Comparative study of diet and disease prevalence in Greek Chians part I rural and urban residents of Chios

Matalas, Antonia‐Leda; Franti, Charles E.; Grivetti, Louis E.

doi:10.1080/03670244.1999.9991585

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“…For example a pattern consisting mainly of "Cooked vegetables" was also observed by Hebert (33) in a U.S. population and by Maskarinec (34) in Hawaiian women. A "Snack" pattern, consisting mainly of sweet foods and/or junk food was observed in several studies (29, 30,33,[35][36][37], and an "Alcohol" or "Drinker" pattern was also identified in several studies (30,36,38).…”

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Common and Country-Specific Dietary Patterns in Four European Cohort Studies

Balder

Virtanen

Brants

et al. 2003

The Journal of Nutrition

113

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The association between diet and cancer, predominantly investigated univariately, has often been inconsistent, possibly because of the large number of candidate risk factors and their high intercorrelations. Analysis of dietary patterns is expected to give more insight than analysis of single nutrients or foods. This study aimed to develop and apply a common methodological approach to determine dietary patterns in four cohort studies originating in Finland, the Netherlands, Sweden and Italy. Food items on each of the food frequency questionnaires were aggregated into 51 food groups, defined on the basis of their position in the diet pattern and possible relevance to cancer etiology. Exploratory factor analysis was used to analyze dietary patterns. Using a standardized approach, 3-5 stable dietary patterns were identified, explaining 20-29% of total variance in consumption of the food groups. Two dietary patterns, which explained most of the variance, were consistent across the studies. The first pattern was characterized by high consumption of (salad) vegetables, the second by high consumption of pork, processed meat and potatoes. In addition, a few specifically national food patterns were identified. Sensitivity analyses showed that the identified patterns were robust for number of factors extracted, distribution of input variables and energy adjustment. Our findings suggest that some important eating patterns are shared by the four populations under study, whereas other eating patterns are population specific.

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Common and Country-Specific Dietary Patterns in Four European Cohort Studies

Balder

Virtanen

Brants

et al. 2003

The Journal of Nutrition

113

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“…Other studies focus on Mediterranean dietary traditions (Holdsworth et al, 2000;Kafatos et al, 2000), which aid to prevent cancer and coronary heart diseases (Gjonca and Bobak, 1997;Matalas et al, 1999;Trichopoulou and Vasilopoulou, 2000;Trichopoulou et al, 2000a).…”

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Traditional plant use in the areas of Monte Vesole and Ascea, Cilento National Park (Campania, Southern Italy)

Scherrer

Motti

Weckerle

2005

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

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“…Changes, however, sped up during the course of the second half of the twentieth century. Matalas et al (1999) studied the impact of affluence and urbanization on diet and health among a Mediterranean population, the residents of the island of Chios in the eastern Aegean Sea. The investigation showed that peasants living in the poor and mountainous villages in the north of the island followed a diet that included less beef, fewer seed oils-other than olive oil-and more wheat products compared to the diets followed either in the southern, more affluent part of the island or in the island's urban center, the town of Chios.…”

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Cultural, Social, and Environmental Influences on Surviving Dietary Patterns of the Past: A Case Study from the Northern Villages of Karpathos

Tourlouki¹,

Matalas²,

Panagiotakos³

2011

Nature and Culture

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The present work documents the core diet of a population in a Mediterranean island that has been minimally eroded by industrialization and tourism, and links present food-consumption patterns to the foods' historical roots and to the exploitation of natural resources available to the community. Demographic, behavioral, cultivation, and food-intake information were collected among inhabitants of the isolated northern villages of Karpathos. The core diet of the elderly village inhabitants was found to be based on wheat, barley, legumes, and olive oil. Inhabitants in the northern villages of Karpathos rely on local resources for most of their food. Absence of mechanized farming, the social role of women, and customs of inheritance are factors that have contributed to the preservation of traditional food-related practices.

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Comparative study of diet and disease prevalence in Greek Chians part I rural and urban residents of Chios

Cited by 7 publications

References 19 publications

Common and Country-Specific Dietary Patterns in Four European Cohort Studies

Common and Country-Specific Dietary Patterns in Four European Cohort Studies

Traditional plant use in the areas of Monte Vesole and Ascea, Cilento National Park (Campania, Southern Italy)

Cultural, Social, and Environmental Influences on Surviving Dietary Patterns of the Past: A Case Study from the Northern Villages of Karpathos

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