Meal patterns across ten European countries - Results from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) calibration study

E. Huseinovic; A. Winkvist; N. Slimani; M. K. Park; H. Freisling; H. Boeing; G. Buckland; L. Schwingshackl; E. Weiderpass; A. L. Rostgaard-Hansen; A. Tjonneland; A. Affret; M. C. Boutron-Ruault; G. Fagherazzi; V. Katzke; T. Kühn; A. Naska; P. Orfanos; A. Trichopoulou; V. Pala; D. Palli; F. Ricceri; M. Santucci De Magistris; R. Tumino; D. Engeset; T. Enget; G. Skeie; A. Barricarte; C. B. Bonet; M. D. Chirlaque; P. Amiano; J. R. Quirós; M. J. Sánchez; J. A. Dias; I. Drake; M. Wennberg; J. M.A. Boer; M. C. Ocké; W. M.M. Verschuren; C. Lassale; A. Perez-Cornago; E. Riboli; H. Ward; H. Bertéus Forslund

doi:10.1017/S1368980016001142

Meal patterns across ten European countries - Results from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) calibration study

E. Huseinovic^*, A. Winkvist, N. Slimani, M. K. Park, H. Freisling, H. Boeing, G. Buckland, L. Schwingshackl, E. Weiderpass, A. L. Rostgaard-Hansen, A. Tjonneland, A. Affret, M. C. Boutron-Ruault, G. Fagherazzi, V. Katzke, T. Kühn, A. Naska, P. Orfanos, A. Trichopoulou, V. PalaD. Palli, F. Ricceri, M. Santucci De Magistris, R. Tumino, D. Engeset, T. Enget, G. Skeie, A. Barricarte, C. B. Bonet, M. D. Chirlaque, P. Amiano, J. R. Quirós, M. J. Sánchez, J. A. Dias, I. Drake, M. Wennberg, J. M.A. Boer, M. C. Ocké, W. M.M. Verschuren, C. Lassale, A. Perez-Cornago, E. Riboli, H. Ward, H. Bertéus Forslund

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Abstract

Objective: To characterize meal patterns across ten European countries participating in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) calibration study.

Design: Cross-sectional study utilizing dietary data collected through a standardized 24 h diet recall during 1995-2000. Eleven predefined intake occasions across a 24 h period were assessed during the interview. In the present descriptive report, meal patterns were analysed in terms of daily number of intake occasions, the proportion reporting each intake occasion and the energy contributions from each intake occasion.

Setting: Twenty-seven centres across ten European countries.

Subjects: Women (64 %) and men (36 %) aged 35-74 years (n 36 020).

Results: Pronounced differences in meal patterns emerged both across centres within the same country and across different countries, with a trend for fewer intake occasions per day in Mediterranean countries compared with central and northern Europe. Differences were also found for daily energy intake provided by lunch, with 38-43 % for women and 41-45 % for men within Mediterranean countries compared with 16-27 % for women and 20-26 % for men in central and northern European countries. Likewise, a south-north gradient was found for daily energy intake from snacks, with 13-20 % (women) and 10-17 % (men) in Mediterranean countries compared with 24-34 % (women) and 23-35 % (men) in central/northern Europe.

Conclusions: We found distinct differences in meal patterns with marked diversity for intake frequency and lunch and snack consumption between Mediterranean and central/northern European countries. Monitoring of meal patterns across various cultures and populations could provide critical context to the research efforts to characterize relationships between dietary intake and health.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2769-2780
Number of pages	12
Journal	Public health nutrition
Volume	19
Issue number	15
Early online date	19 May 2016
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S1368980016001142
Publication status	Published - 01 Oct 2016
Externally published	Yes

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Funding Information:
Financial support: The coordination of EPIC is financially supported by the European Commission (DG-SANCO) and the International Agency for Research on Cancer. The national cohorts are supported by Danish Cancer Society (Denmark); Ligue Contre le Cancer, Institut Gustave Roussy, Mutuelle G?n?rale de l'Education Nationale, Institut National de la Sant? et de la Recherche M?dicale (INSERM) (France); German Cancer Aid, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), Deutsche Krebshilfe, Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum and Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Germany); the Hellenic Health Foundation (Greece); Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca sul Cancro-AIRC-Italy and National Research Council (Italy); Dutch Ministry of Public Health, Welfare and Sports (VWS), Netherlands Cancer Registry (NKR), LK Research Funds, Dutch Prevention Funds, Dutch ZON (Zorg Onderzoek Nederland), World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF), Statistics Netherlands (The Netherlands); ERC-2009-AdG 232997 and Nordforsk, Nordic Centre of Excellence programme on Food, Nutrition and Health (Norway); Health Research Fund (FIS), PI13/00061 to Granada, PI13/01162 to EPIC-Murcia, Regional Governments of Andaluc?a, Asturias, Basque Country, Murcia and Navarra, ISCIII RETIC (RD06/0020) (Spain); Swedish Cancer Society, Swedish Research Council and County Councils of Sk?ne and V?sterbotten (Sweden); Cancer Research UK (14136 to EPIC-Norfolk; C570/A16491 and C8221/A19170 to EPIC-Oxford), Medical Research Council (1000143 to EPIC-Norfolk, MR/M012190/1 to EPICOxford) (United Kingdom).

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Keywords

24 h dietary recall
Energy intake
EPIC
Intake frequency
Intake occasion
Meal patterns
Meals
Snacks
Standardization

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Medicine (miscellaneous)
Nutrition and Dietetics
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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Huseinovic, E., Winkvist, A., Slimani, N., Park, M. K., Freisling, H., Boeing, H., Buckland, G., Schwingshackl, L., Weiderpass, E., Rostgaard-Hansen, A. L., Tjonneland, A., Affret, A., Boutron-Ruault, M. C., Fagherazzi, G., Katzke, V., Kühn, T., Naska, A., Orfanos, P., Trichopoulou, A., ... Forslund, H. B. (2016). Meal patterns across ten European countries - Results from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) calibration study. Public health nutrition, 19(15), 2769-2780. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1368980016001142

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Meal patterns across ten European countries - Results from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) calibration study

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