The Association Between Meal and Snack Frequency and Irritable Bowel Syndrome

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Vakhshoori M¹ ; Saneei P² ; Esmaillzadeh A^{3, 4} ; Daghaghzadeh H¹ ; Hassanzadeh Keshteli A^{1, 5} ; Adibi P¹

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1. Integrative Functional Gastroenterology Research Center, Students' Research Committee, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
2. Department of Community Nutrition, School of Nutrition and Food Science, Food Security Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, PO Box 81745-151, Isfahan, Iran
3. Obesity and Eating Habits Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Molecular-Cellular Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
4. Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinical Sciences Institute, Department of Community Nutrition, School of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
5. Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada

Source: Public Health Nutrition Published:2021

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Objective: The relationship between daily meal and snack frequency with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) was less investigated in the literature. We aimed to evaluate this association with IBS symptoms. Design: A cross-sectional study. Setting: This investigation was performed in Isfahan, a large province in the centre of Iran. Individuals were asked to complete a self-administered questionnaire to quantify the numbers of daily main meals (one, two or three), snacks (never, 1-2, 3-5 or >5) and the total of them (<3, 3-5, 6-7 or ≥8). IBS and its subtypes were diagnosed according to Rome Ш criteria. Participants: General adults (n 4669, 2063 men and 2606 women). Results: The prevalence of IBS was 18·6 % in males and 24·1 % in females. Individuals consuming three main meals had 30 % decreased risk of IBS (OR 0·70, 95 % CI 0·52, 0·94) compared with those with one main meal in the crude model. After adjustments for all potential confounders this relation disappeared (OR 0·67, 95 % CI 0·43, 1·03). Gender-specified analysis revealed that women consuming three main meals per day had 32 % decreased likelihood of having IBS symptoms compared with one daily main meal takers (OR 0·68, 95 % CI 0·47, 0·99). This relation remained significant after adjustment for potential confounders (OR 0·56, 95 % CI 0·36, 0·89). A decreased likelihood of IBS in the highest category of main meal consumption compared with the lowest one was found in obese or overweight subjects (OR 0·54, 95 % CI 0·32, 0·91), after adjustment for all confounders. Conclusions: Our findings suggested that there was no significant relation between main meal or snack frequency and IBS in Iranian adults, but a small inverse association was found among females and overweight/obese individuals in subgroup analysis. Further prospective studies are needed confirming these associations. © 2021 Cambridge University Press. All rights reserved.

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MLA	Vakhshoori M, et al.. "The Association Between Meal and Snack Frequency and Irritable Bowel Syndrome." Public Health Nutrition, vol. 24, no. 13, 2021, pp. 4144-4155.
APA	Vakhshoori M, Saneei P, Esmaillzadeh A, Daghaghzadeh H, Hassanzadeh Keshteli A, Adibi P (2021). The Association Between Meal and Snack Frequency and Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Public Health Nutrition, 24(13), 4144-4155.
Chicago	Vakhshoori M, Saneei P, Esmaillzadeh A, Daghaghzadeh H, Hassanzadeh Keshteli A, Adibi P. "The Association Between Meal and Snack Frequency and Irritable Bowel Syndrome." Public Health Nutrition 24, no. 13 (2021): 4144-4155.
Harvard	Vakhshoori M et al. (2021) 'The Association Between Meal and Snack Frequency and Irritable Bowel Syndrome', Public Health Nutrition, 24(13), pp. 4144-4155.
Vancouver	Vakhshoori M, Saneei P, Esmaillzadeh A, Daghaghzadeh H, Hassanzadeh Keshteli A, Adibi P. The Association Between Meal and Snack Frequency and Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Public Health Nutrition. 2021;24(13):4144-4155.
BibTex	@article{ author = {Vakhshoori M and Saneei P and Esmaillzadeh A and Daghaghzadeh H and Hassanzadeh Keshteli A and Adibi P}, title = {The Association Between Meal and Snack Frequency and Irritable Bowel Syndrome}, journal = {Public Health Nutrition}, volume = {24}, number = {13}, pages = {4144-4155}, year = {2021} }
RIS	TY - JOUR AU - Vakhshoori M AU - Saneei P AU - Esmaillzadeh A AU - Daghaghzadeh H AU - Hassanzadeh Keshteli A AU - Adibi P TI - The Association Between Meal and Snack Frequency and Irritable Bowel Syndrome JO - Public Health Nutrition VL - 24 IS - 13 SP - 4144 EP - 4155 PY - 2021 ER -

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