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Food composition tables and databases (FCTs or FCDBs) provide the necessary information to estimate intake of nutrients and other food components. In Spain, the lack of a reference database has resulted in use of different FCTs/FCDBs in nutritional surveys and research studies, as well as for development of dietetic for diet analysis. As a result, biased, non-comparable results are obtained, and healthcare professionals are rarely aware of these limitations. AECOSAN and the BEDCA association developed a FCDB following European standards, the Spanish Food Composition Database Network (RedBEDCA).The current database has a limited number of foods and food components and barely contains processed foods, which limits its use in epidemiological studies and in the daily practice of healthcare professionals.

Resumen Las tablas y las bases de datos de composicion de alimentos (TCA o BDCA) proporcionan la informacion necesaria para estimar la ingesta de nutrientes y otros componentes alimentarios. En Espana la falta de una base de datos de referencia ha propiciado el uso de diferentes TCA/BDCA en encuestas nutricionales y estudios de investigacion, asi como en el desarrollo de programas dieteticos para el analisis de dietas. En consecuencia, se obtienen resultados sesgados y no comparables, y pocas veces el profesional sanitario es consciente de estas limitaciones. La AECOSAN y la asociacion BEDCA desarrollaron una BDCA siguiendo estandares europeos, la Red Espanola de Bases de Datos de Composicion de Alimentos (RedBEDCA). La base de datos actual tiene un numero reducido de alimentos y componentes de alimentos y apenas contiene productos procesados, lo que limita su utilizacion en estudios epidemiologicos y en la practica diaria del profesional de la salud.

Food composition tables and databases (FCTs or FCDBs) provide the necessary information to estimate intake of nutrients and other food components. In Spain, the lack of a reference database has resulted in use of different FCTs/FCDBs in nutritional surveys and research studies, as well as for development of dietetic for diet analysis. As a result, biased, non-comparable results are obtained, and healthcare professionals are rarely aware of these limitations. AECOSAN and the BEDCA association developed a FCDB following European standards, the Spanish Food Composition Database Network (RedBEDCA).The current database has a limited number of foods and food components and barely contains processed foods, which limits its use in epidemiological studies and in the daily practice of healthcare professionals.

An ongoing clinical trial is testing the efficacy of web telematic support in a structured program for obesity treatment and diabetes prevention. Participants were recruited from two tertiary-care hospitals and randomized to receive either a telematic intervention (TI) supported by PREDIRCAM2 web platform or a non-telematic intervention (NTI). All receive 1-year follow-up. Both interventions consist of tailored dietary and exercise prescriptions, based on a Mediterranean dietary pattern and general WHO exercise recommendations for adults. At 6 months, both groups have received 7 contacts, 3 exclusively telematic for the TI group. This is a preliminary result intention-to-treat analysis. One hundred eighty-three participants were recruited, with a mean body mass index of 34.75 +/- 2.75kg/m(2). General dropout rate at 6 months was 26.8%. Weight changes were statistically significant at months 3 and 6 compared to baseline, -2.915 +/- 0.24kg, -3.29 +/- 0.36kg, respectively (P