A Welsh diet for Britain?

Hughes, R E; Jones, E. T.

doi:10.1136/bmj.1.6171.1145-a

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“…Because the issue of reduced fiber intake in the Western diet was first discussed as a major health concern, there have been few systematic studies of shifts in fiber intake throughout the world. However, important historical case studies have documented these shifts for selected population groups and countries (34,35). Specific shifts in diet from coarse grains to refined grains in a few countries have also been documented (36).…”

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Global nutrition dynamics: the world is shifting rapidly toward a diet linked with noncommunicable diseases1–3

Popkin

2006

The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

573

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Global energy imbalances and related obesity levels are rapidly increasing. The world is rapidly shifting from a dietary period in which the higher-income countries are dominated by patterns of degenerative diseases (whereas the lower- and middle-income countries are dominated by receding famine) to one in which the world is increasingly being dominated by degenerative diseases. This article documents the high levels of overweight and obesity found across higher- and lower-income countries and the global shift of this burden toward the poor and toward urban and rural populations. Dietary changes appear to be shifting universally toward a diet dominated by higher intakes of animal and partially hydrogenated fats and lower intakes of fiber. Activity patterns at work, at leisure, during travel, and in the home are equally shifting rapidly toward reduced energy expenditure. Large-scale decreases in food prices (eg, beef prices) have increased access to supermarkets, and the urbanization of both urban and rural areas is a key underlying factor. Limited documentation of the extent of the increased effects of the fast food and bottled soft drink industries on this nutrition shift is available, but some examples of the heterogeneity of the underlying changes are presented. The challenge to global health is clear.

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Section: What Are the Key Dietary Dimensions?mentioning

confidence: 99%