Dietary patterns in six European populations: Results from EURALIM, a collaborative European data harmonization and information campaign

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The extent to which European dietary dat from disparate surveys can be compared meaningfully was examined, based on independent population based surveys from six European countries. Women were found to consume fruit and vegetables more often than men, although the proportion of total energy from macronutrients was similar for women and men. Dietary fibre density was found to be much higher in women than in men. Such contrasts in dietary patterns by gender throughout populations may provide a base for health promotion campaigns.

Surveys

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Determining factors in the iron status of adult women in the SU.VI.MAX study

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The variation in the iron status of adult women living in France is a function of menopausal status, contraceptive habits and dietary patterns. This was gleaned from an assessment of their iron status and the factors affecting this. An analysis of the dietary iron intakes of 3,111 women and 2,337 men who maintained 24-hr dietary records for one year revealed higher serum ferritin levels for post-menopausal than menstruating women. It was also found that there is a relationship between three-quarters of iron-deficient anemias in the sample and iron deficiency in menstruating women.

Physiological aspects, Food and nutrition, Iron in the body, Iron (Nutrient), Postmenopausal women, Menstruation, Middle aged women, Iron deficiency anemia

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A Swiss population-based assessment of dietary habits before and after the March 1996 'mad cow disease' crisis

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The bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) or 'mad cow disease' crisis has coincided with changes in dietary habits, particularly in women, in Geneva, Switzerland, according to a study sponsored by the Swiss National Science Foundation. A study found that Genevan women either stayed away from eating beef, pork, lamb and liver or reduced their meat consumption after the British government said in Mar 1996 that there could be a link between a new variant of the Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and BSE-infected products. This trend could have nutritional consequences at the population level.

Research, Meat, Bovine spongiform encephalopathy, Beef

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