Strategies for and Barriers to Managing Weight When Eating at Restaurants

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• Journal Article:
  Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD)
• Personal Author:
  Timmerman, Gayle M. ; Earvolino-Ramirez, Marie
• Description:
  Introduction
  
  Eating in restaurants contributes to excess caloric intake, which leads to weight gain, but little is known about strategies used to manage weight or barriers to weight management in restaurant settings. We describe and compare the strategies men and women use and the barriers they encounter when eating at restaurants.
  
  Methods
  
  We recruited a convenience sample of 146 adults at a university open house. Participants completed questionnaires on demographics and eating patterns, strategies used to manage weight in restaurants, and barriers to managing weight in restaurants.
  
  Results
  
  The most common strategies used by participants were avoiding sugar-filled drinks, choosing steamed vegetables and whole-grain foods, and stopping eating when full. We found few differences by sex: women were more likely to share appetizers or meals, substitute appetizers for meals, have salads as entrées, order salad dressing on the side, and bring half of the meal home.
  
  Conclusion
  
  Women and men had more similarities than differences in strategies for and barriers to managing weight in restaurants. We need to understand what influences food choices at restaurants in order to develop comprehensive plans for weight management.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Adult Attitude To Health Diet Surveys Eating Female Food Habits Guidelines As Topic Health Promotion Humans Male Overweight Prevalence Questionnaires Restaurants Self Efficacy

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• Source:
  Prev Chronic Dis. 7(3).
• ISSN:
  1545-1151
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Texas
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  7
• Issue:
  3
• Collection(s):
  Preventing Chronic Disease
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