidelines and the daily food guides [ 9 ], no or limited epidemiologic study was conducted to verify whether adherence to the dietary guidelines will relate to or reduce the prevalence of diseases in Taiwan. Some studies in Taiwan have identified the possible dietary pattern that is related to health outcomes [ 10 , 11 , 12 ], but it is still not clear how adherence to the dietary guidelines or the daily food guides relates to disease outcomes.…”

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Adherence to Daily Food Guides Is Associated with Lower Risk of Metabolic Syndrome: The Nutrition and Health Survey in Taiwan

Fang

2020

Nutrients

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Although nutritional health knowledge serves as the basis for the daily food guides, limited epidemiologic studies were conducted to verify whether adherence to the daily food guides reduced the prevalence of diseases. This study aims to examine whether adherence to the daily food guides relates to the lower risk of having metabolic syndrome, as well as to assess the association between levels of adherence to daily food guides and demographic characteristics. A cross-sectional study was conducted using data from the Nutrition and Health Survey in Taiwan (NAHSIT) 2014–2016. Face-to-face dietary assessments were conducted using a validated food-frequency questionnaire. Six food groups were defined according to the daily food guides in Taiwan. We constructed a daily food guide index to measure the levels of adherence to the daily food guides. Logistic regression was performed to assess the association between the levels of adherence to the daily food guides and the risk of having metabolic syndrome. A total of 2534 participants (51% of females) were included in the final analysis. After adjusting for age, sex, body mass index, education level, marital status, and family income, we found a negative correlation between the levels of adherence to daily food guides and the prevalence of metabolic syndrome. The odds ratios (ORs) for the highest versus lowest quartile of the adherence level was 0.65 (95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.48–0.88). In addition, males, younger age, lower education, divorced, separated, and widowed, and lower family income were associated with lower adherence to daily food guides. In conclusion, participants reporting better adherence to the daily food guides during the past month had a lower risk of having metabolic syndrome.

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Adherence to Daily Food Guides Is Associated with Lower Risk of Metabolic Syndrome: The Nutrition and Health Survey in Taiwan

Fang

2020

Nutrients

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“…Although dietary guidelines in the Daily Food Guide were designed based on nutritional health knowledge [20], rather limited epidemiologic studies have been conducted to investigate whether guideline adherence benefits health outcomes. It is also true in Taiwan.…”

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Adherence to the Taiwan Daily Food Guide and the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes: A Populational Study in Taiwan

Tsai

2023

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This study aims to examine whether adherence to the Taiwan Daily Food Guide relates to the risk of type 2 diabetes. A population-based study was conducted using data from the Nutrition and Health Survey in Taiwan (NAHSIT) 2013–2016. Dietary intakes were assessed using a validated food-frequency questionnaire. Type 2 diabetes was defined as a fasting serum HbA1c level of 6.5% or higher or participants who have received treatment for type 2 diabetes or have reported a physician diagnosis of type 2 diabetes. A total of 2534 Taiwanese adults aged 19 and above were included. We found that the Daily Food Guide adherence was negatively associated with the prevalence of type 2 diabetes. The odds ratios (ORs) for those in the fourth quartile of the recommended total servings was 0.67 (95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.45–0.99) compared with those in the first quartile. In addition, those who were men (OR = 1.46, 95% CI = 1.07–1.98), aged more than 50 to 65 (OR = 6.48, 95% CI = 2.57–16.35), or more than 65 (OR = 6.81, 95% CI = 2.56–18.08), with body mass index (BMI) of 24 to less than 27 (OR = 2.08, 95% CI = 1.55–2.79), had BMI of more than 27 (OR = 3.63, 95% CI = 2.73–4.83), had an education level of junior high and high school (OR = 1.68, 95% CI = 1.03–2.74), were divorced, separated, widowed, or refused to answer (OR = 1.39, 95% CI = 1.03–1.88) were associated with an increased prevalence of type 2 diabetes. In conclusion, people who adhere better to the Taiwan Daily Food Guide were found to have a reduced risk of type 2 diabetes.

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Consumer responses to government dietary guidelines in the management and prevention of obesity

Cited by 2 publications

References 32 publications

Adherence to Daily Food Guides Is Associated with Lower Risk of Metabolic Syndrome: The Nutrition and Health Survey in Taiwan

Adherence to Daily Food Guides Is Associated with Lower Risk of Metabolic Syndrome: The Nutrition and Health Survey in Taiwan

Adherence to the Taiwan Daily Food Guide and the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes: A Populational Study in Taiwan

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