Autor según el artículo: Monica Bullo Bonet; Rafael Balanza; Pilar Garcia-Lorda; Carmen Perez-Rodrigo; Javier Aranceta; Jordi Salas-Salvado

Departamento: Bioquímica i Biotecnologia

Autor/es de la URV: BULLÓ BONET, MÒNICA; Rafael Balanza; Pilar Garcia-Lorda; Carmen Perez-Rodrigo; Javier Aranceta; SALAS SALVADÓ, JORGE

Palabras clave: Food availability Mediterranean diet

Resumen: OBJECTIVE: The aims of this study were to assess the changes that have occurred in food patterns in Europe over the last 40 years based on food availability data and to compare the stability of the traditional Mediterranean diet in the south of Europe in this period. DESIGN: An ecological study carried out on the basis of Food and Agriculture Organization food balance sheets for three geographical areas of Europe (Mediterranean, north and east) over two time periods: 1961-1963 and 1998-2000. The average availability of total energy, energy provided from macronutrients and food groups was calculated for each area and each period studied. RESULTS: Over the last 40 years total energy availability and energy availability from lipids have increased considerably in the three European areas, while the percentage of energy from carbohydrates has fallen. The greatest changes have occurred in Mediterranean Europe, with an increase of 20.1% in total energy availability, an increase of 48.1% in energy availability from lipids and a fall of 20.5% from carbohydrates. Moreover, Mediterranean Europe showed a significant fall in the energy supplied by cereals (29.9%) and wine (55.2%), while the contribution of milk (77.8%) and dairy products (23.6%) increased. CONCLUSIONS: The results of this study suggest that European Mediterranean countries should take nutrition policy action to maintain their traditional healthy food pattern, with a cultural added value. This implies actions at all levels, including raising awareness of consumers, collaboration with the food sector and a call to set the agenda of the concerned politicians and stakeholders.

Grupo de investigación: Alimentació, Nutrició, Creixement i Salut Mental

Áreas temáticas: Bioquímica i biotecnologia Bioquímica y tecnología Biochemistry and technology

Acceso a la licencia de uso: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/

ISSN: 1368-9800

Identificador del autor: N/D; N/D; N/D; N/D; N/D; N/D

Fecha de alta del registro: 2016-06-13

Página final: 176

Volumen de revista: 10

Versión del articulo depositado: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

Enlace a la fuente original: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/public-health-nutrition/article/trends-in-food-availability-determined-by-the-food-and-agriculture-organizations-food-balance-sheets-in-mediterranean-europe-in-comparison-with-other-european-areas/657512212EC183A21F08E1AD4D3F8422

DOI del artículo: 10.1017/S1368980007246592

Entidad: Universitat Rovira i Virgili

Año de publicación de la revista: 2007

Página inicial: 168

Tipo de publicación: Article Artículo Article