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Preference for sweet foods and higher body mass index in patients being treated in long-term methadone maintenance (2007)
(Préférences pour les aliments sucrés et indice de masse corporelle élévé chez les patients traités à la méthadone sur le long terme)
Auteur(s) :
NOLAN, L. J. ;
SCAGNELLI L.M.
Année
2007
Page(s) :
1555-1566
Langue(s) :
Français
Refs biblio. :
29
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology)
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
Thésaurus mots-clés
METHADONE
;
OPIACES
;
ALIMENTATION
;
OBESITE
;
ENQUETE
Note générale :
Substance Use and Misuse, 2007, 42, (10), 1555-1566
Note de contenu :
fig.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
Opiate use has been associated with preference for sweets in both humans and animals. In 2002, the food preferences and eating habits of non-institutionalized patients in methadone treatment and controls were measured and compared. Questionnaires were administered to 14 patients and 14 controls with similar demographic characteristics (there were 19 women and 9 men ranging in age from 19 to 59 years). The patients reported higher consumption of sweets, higher eagerness to consume sweet foods, and a wish to consume quantities larger than that desired by controls. Patients had a significantly higher body mass than controls. The study's limitations are noted. These findings suggest a link between methadone and a desire for calorically dense foods. A study of eating behavior is warranted. (Author' s abstract)
Affiliation :
Wagner College, Staten Island, NY 10301, USA. LNolan@wagner.edu
Etats-Unis. United States.
Etats-Unis. United States.
Cote :
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