title: Weight loss strategies: association with consumption of sugary beverages, snacks and values about food purchases.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine whether weight loss strategies are associated with consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs), snacks or food values.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross-sectional analysis of 24-h dietary recall data obtained from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007-2010 (N=9440).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Adults trying to lose weight consumed roughly 2000 total calories, 250 calories from SSBs, 225 calories from salty snacks, and 350 calories from sweet snacks. Adults not trying to lose weight consumed roughly 2300 total calories, 300 calories from SSBs, 250 calories from salty snacks, and 380 calories from sweet snacks. While overweight and obese adults trying to lose weight consumed fewer calories than those who were not, heavier adults trying to lose weight using dietary strategies or a combination of diet and physical activity consumed more calories than healthy weight adults using that same weight loss strategy (p<0.05). Price (>70%) and nutrition (>50%) were most when making food choices (p<0.05) for all groups.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Consumption of discretionary calories is high regardless of body weight or weight loss intention.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Promoting reduced SSB and snack consumption in the clinical setting may be important for weight loss, particularly among heavier individuals. Clinicians should consider values related to food purchasing to identify concrete behavioral targets.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, USA. Electronic address: sbleich@jhsph.edu.
authors.forename: Sara N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Bleich
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, USA.
authors.forename: Julia A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Wolfson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002253:Carbonated Beverages; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D019422:Dietary Sucrose / Q000009:adverse effects; D002149:Energy Intake; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033182:Intention; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009749:Nutrition Surveys; D009753:Nutritive Value; D009765:Obesity / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D062410:Snacks; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D015431:Weight Loss
chemical_list: D019422:Dietary Sucrose
keywords: Body weight; Dietary patterns; Food values; Weight loss intention; Weight loss strategies