Meal patterns across ten European countries – results from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) calibration study.

Auteur(s) :
Tumino R., Weiderpass E., Skeie G., Fagherazzi G., Trichopoulou A., Chirlaque MD., Barricarte A., Boeing H., Palli D., Pala V., Tjonneland A., Kühn T., Quirós JR., Huseinovic E., Winkvist A., Slimani N., Park MK., Freisling H., Buckland G., Schwingshackl L., Rostgaard-Hansen AL., Affret A., Boutron-Ruault MC., Katzke V., Naska A., Orfanos P., Ricceri F., Santucci de Magistris M., Engeset D., Enget T., Bonet CB., Amiano P., Sánchez MJ., Dias JA., Drake I., Wennberg M., Boer J., Ocké MC., Verschuren W., Lassale C., Perez-cornago A., Riboli E., Ward H., Forslund HB.
Date :
Mai, 2016
Source(s) :
Public health nutrition. # p
Adresse :
Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Nutrition,The Sahlgrenska Academy,University of Gothenburg,Box 459,SE-405 30,Gothenburg,Sweden.

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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.

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