European countries' food and health

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Hi All,

Below from a pdf-available to all journal

are titles below of the respective pdfs. This

latest issue has a nice series of papers

on what different European countries have

and eat in foods and their incidences of

major diseases.

With some titles after each below are my

thoughts. The later accessed by me final

pdf had a nice review with more or less the

same findings as I had.

http://content.karger.com/ProdukteDB/produkte.asp?

Aktion=Ausgabe & ProduktNr=223977 & Ausgabe=230671

http://tinyurl.com/5m8pd

Ann Nutr Metab 2004;48: Suppl. 2, 2004

European Nutrition and Health Report 2004

Ann Nutr Metab 2004;48:I-IV (DOI:10.1159/000083313)

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1 Introduction

Ann Nutr Metab 2004;48:1-2 (DOI:10.1159/000083041)

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3 Trends of Food Supply in the European Union

Ann Nutr Metab 2004;48:3-5 (DOI:10.1159/000083310)

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Overall, fats went up at the expense of carbohydrates.

Poultry, vegetable oils and pork went up

and potatoes and wine went down the most.

Availability predicted consumption more than

supply.

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6 Food Availability at the Household Level in the European Union

Ann Nutr Metab 2004;48:6-7 (DOI:10.1159/000083311)

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8 Energy and Nutrient Intake in the European Union

Ann Nutr Metab 2004;48:8-10 (DOI:10.1159/000083312)

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There was excess fat, saturated fat, cholesterol

and sucrose at the expense of carbohydrates,

vitamin D and folate.

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11 Health Indicators and Status in European Countries

Ann Nutr Metab 2004;48:11-14 (DOI:10.1159/000083314)

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High rates of obesity were in Greek men and women

and low rates were in French women and Austrian

men and women.

Surprisingly, more women than men developed

cancers in Denmark. Generally, there was little

correlation between the relative cancer incidence

and sex for the different countries. Diabetes may

have been related to consumption of carbohydrates.

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15 Outlook

Ann Nutr Metab 2004;48:15 (DOI:10.1159/000083315)

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" Concerning the outcomes of the presented data,the most prevalent

inadequacies

in health and dietary lifestyle are:

•A too low availability (and in some countries intake as well)of

fruits and vegetables,

despite an increasing supply of these food groups.

•A too high supply and availability of meat and meat products.

•A generally too high intake of fat,especially of saturated fatty

acids.

•A generally low intake of complex carbohydrates and,consequently,a

low intake

of dietary fibre.

•A relatively high proportion of sucrose in carbohydrate intake in

most population

groups and countries.

•A generally inadequate intake of some vitamins (especially vitamin D

and folate).

•A generally inadequate intake of some minerals

(e.g.calcium,iodine,and iron in

women).

•A generally too high intake of sodium (particularly in the form of

table salt).

•A generally high intake of alcohol,particularly in men.

•An alarming high prevalence of overweight and obesity.

•A low amount of exercise and low proportion of people doing regular

exercise in

some countries.

•A high proportion of smokers,which even shows an increasing tendency

in most

participating countries. "

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16 References

Ann Nutr Metab 2004;48:16 (DOI:10.1159/000083316)

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Cheers, Al Pater.