Snack foods of African Americans examined in the HANDLS study
Moresco M, Fanelli Kuczmarski M, Evans MK, Zonderman AB. Snack foods of African Americans examined in the HANDLS study. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Dietetic Association; August 2007; Philadelphia, PA. Journal of the American Dietetic Association. 2007;107(8-Supplement):A29.
Research Outcomes: To examine the types of foods eaten as snacks by African American adults by gender and to determine if body fat composition is related to the percentage of total energy derived from snacks Methods: The study population consisted of 445 African Americans, ages 30 to 64, interviewed in The Healthy Aging in Neighborhoods of Diversity throughout the Life Span (HANDLS) Study between October 2004 and December 2005. Dietary data were collected on 2 days using USDA’s Automated Multiple Pass Method. For each unique time of food consumption, subjects self-reported the eating occasion including snack foods. Body fat was measured with dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA). Results: The majority of subjects (80.45%) reported consuming at least one snack in a 24 hour period. Over 80% of snacks were eaten at home. Evening was the most common time for snacking among both genders. Meal type snacks were most frequently selected by non-obese females. Candy and sweetened beverages were the most common types of snacks selected by the rest of the sample, followed closely by salty and crunchy snacks. No significant differences in percentage of energy from snacks were found between obese and non-obese snackers of either sex. There was no significant Pearson correlation between percentage of total energy from snacks and obesity status. Conclusions: Percentage of total energy derived from snack foods does not appear to be associated with percentage of body fat. Nutrition counseling and education programs focusing on healthy snack options would be beneficial to the study population.
Moresco M, Fanelli Kuczmarski M, Evans MK, Zonderman AB. Snack foods of African Americans examined in the HANDLS study. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Dietetic Association; August 2007; Philadelphia, PA. Journal of the American Dietetic Association. 2007;107(8-Supplement):A29.
Research Outcomes: To examine the types of foods eaten as snacks by African American adults by gender and to determine if body fat composition is related to the percentage of total energy derived from snacks Methods: The study population consisted of 445 African Americans, ages 30 to 64, interviewed in The Healthy Aging in Neighborhoods of Diversity throughout the Life Span (HANDLS) Study between October 2004 and December 2005. Dietary data were collected on 2 days using USDA’s Automated Multiple Pass Method. For each unique time of food consumption, subjects self-reported the eating occasion including snack foods. Body fat was measured with dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA). Results: The majority of subjects (80.45%) reported consuming at least one snack in a 24 hour period. Over 80% of snacks were eaten at home. Evening was the most common time for snacking among both genders. Meal type snacks were most frequently selected by non-obese females. Candy and sweetened beverages were the most common types of snacks selected by the rest of the sample, followed closely by salty and crunchy snacks. No significant differences in percentage of energy from snacks were found between obese and non-obese snackers of either sex. There was no significant Pearson correlation between percentage of total energy from snacks and obesity status. Conclusions: Percentage of total energy derived from snack foods does not appear to be associated with percentage of body fat. Nutrition counseling and education programs focusing on healthy snack options would be beneficial to the study population.
