caa a22 4500 388059508 CHVBK 20180307125116.0 cr unu---uuuuu 161130e199809 xx s 000 0 eng 10.1079/PHN19980029 doi S1368980098000305 pii (NATIONALLICENCE)cambridge-10.1079/PHN19980029 Food consumption patterns in the adult population of the Basque Country (EINUT-I) [Elektronische Daten] Abstract Objective: Dietary surveys are a valuable tool in nutrition surveillance programmes to monitor the nutritional status of a group or population of a country. The objective of this study was to assess the food consumption pattern in the adult population of the Basque Country (Spain). Design: A cross-sectional nutritional survey was carried out in 1990. Dietary habits were assessed by means of ‘24-h recall' during 3 non-consecutive days and a food frequency questionnaire. Setting: Population survey in the Basque Country (Spain). Subjects: Random sample of the adult population (25-60 years) in the Basque Country (n=2348). Results: Results draw a food pattern characterized by a high consumption of meat, 163±3.04 g day−1 (mean±SEM), supplied mainly by poultry, butchery products, veal and fish (88±2.68 g day−1). The average consumption of milk and dairy products was 359±5.19 g day−1, although 39% of the sample did consume less than 2 portions from this group of foods daily. Olive oil was the most widely used fat for cooking (4i%), followed by sunflower seed oil (30%). Cereals supplied 21.5% of the average energy intake and the consumption of vegetables and garden products was 159±3.13 g day−1. Only 29% of the group usually had 2 or more portions of vegetables per day. Women consumed higher amounts of chocolate, cookies, sweets and coffee (P < 0.01) than men. Younger adults consumed more meat (P < 0.01), while the older community consumed more fish, vegetables and fruit (P < 0.01). More highly educated people consumed more dairy products, vegetables and butter (P < 0.01). Conversely, less educated people consumed higher amounts of olive oil, pulses and bread (P < 0.01). Conclusions: The dietary pattern observed in the Basque Country, although in keeping with its traditions, is in harmony with the actual dietary trends in Mediterranean countries. In order to satisfy the dietary guidelines suggested by the Spanish Society of Community Nutrition, it would be desirable to gradually increase the consumption of vegetables, fresh garden produce, fruit and cereals. At the same time, it would be advisable to decrease the consumption of animal products (whole fat dairy products, meat, added fats) so the proportion of energy intake from fat can be reduced by 5% (3% from saturated fatty acids). Copyright © The Nutrition Society 1998 Food habits nationallicence Cross-sectional surveys nationallicence Population dietary pattern nationallicence Aranceta J. Community Nutrition Unit, Department of Public Health, Municipality of Bilbao, Spain Rodrigo C Pérez Community Nutrition Unit, Department of Public Health, Municipality of Bilbao, Spain Eguileor I. Nutrition Program, Department of Health, Basque Government, Bilbao, Spain Marzana I. Nutrition Program, Department of Health, Basque Government, Bilbao, Spain de Galdeano L González Nutrition Program, Department of Health, Basque Government, Bilbao, Spain de Buruaga J Saenz Nutrition Program, Department of Health, Basque Government, Bilbao, Spain Public Health Nutrition Cambridge University Press 1/3(1998-09), 185-192 1368-9800 1:3<185 1998 1 PHN https://doi.org/10.1079/PHN19980029 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1079/PHN19980029 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Aranceta J. Community Nutrition Unit, Department of Public Health, Municipality of Bilbao, Spain NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Rodrigo C Pérez Community Nutrition Unit, Department of Public Health, Municipality of Bilbao, Spain NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Eguileor I. Nutrition Program, Department of Health, Basque Government, Bilbao, Spain NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Marzana I. Nutrition Program, Department of Health, Basque Government, Bilbao, Spain NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- de Galdeano L González Nutrition Program, Department of Health, Basque Government, Bilbao, Spain NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- de Buruaga J Saenz Nutrition Program, Department of Health, Basque Government, Bilbao, Spain NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Public Health Nutrition Cambridge University Press 1/3(1998-09), 185-192 1368-9800 1:3<185 1998 1 PHN CC0 http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0 nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-cambridge