The impact of changes in dietary knowledge on adult overweight and obesity in China.
Overweight and obesity are rapidly growing threats in China. Improvement in dietary knowledge can potentially prevent overweight and obesity, conditions which are receiving substantial attention from international organizations and governments. The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2017-01-01
|
| Series: | PLoS ONE |
| Online Access: | https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0179551&type=printable |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1850230193604526080 |
|---|---|
| author | Lin Zhou Qiyan Zeng Shaosheng Jin Guangyan Cheng |
| author_facet | Lin Zhou Qiyan Zeng Shaosheng Jin Guangyan Cheng |
| author_sort | Lin Zhou |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Overweight and obesity are rapidly growing threats in China. Improvement in dietary knowledge can potentially prevent overweight and obesity, conditions which are receiving substantial attention from international organizations and governments. The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of changes in dietary knowledge on adult overweight and obesity, using a balanced panel data consisting of 10,401 samples from the 2006, 2009, and 2011 iterations of the China Health and Nutrition Survey. Results indicate that overweight and obesity are becoming increasingly problematic in China, and the level of dietary knowledge among Chinese adults needs improvement. Moreover, the empirical results indicate that changes in dietary knowledge among adults has no significant influence on adult overweight and obesity, a likely result of lacking systematic dietary knowledge and having inadequate guidance on overweight/obesity-related behaviors. |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-a18a2cc8d503405c99d73caaa14b0e26 |
| institution | OA Journals |
| issn | 1932-6203 |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2017-01-01 |
| publisher | Public Library of Science (PLoS) |
| record_format | Article |
| series | PLoS ONE |
| spelling | doaj-art-a18a2cc8d503405c99d73caaa14b0e262025-08-20T02:03:57ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032017-01-01126e017955110.1371/journal.pone.0179551The impact of changes in dietary knowledge on adult overweight and obesity in China.Lin ZhouQiyan ZengShaosheng JinGuangyan ChengOverweight and obesity are rapidly growing threats in China. Improvement in dietary knowledge can potentially prevent overweight and obesity, conditions which are receiving substantial attention from international organizations and governments. The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of changes in dietary knowledge on adult overweight and obesity, using a balanced panel data consisting of 10,401 samples from the 2006, 2009, and 2011 iterations of the China Health and Nutrition Survey. Results indicate that overweight and obesity are becoming increasingly problematic in China, and the level of dietary knowledge among Chinese adults needs improvement. Moreover, the empirical results indicate that changes in dietary knowledge among adults has no significant influence on adult overweight and obesity, a likely result of lacking systematic dietary knowledge and having inadequate guidance on overweight/obesity-related behaviors.https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0179551&type=printable |
| spellingShingle | Lin Zhou Qiyan Zeng Shaosheng Jin Guangyan Cheng The impact of changes in dietary knowledge on adult overweight and obesity in China. PLoS ONE |
| title | The impact of changes in dietary knowledge on adult overweight and obesity in China. |
| title_full | The impact of changes in dietary knowledge on adult overweight and obesity in China. |
| title_fullStr | The impact of changes in dietary knowledge on adult overweight and obesity in China. |
| title_full_unstemmed | The impact of changes in dietary knowledge on adult overweight and obesity in China. |
| title_short | The impact of changes in dietary knowledge on adult overweight and obesity in China. |
| title_sort | impact of changes in dietary knowledge on adult overweight and obesity in china |
| url | https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0179551&type=printable |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT linzhou theimpactofchangesindietaryknowledgeonadultoverweightandobesityinchina AT qiyanzeng theimpactofchangesindietaryknowledgeonadultoverweightandobesityinchina AT shaoshengjin theimpactofchangesindietaryknowledgeonadultoverweightandobesityinchina AT guangyancheng theimpactofchangesindietaryknowledgeonadultoverweightandobesityinchina AT linzhou impactofchangesindietaryknowledgeonadultoverweightandobesityinchina AT qiyanzeng impactofchangesindietaryknowledgeonadultoverweightandobesityinchina AT shaoshengjin impactofchangesindietaryknowledgeonadultoverweightandobesityinchina AT guangyancheng impactofchangesindietaryknowledgeonadultoverweightandobesityinchina |