ObjectiveTo examine how different definitions of meals and snacks can affect the
associations of meal frequency (MF) and snack frequency (SF) with dietary intake and …

Background: Skipping breakfast is associated with poorer diet quality among adults, but
evidence of associations for other eating patterns [eg, eating occasion (EO), meal, or snack …

Evidence of associations between meal frequency (MF) and snack frequency (SF) and diet
and obesity in young populations is limited. This cross-sectional study examined MF and SF …

The association between eating frequency (EF) and adiposity in young populations is
inconsistent. This cross-sectional study examined associations of EF, meal frequency (MF) …

Background Studies examining meal and snack eating behaviors in relation to overall diet
and health markers are limited, at least partly because there is no definitive consensus …

Unhealthy dietary behaviours may contribute to obesity along with energy imbalance. Both
positive and null associations of snacking and BMI have been reported, but the association …

Background The associations between eating frequency and diet quality are inconclusive,
which might be a result of different effects of meal frequency and snack frequency. Objective …

Background: The prevalence of obesity has nearly doubled in Ireland since 1990 and over
half of the population has a large waist circumference (WC). No food-based, dietary …

This cross-sectional study examined how energy density (ED) of meals and snacks are
associated with overall diet quality and adiposity measures in 1617 British children aged 4 …

Background Some evidence suggests that higher energy intake (EI) later in the day is
associated with poor diet quality and obesity. However, EI at one eating occasion (EO) is …