The effect of the Thanksgiving Holiday on weight gain

Hull, Holly R.; Radley, Duncan; Dinger, Mary K.; Fields, David A.

doi:10.1186/1475-2891-5-29

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“…They also found that BMI was associated with weight gain, with overweight/obese participants gaining more weight than participants in the normal BMI category 45 . Twenty-nine papers were located that reported weight change in non-clinical nonpregnant female populations in the age range of 18-36 years, of which 27 studies reported weight gain.…”

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“…This may be a particular problem during the holiday season when cultural and social influences combine to create a high risk environment for weight gain 45,[48][49][50] . However, few of the University studies considered changes in other behavioural factors that were addressed in the 'single' determinant papers, such as smoking and contraceptive use.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Nine papers were allocated to one of these categories. The remaining 20 papers focussed on university populations [26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45] .…”

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Determinants of weight gain in young women: A review of the literature

Wane

Brown

Uffelen

2010

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

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Abstract:Background: Young adult women (18-36 years) are gaining weight at rates higher than women in other age groups. Given its long term deleterious health effects, it is important to know the determinants of this weight gain. However, other than in relation to pregnancy, little is known about the determinants of weight gain in this population group.Method: Papers examining non-pregnancy weight gain in young women were identified through a literature search in PubMed in August 2008. Subsequently, reference lists of included papers were checked for additional eligible papers. Results: 29 papers were included in this review. They were grouped into five categories on the basis of the main identified determinant of weight gain: contraception (4); dietary behaviours (3); quitting smoking (1); physical activity (1) and university transition (20 papers). Study duration ranged from 13 days to 15 years. Weight was objectively measured in 25 studies and selfreported in 4 studies. 27 papers reported weight gain; the highest rates were observed with initial exposure to contraceptive use and the first semester of university.Conclusions: Even though young adulthood is a vulnerable time for weight gain in women, the number of studies examining specific determinants of weight gain was small.Those located identified five social and behavioural determinants, with most of the research focussing on the transition to and through university, and few studies in nonuniversity populations. More studies are needed to assess the concurrent contributions of multiple determinants of weight gain at this life-stage, so that appropriate interventions to prevent excess weight gain can be developed.

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Determinants of weight gain in young women: A review of the literature

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Uffelen

2010

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

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“…This phenomenon of drastic change is mainly observed during the summer, winter, and thanksgiving holidays, among others [6][7][8]. Educational institutions, then, have a great responsibility in promoting healthy lifestyle habits, considering children spend most of the day in school rather than home [6].…”

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“…These indicators can remain elevated for several months and even years, increasing the likelihood of being overweight or obese in adulthood [7,9].…”

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Variations of body composition, physical activity and caloric intake in schoolchildren during national holidays

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Increased aerobic capacity reduces susceptibility to acute high‐fat diet‐induced weight gain

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Meers

Koch

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Obesity

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Objective Aerobic capacity is the most powerful predictor of all-cause mortality in humans; however, its role in the development of obesity and susceptibility for high fat diet (HFD)-induced weight gain is not completely understood. Methods Herein, we utilized a rodent model system of divergent intrinsic aerobic capacity [high capacity running (HCR) and low capacity running (LCR)], to evaluate the role of aerobic fitness on 1-week HFD-induced (45% & 60% kcal) weight gain. Food/energy intake, body composition analysis, and brown adipose tissue gene expression were assessed as important potential factors involved in modulating HFD-induced weight gain. Results HCR rats had reduced 1-week weight gain on both HFDs compared to LCR. Reduced HFD-induced weight gain was associated with greater adaptability to decrease food intake following initiation of the HFDs. Further, the HCR rats were observed to have reduced feeding efficiency, greater brown adipose mass, and expression of genes involved in thermogenesis. Conclusion Rats with high intrinsic aerobic capacity have reduced susceptibility to 1-week HFD-induced weight gain, which is associated with greater food intake adaptability to control intake of energy dense HFDs, reduced weight gain per kcal consumed, and greater brown adipose tissue mass and thermogenic gene expression.

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The effect of the Thanksgiving Holiday on weight gain

Cited by 55 publications

References 24 publications

Determinants of weight gain in young women: A review of the literature

Determinants of weight gain in young women: A review of the literature

Variations of body composition, physical activity and caloric intake in schoolchildren during national holidays

Increased aerobic capacity reduces susceptibility to acute high‐fat diet‐induced weight gain

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