Hsiao Pao Ying, Jensen Gordon L, Hartman Terryl J, Mitchell Diane C, Nickols-Richardson Sharon M, Coffman Donna L
Department of Nutritional Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, USA.
J Nutr Gerontol Geriatr. 2011;30(3):204-24. doi: 10.1080/21551197.2011.591266.
The relationship between food intake patterns and obesity remains unclear. The objective of the present review was to evaluate the current body of literature on food intake patterns of older adults and their associations with weight status, including obesity and waist circumference. Eleven observational studies were identified and reviewed. Diets characterized by more favorable dietary scores or indices were generally inversely related to body mass index. Results from data-driven approaches were inconsistent. Findings from this literature review suggest that there is no clear relationship between food intake patterns and body mass index or waist circumference in older adults. Limitations, including heterogeneity of food intake patterns and study populations, hinder the ability to make clear comparisons. Continued efforts to elucidate the relationship between food intake patterns and weight status indicators in older adults, including longitudinal analyses and use of novel statistical approaches for food intake pattern identification, are warranted.
食物摄入模式与肥胖之间的关系仍不明确。本综述的目的是评估目前关于老年人食物摄入模式及其与体重状况（包括肥胖和腰围）之间关联的文献。共识别并综述了11项观察性研究。以更有利的饮食评分或指数为特征的饮食通常与体重指数呈负相关。数据驱动方法的结果并不一致。该文献综述的结果表明，老年人的食物摄入模式与体重指数或腰围之间没有明确的关系。包括食物摄入模式和研究人群的异质性在内的局限性，阻碍了进行明确比较的能力。有必要继续努力阐明老年人食物摄入模式与体重状况指标之间的关系，包括纵向分析以及使用新的统计方法来识别食物摄入模式。
