title: Physical conditions affecting food consumption patterns.
abstract: From the point of view of food counseling, we studied the coefficients of cross correlation in the relationship of physical conditions and eating behavior. For the 11 years from 1974 to 1984, we monitored 101 healthy middle-aged persons in terms of the food intake and several indicators of health. Of the various indicators, the systolic blood pressure (SBP), the diastolic blood pressure (DBP), total cholesterol in the serum (TOTAL-C), beta-lipoprotein (beta-LIPO), and relative weight, all risk factors in atherosclerosis, were used as physical conditions. For the diet indicator, we used eight factors in the food consumption pattern. We calculated the correlation for individuals between these indicators. The clinical data, with the exception of systolic blood pressure, affected the food consumption pattern, and a mutual feedback between the physical conditions and the diet seemed to be possible. The correspondence for the food intake of individuals to physical conditions did not contradict current knowledge about nutrition.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001794:Blood Pressure; D001835:Body Weight; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006262:Health; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
chemical_list: D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL; D002784:Cholesterol