OBJECTIVE: To examine the home environments of overweight and normal-weight adults and the relationships between the environment and weight-regulating behaviors. METHODS: Overweight (n=201) and normal-weight adults (n=213) assessed their homes via checklist and self-reported their eating and activity habits. RESULTS: OW adults had less exercise equipment, fewer low-fat snacks and fruits/vegetables, and more TVs, high-fat snacks, and spreads than did NW adults (Ps<.01). These variables were associated (Ps<.05) with weight-regulating behaviors. CONCLUSIONS: Increasing healthy foods and opportunities for physical activity within the home may improve weight-control efforts in adults.
OBJECTIVE: To examine the home environments of overweight and normal-weight adults and the relationships between the environment and weight-regulating behaviors. METHODS: Overweight (n=201) and normal-weight adults (n=213) assessed their homes via checklist and self-reported their eating and activity habits. RESULTS: OW adults had less exercise equipment, fewer low-fat snacks and fruits/vegetables, and more TVs, high-fat snacks, and spreads than did NW adults (Ps<.01). These variables were associated (Ps<.05) with weight-regulating behaviors. CONCLUSIONS: Increasing healthy foods and opportunities for physical activity within the home may improve weight-control efforts in adults.
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