Vanhonacker, F, Perez, Cueto, Chrysochoidis, Georgios, Scholderer, Joachim, Grunert, Klaus, Hersleth, M and Verbeke, Wim (2008) Nutritional status in 9 European countries: Preliminary results of EU funded Truefood and Q-Porkchains consumer surveys. VIIth International Congress on the Mediterranean Diet, 11-12 March 2008 -Barcelona, Spain.
Abstract
Objective: To describe and compare current levels of overweight and obesity in 9 European countries, according to their health perceptions and socio-demographic characteristics. Design: Cross Sectional Web based surveys in Belgium, Spain, France, Italy, Norway, Poland, October 2007 and in Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Poland, January 2008; with quota samples on gender, age, re gional distribution and living environment. Anthropometrics were constructed from self-reported height and weight. Subjects: 4726 in October 2007; 2437 in January 2008, 50% males and 50% females, aged 20-70 y. Results: The prevalence of obesity in adults varied from 12% in Italy to 27% in Denmark. Gender differences were significant in all countries (p
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | sdg 3 - good health and well-being ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/good_health_and_well_being |
Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Norwich Business School |
UEA Research Groups: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Marketing, Entrepreneurship and Business Strategy (former - to 2019) |
Depositing User: | Georgios Chrysochoidis |
Date Deposited: | 21 Feb 2013 11:50 |
Last Modified: | 01 Oct 2021 01:18 |
URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/41440 |
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