Essays about: "Mikaela Sjöholm"

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  1. 1. Does eating frequency correlate with overweight and obesity among Swedish men and women?

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för medicin

    Author : Mikaela Sjöholm; [2017-06-07]
    Keywords : Eating frequency; overweight; energy intake; macronutrients; Ätfrekvens; övervikt; energiintag; makronutrient intag;

    Abstract : Title: Does eating frequency correlate with overweight and obesity among Swedish men and women? Course: MED730, Research thesis in Clinical Nutrition, 30 ECTS Level: Second Cycle Semester/year: St 2017 Supervisor: Anna-Karin Lindroos Examiner: Frode Slinde Keywords: Eating frequency, overweight, energy intake, macronutrients _______________________________________________________________________________________ Background: Obesity is an increasing problem worldwide and it increases the risk for many diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancer. An increased total energy intake due to an increased eating frequency has been noted by several studies, and this is one factor discussed as contributing to the obesity epidemic The existing evidence about eating frequency and BMI is however conflicting. READ MORE