Trial reportPloS one2018
Perceived stress and high fat intake: A study in a sample of undergraduate students.
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Perceived stress and diet quality in women of reproductive age: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Nutrition journal · 2020Pooled it
- High-fat diet intake induces neuroinflammation and alters the dopaminergic system in the amygdala of juvenile rats.Brain, behavior, & immunity - health · 2026Article
- The role of health behaviors in links between stress and epigenetic aging.Brain, behavior, & immunity - health · 2026Article
- As Critical as the Score in the E-Sports World: The Effect of Stress on Eating Behavior.Food science & nutrition · 2026Article
- Stress mediates the association between atopic dermatitis and sleep duration in Korean adults.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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- A Cross-Sectional Analysis of College Students' Diet, Mental Health, and Hindrances to Healthy Lifestyles.American journal of lifestyle medicine · 2025Article
- The association between cumulative adverse childhood experiences and ultra-processed food addiction is moderated by substance use disorder history among adults seeking outpatient nutrition counseling.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Insufficient capacity to cope with stressors decreases dietary quality in females.BMC psychology · 2024Article
- Testing the causal relationship of fat and sugar intake with depression and cortisol: a Mendelian Randomisation study.Translational psychiatry · 2024Article
- The Possible Neuroprotective Effect of Caffeic Acid on Cognitive Changes and Anxiety-Like Behavior Occurring in Young Rats Fed on High-Fat Diet and Exposed to Chronic Stress: Role of β-Catenin/GSK-3B Pathway.Journal of molecular neuroscience : MN · 2024Article
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- Psychometric evaluation and invariance of the Spanish version of the Block Fat Screener (BFS-E) in university students.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- The positive effects of combined breathing techniques and cold exposure on perceived stress: a randomised trial.Current psychology (New Brunswick, N.J.) · 2022Article
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- Gender Differences in the Relationships between Perceived Stress, Eating Behaviors, Sleep, Dietary Risk, and Body Mass Index.Nutrients · 2022Article
- Poor Dietary Quality and Patterns Are Associated with Higher Perceived Stress among Women of Reproductive Age in the UK.Nutrients · 2021Article
- Associations Between Perceived Stress and Dietary Intake in Adults in Puerto Rico.Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics · 2021Article
- Perseverative Cognition and Snack Choice: An Online Pilot Investigation.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectivesDifferent studies have reported the association between perceived stress and unhealthy diet choices. We aimed to determine whether there is a relationship between perceived stress and fat intake among undergraduate medical students. METHODS/PRINCIPAL
findingsA cross-sectional study was performed including first-year medical students. The outcome of interest was the self-report of fat intake assessed using the Block Screening Questionnaire for Fat Intake (high vs. low intake), whereas the exposure was perceived stress (low/normal vs. high levels). The prevalence of high fat intake was estimated and the association of interest was determined using prevalence ratios (PR) and 95% confidence intervals (95%CI). Models were created utilizing Poisson regression with robust standard errors. Data from 523 students were analyzed, 52.0% female, mean age 19.0 (SD 1.7) years. The prevalence of high fat intake was 42.4% (CI: 38.2%-46.7%). In multivariate model and compared with those with lowest levels of stress, those in the middle (PR = 1.59; 95%CI: 1.20-2.12) and highest (PR = 1.92; 95%CI: 1.46-2.53) categories of perceived stress had greater prevalence of fat intake. Gender was an effect modifier of this association (p = 0.008).
conclusionsGreater levels of perceived stress were associated with higher fat intake, and this association was stronger among males. More than 40% of students reported having high fat consumption. Our results suggest the need to implement strategies that promote decreased fat intake.
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