Chilli consumption and the incidence of overweight and obesity in a Chinese adult population

The frequency of spicy food intake has recently been associated with a reduced risk of mortality in the Chinese population. This study aimed to prospectively examine the association between chilli intake and the incidence of overweight/obesity in a Chinese adult population. Adults aged 20-75 years i...

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Published in:International Journal of Obesity 2017-07, Vol.41 (7), p.1074-1079
Main Authors: Shi, Z, Riley, M, Taylor, A W, Page, A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Adults
Aged
Alcoholic beverages
Analysis
Body mass
Body Mass Index
Body size
Body weight
Capsicum
Causes of
China
Chinese (Asian people)
Confidence intervals
Diet
Drinking behavior
Female
Food
Food habits
Food intake
Food Preferences
Gender
Health aspects
Hot peppers
Humans
Incidence
Jalapeno
Male
Middle Aged
Nutrition
Nutrition Surveys
Obesity
Obesity - diet therapy
Obesity - epidemiology
Overweight
Overweight - diet therapy
Overweight - epidemiology
Physical activity
Population studies
Prevalence studies (Epidemiology)
Proportional Hazards Models
Prospective Studies
Regression analysis
Risk
Risk factors
Risk management
Risk reduction
Smoking
Spices
Statistical analysis
Young Adult
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Summary:The frequency of spicy food intake has recently been associated with a reduced risk of mortality in the Chinese population. This study aimed to prospectively examine the association between chilli intake and the incidence of overweight/obesity in a Chinese adult population. Adults aged 20-75 years in the China Health and Nutrition Survey were followed between 1991 and 2011. Dietary data were collected during home visits using a 3-day food record in 1991, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2009 and 2011. Cox regression was used in the analysis. Overweight/obesity was defined as body mass index ⩾25 kg m . A total 12 970 adults were followed for a median of 9 years. During 126 884 person-years of follow-up, 3203 subjects developed overweight/obesity. The absolute incidence rate of overweight/obesity was 26.4, 22.3, 24.4 and 20.5 per 1000 person-years among those who consumed no chilli or 1-20, 20.1-50, ⩾50.1 g per day, respectively. Chilli consumption was therefore inversely associated with the incidence of overweight/obesity. After adjusting for age, gender, energy and fat intake, smoking, alcohol drinking and physical activity, those whose cumulative average chilli intake was 0, 1-20, 20.1-50 and ⩾50.1 g per day had a hazard ratio for overweight/obesity of 1.00, 0.81 (95% confidence interval=0.73-0.89), 0.77 (0.69-0.86) and 0.73 (0.63-0.84); P for trend
ISSN:0307-0565
1476-5497
DOI:10.1038/ijo.2017.88