Trends in food consumption over 30 years: evidence from a British birth cohort

Autor: Suzana Almoosawi, and A M Stephen, Gerda K. Pot, Celia J. Prynne, Diana Kuh
Přispěvatelé: Health & Life
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 69(7), 807-823. Nature Publishing Group
Pot, G K, Prynne, C J, Almoosawi, S, Kuh, D & Stephen, AM 2015, ' Trends in food consumption over 30 years: evidence from a British birth cohort. ', European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, vol. 69, no. 7, pp. 807-823 . https://doi.org/10.1038/ejcn.2014.223
ISSN: 0954-3007
Popis: As populations are ageing, more emphasis is placed on healthy ageing. Over the past decades, food consumption patterns and food availability have also changed drastically, and therefore this study aimed to describe these changes in an ageing population.Subjects/Methods:Food consumption of participants from the Medical Research Council National Survey on Health and Development, a British birth cohort study, was assessed using a 5-day estimated food records at 60-64 years (2006-11), 53 years (1999), 43 years (1989) and 36 years (1982). Only those who recorded ≥3 days at all four time points were included in the analyses, n=989 (n=438 men and n=551 women); trends were tested using the Friedman test.Results:Consumption of white bread, whole milk, fats and oils, meat and meat products, alcoholic drinks, coffee, sugar, preserves and confectionery decreased (P
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