ArticleBMC obesity2018
Cultural differences in food and shape related attitudes and eating behavior are associated with differences of Body Mass Index in the same food environment: cross-sectional results from the Seafarer Nutrition Study of Kiribati and European seafarers on merchant ships.
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- Global overview of dietary outcomes and dietary intake assessment methods in maritime settings: a systematic review.BMC public health · 2021Pooled it
- Seafarers' attitudes and chances to improve the nutrition on merchant ships from the crews' and cooks' perspective.Journal of occupational medicine and toxicology (London, England) · 2024Article
- The Magnitude of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Seafarers from 1994 to 2021: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of personalized medicine · 2023Review
- Eating behaviour and weight development of European and Asian seafarers during stay on board and at home.Journal of occupational medicine and toxicology (London, England) · 2021Article
- A belief-based parenting behavior model for promoting family's ability to care for children with avoidant restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) in Indonesia.Journal of public health research · 2021Article
- Soft Drink Consumption in Young Mexican Adults Is Associated with Higher Total Body Fat Percentage in Men but Not in Women.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- Lifestyle behaviour and prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors - a pilot study comparing Kiribati and European seafarers.BMC public health · 2019Article
- Climate change, food security and health in Kiribati: a narrative review of the literature.Global health action · 2019Review
- Food offerings on board and dietary intake of European and Kiribati seafarers - cross-sectional data from the seafarer nutrition study.Journal of occupational medicine and toxicology (London, England) · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundOverweight and obesity is quite prevalent among seafarers. The present study examined differences in BMI and their association with weight, shape and nutrition related attitudes and perceptions among seafarer from Kiribati, a Pacific Island Group, and European origin.
methodsThe Seafarer Nutrition Study compared 48 Kiribati and 33 European male seafarers from 4 commercial merchant ships. BMI was calculated from measured weight and height. Attitudes to weight, shape and nutrition and disinhibition of control as a characteristic of eating behavior were assessed in a structured interview. Differences between the two groups were examined using t-tests and Chi-square-tests as appropriate. Associations between the variables were examined using Multiple Regression Analysis (MRA) and correlations.
resultsKiribati seafarer had significantly higher BMI than Europeans (30.3 ± 4.2 vs. 25.6 ± 3.4;
conclusionsFor Kiribati seafarers the nutrition situation on board represents a highly tempting westernized food environment. Their tendency to disinhibited eating facilitates overconsumption and weight gain, and self-evaluation of their shapes as being thinner than comparable Europeans may hamper appropriate weight control behavior.
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