Περίληψη:
Objective: To characterize meal patterns across ten European countries
participating in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and
Nutrition (EPIC) calibration study.
Design: Cross-sectional study utilizing dietary data collected through a
standardized 24 h diet recall during 1995-2000. Eleven predefined intake
occasions across a 24 h period were assessed during the interview. In
the present descriptive report, meal patterns were analysed in terms of
daily number of intake occasions, the proportion reporting each intake
occasion and the energy contributions from each intake occasion.
Setting: Twenty-seven centres across ten European countries.
Subjects: Women (64 %) and men (36 %) aged 35-74 years (n 36 020).
Results: Pronounced differences in meal patterns emerged both across
centres within the same country and across different countries, with a
trend for fewer intake occasions per day in Mediterranean countries
compared with central and northern Europe. Differences were also found
for daily energy intake provided by lunch, with 38-43% for women and
41-45% for men within Mediterranean countries compared with 16-27% for
women and 20-26% for men in central and northern European countries.
Likewise, a south-north gradient was found for daily energy intake from
snacks, with 13-20% (women) and 10-17% (men) in Mediterranean
countries compared with 24-34% (women) and 23-35% (men) in
central/northern Europe.
Conclusions: We found distinct differences in meal patterns with marked
diversity for intake frequency and lunch and snack consumption between
Mediterranean and central/northern European countries. Monitoring of
meal patterns across various cultures and populations could provide
critical context to the research efforts to characterize relationships
between dietary intake and health.
Συγγραφείς:
Huseinovic, E.
Winkvist, A.
Slimani, N.
Park, M. K. and
Freisling, H.
Boeing, H.
Buckland, G.
Schwingshackl, L. and
Weiderpass, E.
Rostgaard-Hansen, A. L.
Tjonneland, A. and
Affret, A.
Boutron-Ruault, M. C.
Fagherazzi, G.
Katzke, V.
and Kuehn, T.
Naska, A.
Orfanos, P.
Trichopoulou, A. and
Pala, V.
Palli, D.
Ricceri, F.
de Magistris, M. Santucci and
Tumino, R.
Engeset, D.
Enget, T.
Skeie, G.
Barricarte,
A.
Bonet, C. B.
Chirlaque, M. D.
Amiano, P.
Quiros, J.
R.
Sanchez, M. J.
Dias, J. A.
Drake, I.
Wennberg, M. and
Boer, J. M. A.
Ocke, M. C.
Verschuren, W. M. M.
Lassale, C.
and Perez-Cornago, A.
Riboli, E.
Ward, H.
Forslund, H.
Berteus
