Faculty, Staff and Student Publications
Language
English
Publication Date
10-26-2023
Journal
Nutrients
DOI
10.3390/nu15214537
PMID
37960190
PMCID
PMC10649189
PubMedCentral® Posted Date
10-26-2023
PubMedCentral® Full Text Version
Post-print
Abstract
Dietary habits, including meal frequency, meal timing, and skipping meals, have been extensively studied due to their association with the development of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). This study describes dietary habits, meal timing, frequency, skipping meals, and late-night eating in Kuwaiti adults. Kuwait National Nutrition Surveillance System data were utilized to reach the objectives of this study. The findings reveal that approximately 54% of the adults in Kuwait eat after 10 p.m., 29% skip breakfast, and 9.8% skip dinner. Furthermore, adults in Kuwait consume 4.4 meals per day on average. Women skip breakfast more often and have more extended night fasting than men (
Keywords
Male, Humans, Adult, Female, Kuwait, Meals, Feeding Behavior, Breakfast, Fasting
Published Open-Access
no
Recommended Citation
Alkhulaifi, Fatema; Al-Hooti, Suad; Al-Zenki, Sameer; et al., "Dietary Habits, Meal Timing, and Meal Frequency in Kuwaiti Adults: Analysis of the Kuwait National Nutrition Surveillance Data" (2023). Faculty, Staff and Student Publications. 176.
https://digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu/uthsph_docs/176