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Consumption of vegetables, fruit and other plant foods in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) cohorts from 10 European countries
- Source :
- Agudo, A, Slimani, N, Ocké, M C, Naska, A, Miller, A B, Kroke, A, Bamia, C, Karalis, D, Vineis, P, Palli, D, Bueno-de-Mesquita, H B, Peeters, P H M, Engeset, D, Hjartåker, Navarro, C, Garcia, C M, Wallström, P, Zhang, J X, Welch, A A, Spencer, E, Stripp, C, Overvad, K, Clavel-Chapelon, F, Casagrande, C & Riboli, E 2002, ' Consumption of vegetables, fruit and other plant foods in the European Prospective investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) cohorts from 10 European countries ', Public Health Nutrition, vol. 5, pp. 1179-1196 ., Aarhus University
- Publication Year :
- 2003
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Abstract
- Objective:To describe and compare the consumption of the main groups and sub-groups of vegetables and fruits (V&F) in men and women from the centres participating in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC).Design:Cross-sectional analysis. Dietary intake was assessed by means of a 24-hour dietary recall using computerised interview software and standardised procedures. Crude and adjusted means were computed for the main groups and sub-groups of V&F by centre, separately for men and women. Adjusted means by season, day of the week and age were estimated using weights and covariance analysis.Setting:Twenty-seven centres in 10 European countries participating in the EPIC project.Subjects:In total, 35 955 subjects (13 031 men and 22 924 women), aged 35–74 years, randomly selected from each EPIC cohort.Results:The centres from southern countries had the highest consumption of V&F, while the lowest intake was seen in The Netherlands and Scandinavia for both genders. These differences were more evident for fruits, particularly citrus. However, slightly different patterns arose for some sub-groups of vegetables, such as root vegetables and cabbage. Adjustment for body mass index, physical activity, smoking habits and education did not substantially modify the mean intakes of vegetables and fruits.Conclusions:Total vegetable and fruit intake follows a south–north gradient in both genders, whereas for several sub-groups of vegetables a different geographic distribution exists. Differences in mean intake of V&F by centre were not explained by lifestyle factors associated with V&F intake.
- Subjects :
- Male
Cross-sectional study
Names of the days of the week
Anatomy::Plant Structures::Plant Components, Aerial::Fruit [Medical Subject Headings]
Medicine (miscellaneous)
Named Groups::Persons::Age Groups::Adult::Middle Aged [Medical Subject Headings]
Organisms::Eukaryota::Animals::Chordata::Vertebrates::Mammals::Primates::Haplorhini::Catarrhini::Hominidae::Humans [Medical Subject Headings]
Recuerdo Mental
Mediana Edad
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Investigative Techniques::Epidemiologic Methods::Data Collection::Health Surveys::Population Surveillance [Medical Subject Headings]
Vegetables
Medicine
Prospective Studies
Prospective cohort study
Masculino
24-Hour dietary recall
Nutrition and Dietetics
Adulto
Femenino
Geographicals::Geographic Locations::Europe [Medical Subject Headings]
11 Medical And Health Sciences
Estudios Prospectivos
Middle Aged
European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition
Humanos
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Investigative Techniques::Epidemiologic Methods::Epidemiologic Study Characteristics as Topic::Epidemiologic Studies::Cross-Sectional Studies [Medical Subject Headings]
Europe
Verduras
Population Surveillance
Cohort
Cohort studies
Dieta
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Investigative Techniques::Epidemiologic Methods::Data Collection::Health Surveys::Nutrition Surveys::Diet Surveys [Medical Subject Headings]
Female
Cohort study
Adult
Frutas
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Investigative Techniques::Epidemiologic Methods::Epidemiologic Study Characteristics as Topic::Epidemiologic Studies::Cohort Studies::Longitudinal Studies::Prospective Studies [Medical Subject Headings]
Anciano
Estudios Transversales
Check Tags::Male [Medical Subject Headings]
Psychiatry and Psychology::Psychological Phenomena and Processes::Mental Processes::Learning::Memory::Mental Recall [Medical Subject Headings]
Phenomena and Processes::Physiological Phenomena::Nutritional Physiological Phenomena::Diet [Medical Subject Headings]
Diet Surveys
Named Groups::Persons::Age Groups::Adult [Medical Subject Headings]
Humans
Europa (Continente)
Named Groups::Persons::Age Groups::Adult::Aged [Medical Subject Headings]
Aged
Nutrition & Dietetics
business.industry
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Vigilancia de la Población
Organisms::Eukaryota::Plants::Plants, Edible::Vegetables [Medical Subject Headings]
Encuestas sobre Dietas
Diet
EPIC study
Cross-Sectional Studies
Check Tags::Female [Medical Subject Headings]
Fruit
Mental Recall
Cross-sectional analysis
business
Body mass index
Demography
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 13689800
- Volume :
- 5
- Issue :
- 6B
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Public health nutrition
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....29d9df6a9c3955eda39b5dc1782f6367