scholarly journals The relationship between education and food consumption in the 1995 Australian National Nutrition Survey

2004 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 649-663 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony Worsley ◽  
Roswitha Blaschea ◽  
Kylie Ball ◽  
David Crawford
Keyword(s):  
Food Consumption ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Food Group ◽  
Educational Background ◽  
Group Variety ◽  
Nutrition Survey ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
National Nutrition Survey ◽  
Food Variety ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractObjective:To assess the relationship between education and the intake of a variety of individual foods, as well as groups of foods, for Australian men and women in different age groups.Design:Cross-sectional national survey of free-living men and women.Subjects:A sample of 2501 men and 2739 women aged 18 years and over who completed the National Nutrition Survey (NNS) 1995.Methods:Information about the frequency of consumption of 88 food items was obtained using a food-frequency questionnaire in a nation-wide nutrition survey. Irregular and regular consumers of foods were identified according to whether they consumed individual foods less than or more than once per month. The relationship between single foods and an index of education (no post-school qualifications, vocational, university) was analysed via contingency table chi-square statistics for men and women. Food group variety scores were derived by assigning individual foods to conventional food group taxonomies, and then summing the dichotomised intake scores for individual foods within each food group. Two-way analyses of variance (education by age groups) were performed on food variety scores for men and women, separately.Results:While university-educated men and women consumed many individual foods more regularly than less-educated people, they were less likely to be regular consumers of several meat products. The relationship between education and food consumption was less apparent when individual food scores were aggregated into food group scores. University-educated men and women exhibited higher scores on total food group variety than the other educational groups.Conclusions:Higher education is associated with the regular consumption of a wider variety of foods. Aggregation of individual food consumption indices into food variety scores may mask the apparent effects of educational background on food consumption.

scholarly journals Analysis of food consumption pattern in terms of National nutrition survey.

2003 ◽  
Vol 69 (5) ◽  
pp. 154-168
Author(s):  
Masatoshi HARA ◽  
Yoshiharu HOSHIYAMA ◽  
Hiroyuki TOYOKAWA ◽  
Takeshi KAWAGUCHI
Keyword(s):  
Food Consumption ◽  
Consumption Pattern ◽  
Nutrition Survey ◽  
National Nutrition Survey ◽  
Food Consumption Pattern

scholarly journals Caffeine Consumption in Switzerland: Results from the First National Nutrition Survey MenuCH

Nutrients ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christèle Rochat ◽  
Chin B. Eap ◽  
Murielle Bochud ◽  
Angeline Chatelan
Keyword(s):  
Negative Impact ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Smoking Status ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Caffeine Intake ◽  
High Dose ◽  
Nutrition Survey ◽  
Caffeine Consumption ◽  
National Nutrition Survey

Caffeine is a natural psychostimulant with a potentially positive impact on health when consumed in moderation and a negative impact at high dose (>400 mg/day). So far, no study has examined self-reported caffeine consumption in Switzerland. Our objectives were to determine (1) the caffeine consumption per adult, (2) the main sources of caffeine intake in the Swiss diet, and (3) the timing of caffeine consumption during the day. We used data from the 2014–2015 national nutrition survey menuCH (adults aged 18 to 75 years old, n = 2057, weighted n = 4,627,878), consisting of two 24-h dietary recalls. Caffeine content in consumed foods was systematically assessed using laboratory analyses in samples of Swiss caffeinated beverages, information from food composition databases, and estimations from standard recipes. Mean (±SD) daily caffeine consumption per person and percentile 95 were 191 mg/day (±129) and 426 mg/day, respectively. We observed differences in mean caffeine consumption across age groups (18–34 y: 140 mg/day; 50–64 y: 228 mg/day), linguistic regions (German-speaking: 204 mg/day; French-speaking: 170 mg/day, Italian-speaking: 136 mg/day), and smoking status (never smokers: 171 mg/day; current smokers: 228 mg/day). The three main sources of caffeine intake were 1) coffee (83% of total caffeine intake), 2) tea (9%) and 3) soft drinks (4%). Caffeine consumption was highest between 06:00 and 09:00 (29%) and the circadian rhythm slightly differed across linguistic regions and age groups. The mean caffeine consumption in the Swiss adult population was similar to that reported in neighbouring countries.

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

The Impact of Mothers' Dietary Patterns on Children's Nutritional Status in China

2020 ◽  
Vol 44 (5) ◽  
pp. 719-731
Author(s):  
Daisheng Tang ◽  
Tao Bu ◽  
Yahong Liu ◽  
Xuefan Dong
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Food Consumption ◽  
Dietary Patterns ◽  
Fixed Effects ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Food Group ◽  
Nutritional Intake ◽  
Dietary Quality ◽  
Nutrition Survey ◽  
The Impact

Objective: We studied the effect of mothers' dietary patterns on their children's nutritional status. Methods: Based on the China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS) packages in 2004, 2006, 2009, and 2011, mothers' dietary quality scores were calculated using the Dietary Balance Index-07. We further explored the influence of maternal dietary patterns on children's nutritional status using a series of regression analyses with time and province fixed effects in longitudinal study, simultaneouly considering the differential impact of child's age, multigenerational co-residence, and categories of maternal food consumption. Results: Maternal food consumption was slightly higher than what is required, and each food group positively correlated between mothers and their children. Furthermore, the maternal dietary quality score on the children's energy intake was significant. The influence of maternal dietary patterns on children's nutritional intake increases gradually with the child's age, but multigenerational co-residence has the opposite effect. Furthermore, maternal food intake of cereals, vegetables, beans, and meat has a positive impact on children's nutritional intake. Conclusions: Maternal dietary patterns have a significant impact on children's nutritional status. The consumption of meat and multigenerational co-residence should be given high priority.

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 The prevalence of overweight and obesity in Irish children between 1990 and 2019

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (14) ◽  
pp. 2512-2520
Author(s):  
Aisling O’Donnell ◽  
Maria Buffini ◽  
Laura Kehoe ◽  
Anne Nugent ◽  
John Kearney ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Class ◽  
Food Consumption ◽  
Class Group ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
Anthropometric Data ◽  
Nutrition Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
National Nutrition Survey ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Recent National Survey

AbstractObjective:The present study aimed to examine the temporal prevalence of overweight and obesity in Irish children through different methodologies and evaluate the change in rates between 1990 and 2019.Design:Anthropometric data from three Irish national food consumption surveys were used to examine the change in the prevalence of BMI and waist circumference-derived overweight and obesity levels.Setting:Three cross-sectional food consumption surveys from the Republic of Ireland: the Irish National Nutrition Survey (1990), the National Children’s Food Survey (2005) and The Second National Children’s Food Survey (2019).Participants:A demographically representative sample of Irish children aged 5–12 years: 1990 (n 148), 2005 (n 594) and 2019 (n 596).Results:Twelve percentage of children had overweight/obesity in 1990, which was significantly higher in 2005 at 25 % and significantly lower in 2019 at 16 % (P = 0·003). In 2019, more girls had overweight/obesity in comparison with boys (19 v. 14 %), whilst children from the lowest social class group had the highest levels of overweight/obesity (P = 0·019). Overall, the proportion of children with abdominal overweight/obesity was significantly lower in 2019 in comparison with 2005 (P ≤ 0·001).Conclusions:Evidence from the most recent national survey suggests that overweight and obesity levels are plateauing and in some cases reducing in children in Ireland. Despite this, rates remain high, with the highest prevalence in 2019 observed in girls and in those from the lowest social class group. Thus, overweight/obesity prevention and intervention policies are necessary and should be continued.

scholarly journals Characteristics of finger indices of hand 1D:3D and 2D:4D in dependence on gender and type of the constitution

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2.23) ◽  
pp. 137
Author(s):  
Andrei I. Perepelkin ◽  
Victor B. Mandrikov ◽  
Alexander I. Krayushkin ◽  
Andrei B. Doronin ◽  
Oksana V. Matveeva
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Young Men ◽  
Flatbed Scanner ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Left And Right ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Somatic Diseases ◽  
The Relationship

1D:3D and 2D:4D finger ratios of a hand are widely used for research in the field of predisposition of the individual to certain somatic diseases. 299 young people were surveyed in total with the calculation of the Pignet index, using a flatbed scanner and the author's program HandScaner. As part of the study, it was identified that the finger indices of 1D:3D in young men is significantly greater than that of girls in the hypersthenic group by 2% (p<0.05). Finger index of 1D:3D is more by 1% in young men in the normosthenic group, in the asthenic group, the finger index of 1D:3D is more in girls by 1% (p>0.05). When studying the index 2D:4D, there were no statistically significant differences between the left and right hands in young men and women (p>0.05), as well as the relationship with the type of body build. Despite this, many foreign authors note the presence of this connection in males and females in other age groups. In addition, according to foreign authors, this index, as well as in our study, is more in girls in comparison with young men.  

scholarly journals Can early initiation to breastfeeding prevent stunting in 6–59 months old children?

2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (5) ◽  
pp. 334-341 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muldiasman Muldiasman ◽  
Kusharisupeni Kusharisupeni ◽  
Endang Laksminingsih ◽  
Besral Besral
Keyword(s):  
Binary Logistic Regression ◽  
Water Source ◽  
Early Initiation ◽  
Nutrition Survey ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Stunted Growth ◽  
National Nutrition Survey ◽  
Delayed Initiation ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

PurposeThe prevalence of stunting in children under five years old is high (37.9 percent). The health advantage of breast milk as a prevention is recognized. The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship of early initiation to breastfeeding, wherein a child is breastfed within an hour of birth, as a means of preventing stunted growth in 6–59 month old children in Jambi province, Indonesia.Design/methodology/approachThis paper used data from the 2015 National Nutrition Survey in Jambi province. A total of 2,502 children aged 6–59 months were analyzed by binary logistic regression.FindingsThe results showed that as many as 27.5 percent (95% CI: 25.2–29.9) children aged 6–59 months were stunted and 54.1 percent (95% CI: 51.1–57.1) had not been introduced to breastfeeding soon after birth. The analysis showed that delayed initiation to breastfeeding is a significant factor in stunting amongst 6–59 month old children. (p=0.024; AOR=1.3; 95% CI: 1.0–1.6). Other results of the analysis showed a significant association between water source and birth weight issues as causes for stunting.Originality/valueResearch revealed that delayed initiation into breastfeeding results in a 1.3 times higher risk of stunting. Furthermore, early initiation to breastfeeding reduces the risk of consuming polluted river water that is a health risk and cause of stunting.

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