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. 2012 Nov;36(6):786-96.
doi: 10.5993/AJHB.36.6.6.

Work hours and perceived time barriers to healthful eating among young adults

Kamisha Hamilton Escoto  1 , Melissa Nelson Laska, Nicole Larson, Dianne Neumark-Sztainer, Peter J Hannan
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Work hours and perceived time barriers to healthful eating among young adults

Kamisha Hamilton Escoto et al. Am J Health Behav. 2012 Nov.

Abstract

Objective: To describe time-related beliefs and behaviors regarding healthful eating, indicators of dietary intake, and their associations with the number of weekly hours of paid work among young adults.

Methods: Population-based study in a diverse cohort (N=2287).

Results: Working > 40 hours per week was associated with time-related barriers to healthful eating most persistently among young adult men. Associations were found among females working both part-time and > 40 hours per week with both time-related barriers and dietary intake.

Conclusions: Findings indicate that intervention strategies, ideally those addressing time burden, are needed to promote healthful eating among young, working adults.

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