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- Over 1 in 5 men and 1 in 20 women reported attempting to gain weight in the previous 12 months.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1471015319304179Intentional weight gain efforts among young Canadian adults ...
Overall, 10.4% (n = 1,900) of male participants endorsed weight gain attempts over the past 12 months, compared to 5.4% (n = 1,082) of female participants. Table 1. Characteristics of Male and Female Participants from the 2018 and 2019 International Food Policy Study ( N = 42,108)
Cross-sectional data from the 2018 and 2019 International Food Policy Study, including participants from Australia, Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, and the United States past 12 months, participants reported on weight gain attempts and diet. (N 42,108), were analyzed.
Aug 1, 2020 · Over one in five young Canadian men and one in twenty young Canadian women reported attempting to gain weight in the past 12 months. While weight gain attempts may be less common than weight loss efforts, the number of young adults, particularly men, trying to gain weight is not trivial.
- Carolyn Minnick, Amanda Raffoul, David Hammond, Sharon I. Kirkpatrick
- 2020
May 13, 2022 · Over one in five men (23.1%) and approximately one in twenty women (6.0%) reported attempting to gain weight in the past 12 months.
Aug 1, 2020 · In total, 14.7% of participants indicated attempting to gain weight in the past 12 months. Over one in five men (23.1%) compared to approximately one in twenty women (6.0%) reported attempting to gain weight ( Table 1 ).
- Carolyn Minnick, Amanda Raffoul, David Hammond, Sharon I. Kirkpatrick
- 2020
weight gain attempts among the pooled sample stratified by sex. Results: Men (10.4%) were significantly more likely than women (5.4%) to report weight gain attempts (p < .001). Nearly one in five (17.1%) men with a BMI in the “normal” range (≥18.5 to <25.0) reported weight gain attempts. Among both men
Among women, weight gain attempts were associated with a lower likelihood of alcohol use one or more times per month in the past 12 months. Our findings contribute to the literature demonstrating that substance use behaviors are more prevalent among adults who report weight gain attempts in a large international sample. © 2022 Elsevier Ltd.
