National dietary survey on the adult population of Cyprus

Abstract

The project CY 2014-2017-Lot2 is a dietary survey conducted in Cyprus at National level. The project was funded through an EFSA procurement under the EU Menu Project. The aim of the project is dual: the collection of detailed, harmonised and high-quality food consumption data of the adolescent and adult population in Cyprus (10-74 years old including pregnant women) according to EFSA specific requirements and the description of the collected data according to EFSA FoodEx2 food classification system. In total 812 people (adolescents 10-17 years old, adults 18-64 years old, and elderly 65-74 years old), participated in the survey, as well as 204 pregnant women. The method of random stratified sampling was applied for the selection of the participants using the list of Cyprus postal codes. Food consumption information was collected for two non-consecutive days, using the method of the 24-hour dietary recall method. Additionally, short food frequency questionnaire was applied in order to collect information on the consumption of food groups such as vegetables, legumes, dairy, meat, fish, poultry, oils and nuts and the consumption frequencies of food supplements. Information on weight, height and physical activity levels of participants was also collected during the survey. For participants aged 10-75 years old the response rate was relatively low -47% -but with high participation rate -99%. For the pregnant women response and participation rates were 90% and 98% respectively. Food consumption data were recorded in the "Greek Diet" Software and coded according to EFSA FoodEx2 food classification system. Quality control was applied at each stage of the survey ensuring the credibility of the collected data.

Current perspectives and challenges in the estimation of fruit juice consumption across the lifecycle in Europe

“…Of the 53 countries of the WHO EU Region, only 35 had conducted national food consumption surveys (Table 1) . Of these, 13 countries did not publish their summary data in the online public domain (70)(71)(72)(73)(74)(75)(76)(77)(78)(79)(80)(81)(82)(83)(84)(85)(86)(87) and a further 8 countries had food consumption data which was unsuitable for inclusion in this review (i.e., did not report FJ intakes separately, did not report population intakes (g/d, ml/d) or included other dietary components in the reporting of FJ intakes) (25)(26)(27)(28)(29)(30)(31)(32)(33)37,38,51) . In total, data from 14 countries across Europe were available for inclusion in this review (34)(35)(36)(39)(40)(41)(42)(43)(44)(45)(46)(47)(48)(49)(50)(52)…”

“…For infants, FJ intake data were available for 8 countries; France, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain and the (27,28) Children (37,38) Children Countries with no national food consumption survey found for inclusion: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Georgia, Kazakhastan, Kyrgzstan, Luxembourg, Monaco, Montenegro, Republic of Moldova, San Marino, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan. Countries which have conducted national food consumption surveys but did not publish their summary data in the online public domain: Croatia (70,71) , Cyprus (72,73) , Greece (74) , Hungary (75,76) , Israel (77,78) , Latvia (79) , Poland (80) , Romania (81) , Russian Federation (82) , Slovakia (83) , Slovenia (84,85) , The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (86) , Turkey (87) .…”

Nutritional Value of Meals Designed for a School-Based Food Aid Program and Comparison with Similar Commercial Products: An Example of Good Practice from the DIATROFI Program

“…National and international food databases are used to calculate the macro-and micro-nutrient content of each meal. International food databases, such as the Cyprus Food Composition Tables [21], as well as McCance and Widdowson's Composition of Foods, and the United States Department of Agriculture nutrient database [22,23] were used, along with data from Greek commercially available foods. Energy, protein, total carbohydrates, total sugars, total fat and fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) profile, dietary fibers, sodium, and vitamins A, D, E, C, folate, and B12 are calculated.…”