Region-specific nutrient intake patterns exhibit a geographical gradient within and between European countries

Freisling, Heinz, Fahey, Michael T, Moskal, Aurelie, Ocké, Marga C, Ferrari, Pietro, Jenab, Mazda, Norat, Teresa, Naska, Androniki, Welch, Ailsa A, Navarro, Carmen, Schulz, Mandy, Wirfält, Elisabet, Casagrande, Corinne, Amiano, Pilar, Ardanaz, Eva, Parr, Christine, Engeset, Dagrun, Grioni, Sara, Sera, Francesco, Bueno-de-Mesquita, Bas, van der Schouw, Yvonne T, Touvier, Mathilde, Boutron-Ruault, Marie-Christine, Halkjaer, Jytte, Dahm, Christina C, Khaw, Kay-Tee, Crowe, Francesca, Linseisen, Jakob, Kröger, Janine, Huybrechts, Inge, Deharveng, Geneviève, Manjer, Jonas, Agren, Asa, Trichopoulou, Antonia, Tsiotas, Kostas, Riboli, Elio, Bingham, Sheila and Slimani, Nadia (2010) Region-specific nutrient intake patterns exhibit a geographical gradient within and between European countries. Journal of Nutrition, 140 (7). pp. 1280-1286. ISSN 0022-3166

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Abstract

Until recently, the study of nutrient patterns was hampered at an international level by a lack of standardization of both dietary methods and nutrient databases. We aimed to describe the diversity of nutrient patterns in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) study at population level as a starting point for future nutrient pattern analyses and their associations with chronic diseases in multi-center studies. In this cross-sectional study, 36,034 persons aged 35-74 y were administered a single, standardized 24-h dietary recall. Intake of 25 nutrients (excluding intake from dietary supplements) was estimated using a standardized nutrient database. We used a graphic presentation of mean nutrient intakes by region and sex relative to the overall EPIC means to contrast patterns within and between 10 European countries. In Mediterranean regions, including Greece, Italy, and the southern centers of Spain, the nutrient pattern was dominated by relatively high intakes of vitamin E and monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA), whereas intakes of retinol and vitamin D were relatively low. In contrast, in Nordic countries, including Norway, Sweden, and Denmark, reported intake of these same nutrients resulted in almost the opposite pattern. Population groups in Germany, The Netherlands, and the UK shared a fatty acid pattern of relatively high intakes of PUFA and SFA and relatively low intakes of MUFA, in combination with a relatively high intake of sugar. We confirmed large variability in nutrient intakes across the EPIC study populations and identified 3 main region-specific patterns with a geographical gradient within and between European countries.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	adult,aged,cross-sectional studies,diet,europe,food preferences,geography,humans,middle aged,sdg 3 - good health and well-being ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/good_health_and_well_being
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Epidemiology and Public Health Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Public Health and Health Services Research (former - to 2023) Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Norwich Epidemiology Centre Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Norwich Epidemiology Centre Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Population Health
Depositing User:	Rhiannon Harvey
Date Deposited:	06 Mar 2011 20:25
Last Modified:	19 Oct 2023 00:35
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/25671
DOI:	10.3945/jn.110.121152

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