Abstract
Objective
Assess how intuitive eating relates to dietary intake.
Methods
Survey data were collected in Project Eating and Activity in Teens and Young Adults, the fourth wave of a longitudinal cohort study (weighted n = 1,830, 49% women; mean
age = 31 years). Intuitive eating was assessed using a 7-item scale adapted from the
Intuitive Eating Scale and Intuitive Eating Scale-2. Dietary intake was measured via
a semiquantitative food frequency questionnaire. Mean servings were stratified by
gender and intuitive eating quartiles and adjusted for sociodemographic characteristics
and caloric intake.
Results
Women and men in the top intuitive eating quartile consumed 0.6–0.3 servings more
fruit and 0.4–0.6 servings more vegetables daily, respectively, compared with the
bottom quartile, whereas men in the top quartile also consumed 0.6 servings fewer
whole grains (all P < 0.05) than the bottom quartile.
Conclusions and Implications
Intuitive eating shows promise as a healthier alternative to practices such as dieting.
Key Words
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: January 08, 2021
Accepted:
November 24,
2020
Footnotes
Conflict of Interest Disclosure: The authors have not stated any conflicts of interest.
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© 2021 Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior.
