Relationship between body weight perception and weight-related behaviours

Sirirassamee, Tawima; Phoolsawat, Sasiwan; Limkhunthammo, Supakorn

doi:10.1177/0300060518780138

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“…Interestingly, among the persons that overestimated their weight, female individuals were more frequently eutrophic, whereas males were more frequently underweight. These results are in line with a North American study of more than 6500 teenagers [ 35 ], and another investigation of 1,643 teenagers from Italy and more recently in Thailand [ 33 , 36 ]. Thus, there is strong evidence to support that there are important differences in self-perceived weight between the sexes and that female individuals tend to overestimate their weight.…”

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Systems Nutrology of Adolescents with Divergence between Measured and Perceived Weight Uncovers a Distinctive Profile Defined by Inverse Relationships of Food Consumption

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Changes in food consumption, physical inactivity, and other lifestyle habits are potential causes of the obesity epidemic. Paradoxically, the media promotes idealization of a leaner body appearance. Under these circumstances, self-perception of weight by adolescents may be affected. Here, we performed a cross-sectional study, between June and December 2009, to evaluate the interaction between anthropometric status, perceived body weight, and food consumption profiles in 1496 adolescents from public schools in Salvador, Brazil. Data on socio-epidemiological information, anthropometric status, and dietary patterns were analyzed using multidimensional statistical approaches adapted from systems biology. There were dissimilarities between anthropometric status and perception of body weight related to sex. Four dietary patterns were identified based on the food intake profile in the study participants. The distinct dietary patterns were not influenced by divergence between measured and perceived weight. Moreover, network analysis revealed that overestimation of body weight was characterized by a selectivity in ingestion of food groups that resulted in appearance of inverse correlations of consumption. Thus, misperception of body weight is associated with inverse correlations of consumption of certain food groups. These findings may aid individualized nutritional interventions in adolescents who overestimate body weight.

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“…Weight misperception is the over-or underestimation of one's weight. Unlike most previous studies (46)(47)(48)(49)(50)(51) that compared body weight perception and obesity and categorised them as over-, under-or correct estimation, to measure body weight misperception, the current study subdivided weight misperception levels into five categories by matching them to actual weight levels, because, for example, in the case of overestimation, there is a difference between people of a healthy weight who perceive themselves as overweight and underweight people who perceive themselves as being of a healthy weight.…”

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Gender differences in factors associated with body weight misperception

Kye

Park

2020

Public Health Nutr.

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Objective: Gender analysis in health research is important to strengthen our health system. The current study aimed to explore factors related to body weight misperception in a national sample of the general Korean population. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: South Korea, general population. Participants: 12,900 adults enrolled from the Seventh Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2016–2018). Results: Disadvantageous socio-economic status was considered a predictor of participants’ misperceptions of themselves as being of a healthy weight despite being overweight and as underweight despite being of a healthy weight, mainly in men. Favourable socio-economic status was considered a predictor of participants’ misperceptions of themselves as being of a healthy weight despite being underweight and as overweight despite being of a healthy weight, mainly in women. Living in an urban area was an independent predictor of men’s misperception of themselves as being of a healthy weight despite being overweight and women’s misperception of themselves as being underweight despite being of a healthy weight. Physical inactivity was a predictor of most misperceptions in women. Psychological variables, such as stress and depression, were not significant predictors of misperception. Conclusions: The current study highlighted the gender differences in factors related to body weight misperception. These differences suggested that more sophisticated policies should be formulated to identify solutions to health problems related to body weight.

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“…In unison to our findings, earlier studies [ 17 , 28 ] conducted in this region revealed similar rates of weight misperception among participants with excess body weight. Nonetheless, despite of the existing controversy regarding how the perception of being overweight relates to weight related lifestyle behaviors; right perception on one’s body image is likely to have a positive influence on health behaviors [ 29 – 31 ]. Conversely, cultural and social influences particularly in SSA have been shown to impact body image perception [ 32 ].…”

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Obesity epidemic in urban Tanzania: a public health calamity in an already overwhelmed and fragmented health system

Pallangyo¹,

Mkojera²,

Hemed³

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BMC Endocr Disord

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Background Worldwide, the epidemiological and demographic transitions have resulted in nutrition shift characterized by an increased consumption of high energy fast food products. In just over 3 decades, overweight and obesity rates have nearly tripled to currently affecting over a third of the global population. Notwithstanding the ever present under-nutrition burden, sub Saharan Africa (SSA) is witnessing a drastic escalation of overweight and obesity. We aimed to explore the prevalence and associated factors for obesity among residents of Dar es Salaam city in Tanzania. Methods Participants from this study were recruited in a community screening conducted during the Dar es Salaam International Trade Fair. Sociodemographic and clinical data were gathered using a structured questionnaire during enrollment. Dietary habits and anthropometric measurements were assessed using standard methods. All statistical analyses utilized STATA v11.0 software. Pearson Chi square and Student’s T-test were used to compare categorical and continuous variables respectively. Logistic regression analyses were used to assess for factors associated with BMI ≥ 25. All tests were 2-sided and p < 0.05 was used to denote a statistical significance. Results A total of 6691 participants were enrolled. The mean age was 43.1 years and males constituted 54.2% of all participants. Over two-thirds of participants were alcohol consumers and 6.9% had a positive smoking history. 88.3% of participants were physically inactive, 4.7% had a history of diabetes mellitus and 18.1% were known to have elevated blood pressure. Overweight and obesity were observed in 34.8 and 32.4% of participants respectively. Among overweight and obese participants, 32.8% had a misperception of having a healthy weight. Age ≥ 40, female gender, a current working status, habitual breakfast skipping, poor water intake, high soft drink consumption, regular fast food intake, low vegetable and fruit consumption, alcohol consumption and hypertension were found to be independent associated factors for obesity. Conclusion Amidst the ever present undernutrition in SSA, a significant proportion of participants had excess body weight. Concomitantly, the rates of physical inactivity and unhealthy eating are disproportionately high in Dar es Salaam. In view of this, community-based and multilevel public health strategies to promote and maintain healthy eating and physical activity require an urgent step-up in urban Tanzania.

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Relationship between body weight perception and weight-related behaviours

Cited by 21 publications

References 31 publications

Systems Nutrology of Adolescents with Divergence between Measured and Perceived Weight Uncovers a Distinctive Profile Defined by Inverse Relationships of Food Consumption

Systems Nutrology of Adolescents with Divergence between Measured and Perceived Weight Uncovers a Distinctive Profile Defined by Inverse Relationships of Food Consumption

Gender differences in factors associated with body weight misperception

Obesity epidemic in urban Tanzania: a public health calamity in an already overwhelmed and fragmented health system

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