ArticleGlobal advances in health and medicine2015
Dietary Preferences and Nutritional Information Needs Among Career Firefighters in the United States.
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Feeding America's Bravest: Mediterranean Diet-Based Interventions to Change Firefighters' Eating Habits and Improve Cardiovascular Risk Profiles
Who cites it
21 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 46 citations in OpenAlex.
- Association between Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors and Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Firefighters: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
- Relationships Between Heart Rate Variability, Occupational Performance, and Fitness for Tactical Personnel: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in public health · 2020Pooled it
- Effect of a Nutrition Intervention on Mediterranean Diet Adherence Among Firefighters: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2023Trial
- Feasibility of time-restricted eating and impacts on cardiometabolic health in 24-h shift workers: The Healthy Heroes randomized control trial.Cell metabolism · 2022Trial
- A Pilot Randomized, Controlled Trial of Nighttime Peanut Butter Supplementation in Firefighters: Blood Pressure and Body Composition Outcomes.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Cancer odds among Ohio firefighters: data from the Ohio Cancer Incidence Surveillance System (OCISS) 1996-2019.BMJ public health · 2024Article
- Firefighter Health: A Narrative Review of Occupational Threats and Countermeasures.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- The dietary inflammatory index and cardiometabolic parameters in US firefighters.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Article
- Cancer and Potential Prevention with Lifestyle among Career Firefighters: A Narrative Review.Cancers · 2023Review
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- Dietary Behavior and Diet Interventions among Structural Firefighters: A Narrative Review.Nutrients · 2022Review
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- International society of sports nutrition position stand: tactical athlete nutrition.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2022Article
- Feasibility and Perception of a Diet and Exercise Intervention Delivered via Telehealth to Firefighters.International journal of telerehabilitation · 2022Article
- Evaluating Nutrient Intake of Career Firefighters Compared to Military Dietary Reference Intakes.Nutrients · 2020Article
- Exogenous Ketones as Therapeutic Signaling Molecules in High-Stress Occupations: Implications for Mitigating Oxidative Stress and Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Future Research.Nutrition and metabolic insights · 2020Article
- Gut Microbiota and Salivary Diagnostics: The Mouth Is Salivating to Tell Us Something.BioResearch open access · 2017Review
- Survival Mediterranean Style: Lifestyle Changes to Improve the Health of the US Fire Service.Frontiers in public health · 2017Article
- Exploring This Issue: Whole-Person, Whole-Systems Health and Healing.Global advances in health and medicine · 2015Article
- The Influence of Habitual Protein Intake on Body Composition and Muscular Strength in Career Firefighters.Journal of the American College of NutritionArticle
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4 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundConsiderable cardiovascular disease and cancer risk among firefighters are attributable to excess adiposity. Robust evidence confirms strong relationships between dietary patterns and the risk of chronic disease. Dietary modification is more likely to be effective when the strategy is appealing and addresses knowledge gaps.
objectiveTo assess career firefighters' diet practices and information needs, compare the relative appeal of proposed diet plans, and examine how these vary in association with body composition.
methodsCross-sectional, online survey distributed to members of the International Association of Fire Fighters.
resultsMost firefighters do not currently follow any specific dietary plan (71%) and feel that they receive insufficient nutrition information (68%), but most are interested in learning more about healthy eating (75%). When presented with written descriptions of diets without names or labels and asked to rank them in order of preference, firefighters most often rated the Mediterranean diet as their favorite and gave it a more favorable distribution of relative rankings (P<.001) compared to the Paleo, Atkins, Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes, and Esselsteyn Engine 2 (low-fat, strictly plant-based) diets. Obese respondents reported more limited nutritional knowledge (P<.001) and were more likely to feel that they received insufficient nutritional information (P=.021) than participants with normal body weight.
conclusionsMost career firefighters are overweight or obese and do not practice a specific diet; however, 75% want to learn more about healthy eating. Among popular dietary choices, firefighters were most receptive to a Mediterranean diet and least receptive to a strictly plant-based diet.
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