TY - JOUR
TI - Dietary intake of the water-soluble vitamins B1, B2, B6, B12 and C in 10
countries in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and
Nutrition
AU - Olsen, A.
AU - Halkjaer, J.
AU - van Gils, C. H.
AU - Buijsse, B. and
AU - Verhagen, H.
AU - Jenab, M.
AU - Boutron-Ruault, M. C.
AU - Ericson, U. and
AU - Ocke, M. C.
AU - Peeters, P. H. M.
AU - Touvier, M.
AU - Niravong, M. and
AU - Waaseth, M.
AU - Skeie, G.
AU - Khaw, K. T.
AU - Travis, R.
AU - Ferrari, P.
AU - and Sanchez, M. J.
AU - Agudo, A.
AU - Overvad, K.
AU - Linseisen, J. and
AU - Weikert, C.
AU - Sacerdote, C.
AU - Evangelista, A.
AU - Zylis, D. and
AU - Tsiotas, K.
AU - Manjer, J.
AU - van Guelpen, B.
AU - Riboli, E. and
AU - Slimani, N.
AU - Bingham, S.
JO - European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
PY - 2009
VL - 63
TODO - 4
SP - S122-S149
PB - Nature Publishing Group
SN - 0954-3007, 1476-5640
TODO - 10.1038/ejcn.2009.78
TODO - water-soluble vitamins; 24-h dietary recall; standardization; ENDB;
EPIC; Europe
TODO - Objectives: To describe the intake of vitamins thiamine (B1), riboflavin
(B2), B6 (pyridoxine), B12 (cobalamine) and C (ascorbic acid) and their
food sources among 27 centres in 10 countries participating in the
European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC)
study.
Methods: Between 1995 and 2000, 36 034 persons aged between 35 and 74
years were administered a standardized 24-h dietary recall using a
computerized interview software programme (EPIC-SOFT). Intakes of the
four B vitamins and vitamin C were estimated using the standardized EPIC
Nutrient Database (ENDB). Mean intakes were adjusted for age and
weighted by season and day of recall.
Results: Intake of B vitamins did not vary considerably between centres,
except in the UK health-conscious cohort, in which substantially higher
intakes of thiamine and lower intakes of vitamin B12 were reported
compared with other centres. Overall, meat was the most important
contributor to the B vitamins in all centres except in the UK
health-conscious group. Vitamin C showed a clear geographical gradient,
with higher intakes in the southern centres as compared with the
northern ones; this was more pronounced in men than in women. Vegetables
and fruits were major contributors to vitamin C in all centres, but
juices and potatoes were also important sources in the northern centres.
Conclusions: This study showed no major differences across centres in
the mean intakes of B vitamins (thiamine, riboflavin, B6, B12), whereas
a tendency towards a north-south gradient was observed for vitamin C.
European Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2009) 63, S122-S149; doi:
10.1038/ejcn.2009.78
ER -