scholarly journals Meat consumers and non-meat consumers in Germany: a characterisation based on results of the German National Nutrition Survey II

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Franziska Koch ◽  
Thorsten Heuer ◽  
Carolin Krems ◽  
Erika Claupein
Keyword(s):  
Energy Intake ◽  
Food Consumption ◽  
Meat Consumption ◽  
Sociodemographic Factors ◽  
Food Groups ◽  
Linear Regression Models ◽  
Nutrition Survey ◽  
Environment And Health ◽  
National Nutrition Survey ◽  
German National Nutrition Survey

AbstractMeat consumption in high-income countries is increasingly discussed due to its impact on environment and health as well as ethical considerations. The present paper aims to provide information on meat consumption behaviour, sociodemographic factors related to meat consumption and its associations with health and nutritional behaviour, based on the German National Nutrition Survey II. For 12 915 participants aged 18–80 years, food consumption was assessed by two 24-h recalls and further data by interviews. Participants were distinguished in non-meat consumers and meat consumers; meat consumers were further differentiated as low and high meat consumers (<86 g/d and ≥86 g/d). Group differences were analysed using binary logistic and linear regression models. More non-meat consumers were found among women, young and more educated persons. They showed equal or more preferable health characteristics, had a similar energy intake but ate more plant-based foods compared with meat consumers. More high meat consumers were found among men, young and middle-aged and lower-educated persons. Compared with low meat consumers, they showed equal or less preferable health characteristics, had a higher energy intake and ate more potatoes and sauces/spices and less of most other food groups in relation to their energy intake. To conclude, sociodemographic groups differ in their meat consumption and differences in meat consumption go together with differences in health behaviour and other food consumption.

scholarly journals Food consumption of adults in Germany: results of the German National Nutrition Survey II based on diet history interviews

2015 ◽  
Vol 113 (10) ◽  
pp. 1603-1614 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thorsten Heuer ◽  
Carolin Krems ◽  
Kilson Moon ◽  
Christine Brombach ◽  
Ingrid Hoffmann
Keyword(s):  
Food Consumption ◽  
Modular Design ◽  
Meat Products ◽  
Soft Drinks ◽  
Dietary Guidelines ◽  
German Population ◽  
Nutrition Survey ◽  
National Nutrition Survey ◽  
Diet History ◽  
German National Nutrition Survey

The second German National Nutrition Survey (NVS II) aimed to evaluate food consumption and other aspects of nutritional behaviour of a representative sample of the German population, using a modular design with three different dietary assessment methods. To assess usual food consumption, 15 371 German speaking subjects 14–80 years of age completed a diet history interview between November 2005 and November 2006. With reference to the guidelines of the German Nutrition Society (DGE), NVS II observed that the German population did not eat enough foods of plant origin, especially vegetables and consumed too much of meat and meat products. While generally similar food consumption is observed in other European countries, consumption of bread, fruit juices/nectars and beer is higher in Germany. On average, men consumed two times more meat and soft drinks as well as six times more beer than women did, whereas the consumption of vegetables, fruit as well as herbal/fruit tea was higher in women. Older participants showed a lower consumption of meat, fruit juice/nectars, soft drinks and spirits as well as a higher consumption of fish, vegetables, fruit, and herbal/fruit tea than adolescents and younger adults did. There are also differences in food consumption with regard to socio-economic status (SES). Persons with higher SES consumed more vegetables, fruit, fish, water, coffee/tea and wine, while persons with lower SES consumed more meat and meat products, soft drinks and beer. In general, the food consumption of women, the elderly and the higher SES group tends to be closer to the official dietary guidelines in Germany.

Comparison of two dietary assessment methods by food consumption: results of the German National Nutrition Survey II

2014 ◽  
Vol 54 (3) ◽  
pp. 343-354 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marianne Eisinger-Watzl ◽  
Andrea Straßburg ◽  
Josa Ramünke ◽  
Carolin Krems ◽  
Thorsten Heuer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Consumption ◽  
Dietary Assessment ◽  
Assessment Methods ◽  
Nutrition Survey ◽  
Dietary Assessment Methods ◽  
National Nutrition Survey ◽  
German National Nutrition Survey

Contribution of away-from-home food to the energy and nutrient intake among Brazilian adolescents

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Ilana N Bezerra ◽  
Hituanna BN Medeiros ◽  
Amanda de Moura Souza ◽  
Rosely Sichieri
Keyword(s):  
Energy Intake ◽  
Food Consumption ◽  
Private Schools ◽  
Nutrient Intake ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Food Groups ◽  
Linear Regression Models ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Main Portion ◽  
Energy And Nutrient Intake

Abstract Objective: To compare the contribution of different food consumption places to the energy and nutrient intake among Brazilian adolescents. Design: We analysed data from the Study of Cardiovascular Risk in Adolescents – ERICA, carried out in 2013–2014. Foods were categorised into thirty-three food groups. Energy, nutrients and food groups were analysed according to home, public and private schools, and other places of foods consumption. Linear regression models were used to test the association between eating away from home and nutrient intake. Setting: Brazilian public and private schools. Participants: All adolescents who had undergone anthropometric evaluation and provided information through the questionnaires, including the 24-h recall (n 71 740). Results: The main portion of energy intake per day was consumed within the adolescent households (8112·776 kJ (1939 kcal), 95 % CI 1892, 1985). Away-from-home eating was reported by 52 % of students in a given day, but it contributed to only 15 % of total energy intake. This contribution was mainly due to high energy-dense food intake. The percentage contribution of foods consumed at public school and other places was very similar with respect to nutrients. However, food consumption at other places meant less intake of protein, fibre and Fe, in addition to increasing the intake of added sugar and fats. Conclusions: The frequency of food consumption outside the home by adolescents is high, although the main contribution to energy intake occurs at home, and despite the similarity of nutrients consumed in school and restaurants, the latter tends to worsen the nutritional quality of meals.

Eating context and ultra-processed food consumption among UK adolescents

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-30
Author(s):  
F. Rauber ◽  
C.A. Martins ◽  
C.M Azeredo ◽  
P.S. Leffa ◽  
M.L.C. Louzada ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Intake ◽  
Food Consumption ◽  
Processed Foods ◽  
Processed Food ◽  
Linear Regression Models ◽  
Nutrition Survey ◽  
Family Meal ◽  
Food Records ◽  
Main Meal ◽  
Watching Tv

Abstract This study aimed to evaluate the association between eating context patterns and ultra-processed food consumption at two main meal occasions in a representative sample of UK adolescents. Data was acquired from four-day food records of adolescents aged 11–18 years, who participated in the 2014–2016 UK National Diet and Nutrition Survey (n=542). The eating context was assessed considering the location of the meal (lunch and dinner) occasion, the individuals present, whether the television was on and if the food was consumed at a table. Ultra-processed foods were identified using the NOVA classification. Exploratory factor analysis was used to identify eating context patterns for lunch and dinner. Linear regression models adjusted for the covariates were utilised to test the association between eating context patterns and the proportion of total daily energy intake derived from ultra-processed foods. Their contribution was about 67% to total energy intake. Three patterns were retained for lunch (‘At school with friends’, ‘TV during family meal’, and ‘Out-of-home (no school)’); and three patterns were retained for dinner (‘Watching TV alone in the bedroom’, ‘TV during family meal’, and ‘Out-of-home with friends’). At lunch, there was no significant association between any of the three patterns and ultra-processed food consumption. At dinner, the patterns ‘Watching TV alone in the bedroom’ (coeff: 95%CI 4.95: 1.87–8.03) and ‘Out-of-home with friends’ (coeff: 95%CI 3.13: 0.21–6.14) were associated with higher consumption of ultra-processed food. Our findings suggest a potential relationship between the immediate eating context and ultra-processed food consumption by UK adolescents.

scholarly journals Association between body mass index and macronutrients differs along the body mass index range of German adults: results from the German National Nutrition Survey II

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kilson Moon ◽  
Carolin Krems ◽  
Thorsten Heuer ◽  
Ingrid Hoffmann
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Energy Intake ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Entire Range ◽  
Negative Association ◽  
Animal Protein ◽  
Inverse Association ◽  
Nutrition Survey ◽  
National Nutrition Survey ◽  
German National Nutrition Survey

Abstract The aim of the present study was to determine whether the association between body mass index (BMI) and the intake of macronutrients varies along the BMI distribution of German adults. Based on a sample of 9214 men and women aged 18–80 years from the representative cross-sectional German National Nutrition Survey (NVS) II, quantile regression was used to investigate the association between BMI and the intake of macronutrients independent of energy intake and other predictors. In both sexes, BMI was positively associated with the intake of total protein and animal protein over its entire range and negatively associated with vegetable protein. A negative association between BMI and the intake of polysaccharides was found along the entire range of BMI in men. There was a weak negative association between BMI and the intake of total fat and saturated fatty acids observed in normal-weight-range women only. In conclusion, the association between BMI and the intake of macronutrients varies along the BMI range. Animal protein intake is positively associated with BMI independent of energy intake in both sexes whereas only in men an inverse association of polysaccharide intake with BMI was shown.

scholarly journals Contribution of foods consumed away from home to energy intake in Brazilian urban areas: the 2008–9 Nationwide Dietary Survey

2012 ◽  
Vol 109 (7) ◽  
pp. 1276-1283 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilana Nogueira Bezerra ◽  
Amanda de Moura Souza ◽  
Rosangela Alves Pereira ◽  
Rosely Sichieri
Keyword(s):  
Total Energy ◽  
Energy Intake ◽  
Food Consumption ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Total Energy Intake ◽  
Alcoholic Beverages ◽  
Food Groups ◽  
Dietary Survey ◽  
Home Food ◽  
The Mean

The objectives of the present study were to estimate the dietary contribution of away-from-home food consumption, to describe the contribution of away-from-home foods to energy intake, and to investigate the association between eating away from home and total energy intake in Brazilian urban areas. In the first Brazilian Nationwide Dietary Survey, conducted in 2008–9, food records were collected from 25 753 individuals aged 10 years or older, living in urban areas of Brazil. Foods were grouped into thirty-three food groups, and the mean energy intake provided by away-from-home food consumption was estimated. Linear regression models were used to evaluate the association between away-from-home food consumption and total energy intake. All analyses considered the sample design effect. Of the total population, 43 % consumed at least one food item away from home. The mean energy intake from foods consumed away from home was 1408 kJ (337 kcal), averaging 18 % of total energy intake. Eating away from home was associated with increased total energy intake, except for men in the highest income level. The highest percentage of away-from-home energy sources was for food with a high content of energy, such as alcoholic beverages (59 %), baked and deep-fried snacks (54 %), pizza (42 %), soft drinks (40 %), sandwiches (40 %), and sweets and desserts (30 %). The consumption of foods away from home was related to a greater energy intake. The characterisation of away-from-home food habits is necessary in order to properly design strategies to promote healthy food consumption in the away-from-home environment.

scholarly journals Trends and Disparities of Energy Intake and Macronutrient Composition in China: A Series of National Surveys, 1982–2012

Nutrients ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. 2168
Author(s):  
Zhenni Zhu ◽  
Xiaoguang Yang ◽  
Yuehui Fang ◽  
Jian Zhang ◽  
Zhenyu Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Intake ◽  
Gross National Product ◽  
Chinese Adults ◽  
Nutrition Survey ◽  
Macronutrient Composition ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Dietary Recall ◽  
National Surveys ◽  
National Nutrition Survey ◽  
Nationally Representative

Background: China’s diet transition might offer guidance to undeveloped countries on the way to prosperity. This report describes the trends and disparities in energy and macronutrient composition among Chinese adults, and between subpopulations. Methods: Data for the current study were obtained from the 1982, 1992, 2002, and 2010–2012 China National Nutrition Survey (CNNS) rounds, which were nationally representative cross-sectional surveys. We applied 24-h dietary recall and food weighing to assess dietary intake. Results: There were 204,877 participants aged 20 years or older included in the current analysis. From 1982 to 2012, the estimated energy intake declined from 2614.7 kcal to 2063.9 kcal. The trend in the estimated percentage of energy intake from fat showed a spike. It increased from 16.3% to 33.1% (1992 vs. 1982 difference, 7.6%; 95% CI 7.4% to 7.7%; 2002 vs. 1992 difference, 7.7%; 95% CI 7.6% to 7.9%; 2012 vs. 2002 difference, 1.6%; 95% CI 1.4% to 1.7%; p < 0.01 for trend). The trends coincided in all the subgroups (all p < 0.01 for trend) except for the subgroup of those educated over 15 years, whose percentage of energy intake from fat declined from 37.4% to 36.6% (2012 vs. 2002 difference, −0.8%; 95% CI −1.6% to 0.0%). The estimated percentage of energy intake from carbohydrates declined from 74.0% to 55.0%. The ranges of the estimated percentage of energy intake from fat, within population subgroups stratified by education level, area and Gross national product (GNP) level, were narrowed. Conclusions: Quick improvements in society and the economy effectively curbed undernutrition, but easily triggered overnutrition. Disparities persistently existed between different subpopulations, while the gaps would narrow if comprehensive efforts were made. Education might be a promising way to prevent overnutrition during prosperous progress. The low-social profile populations require specific interventions so as to avoid further disease burdens.

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