Association of the number of obesity-related eating behaviors with portion size, energy density of foods, number of eating occasions, and beverage consumption.

<p>N = 11,546.</p>*<p>p<0.05;</p>**<p>p<0.001;</p><p>EO: Eating occasion; SD: Standard deviation.</p>a<p>Obesity-related eating behaviors are as follows: not planning how much to eat before sitting down, consuming precooked and/or canned foods ≥1 time/wk, buying snacks at vending machines ≥1 time/wk, eating at fast-food restaurants ≥1 time/wk, never or almost never choosing low-energy foods, never or almost never removing visible fat from meat, never or almost never removing skin from chicken, and eating while watching TV >2 times/wk.</p>b<p>Adjusted for sex, age, educational level, smoking, social class, leisure time physical activity, time spent watching TV, body mass index (<25, 25–29.9, ≥30 kg/m²), coronary disease, stroke, asthma, cancer, osteomuscular disease, portion size of solid food, energy density of solid food, number of EO of solid food, consumption of sugary beverages, and consumption of alcoholic beverages, when appropriate.