Socio-economic differences in the use of dairy fat in Russian and Finnish Karelia, 1994–2004

Paalanen, Laura; Prättälä, Ritva; Palosuo, Hannele; Helakorpi, Satu; Laatikainen, Tiina

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“…Mediterranean countries increased their consumption of meat, milk and sugar; meanwhile, some Northern countries decreased their intake of such foods and increased their fruit and vegetable consumption [21-26]. Dietary trends observed elsewhere in Central and Eastern European countries are similar to those found in Lithuania [10,11,27,28]. The increase in the availability of vegetable oils, margarines, fresh fruits and vegetables - even when out of season - was followed by rise in the consumption of healthier foods.…”

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Time trends in social differences in nutrition habits of a Lithuanian population: 1994-2010

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BackgroundDuring the post-communist transition period, political, economic, and social changes affected the lifestyles of the Lithuanian population, including their nutritional habits. However, people of lower socio-economic position were more vulnerable to these changes. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the trends in selected food habits of the Lithuanian adult population by their level of education and place of residence from 1994 to 2010.MethodsThe data were obtained from nine biannual cross-sectional postal surveys of Lithuanian health behaviours, beginning in 1994. Each survey used a randomly selected nationally representative sample of 3000 inhabitants aged 20-64 drawn from the population register. In total, 7358 men and 9796 women participated in these surveys. Questions about food consumption were included within all health behaviour questionnaires.ResultsDuring the transition period, use of vegetable oil in cooking and the frequency of consumption of fresh vegetables increased, use of butter on bread decreased, and the proportion of women drinking high-fat milk declined. Lithuanians with higher education reported more frequent use of vegetable oil in cooking as well as daily consumption of fresh vegetables than those with a lower level of education. Consumption of high-fat milk was inversely associated with educational background. In addition, the proportion of persons spreading butter on bread increased with higher education level. The greatest urban-rural difference was observed in high-fat milk consumption. The increase in the use of vegetable oil in cooking, and the reduction of spreading butter on bread was more evident among less educated and rural inhabitants. Meanwhile, a greater proportion of the rural population, compared to urban, reduced their use of butter on bread. Daily consumption of fresh vegetables increased most among highly educated Lithuanians.ConclusionsThe data from our study indicate beneficial dietary changes among the Lithuanian adult population. In general, those with a higher level of education had healthier food habits than those with low education. The educational gradient in analyzed food habits, except the use of vegetable oil, enlarged. A higher proportion of the rural population, compared to urban, reduced their usage of butter on bread. However, consumption of high-fat milk was greatest in the rural population. Our data highlight the need for future food and nutrition policies, as well as health promotion programmes, targeting the whole population, particularly those with lower education and living in rural areas.

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“…Many studies have shown that people of higher socioeconomic status tend to have healthier diets than lower-status groups [7-9]. Social and economic changes in a country may impact nutrition habits, socio-demographic differences in diet, and other health behaviours of populations [10,11]. …”

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Time trends in social differences in nutrition habits of a Lithuanian population: 1994-2010

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“…Studies carried out among adults in Iran, Finland, Russia and the Baltic countries found an association between high educational level and frequent intake of fruits and vegetables [7,12,27].…”

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“…In addition, sociodemographic factors such as higher income, education, and age have been found to be associated with healthier dietary patterns in several other countries [10][11][12].…”

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Consumption of healthy foods and associated socio-demographic factors among Russian, Somali and Kurdish immigrants in Finland

Adebayo

Itkonen

Koponen

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Scand J Public Health

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Aims: We evaluated the consumption of healthy foods among Russian, Somali and Kurdish immigrants in Finland, and examined the relationship between sociodemographic factors and food consumption. Methods:We used data from the Migrant Health and Wellbeing Study (Maamu), a populationbased health interview and examination survey in six different municipalities in Finland between 2010 and 2012. Altogether 635 men and 737 women, aged 18-64 years, of Russian (n = 527), Somali (n = 337) and Kurdish (n = 508) origin were included. The important sociodemographic determinants of healthy food consumption: sex, age, education, place of residence and household size, were assessed by logistic regression.Results: Based on the consumption frequencies of recommended healthy foods: fruits, berries, vegetables, fish and rye bread, immigrants of Russian origin had higher consumption of healthy foods than their peers of Kurdish and Somali origin. Low consumption of fresh vegetables, fruits and berries was found among Somali immigrants. Sex and age were the most important determinants of healthy food consumption, as women and older age groups had diets closer to the national nutrition recommendations. High educational level was also positively associated with healthy food consumption. Conclusions:We found ethnic differences in the consumption of healthy foods among the immigrant groups of Russian, Somali and Kurdish origin in Finland. Sociodemographic factors, especially age, sex and education, seem to also play an important role in immigrants' food consumption. Further studies examining consumption of fruits, berries and fresh vegetables among Somali immigrants in Finland are needed.

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“…The sociodemographic variables were chosen on the basis of previous theoretical approaches (20,21) that have explained lifestyle changes in society. In addition, evidence obtained from studies on Finnish food consumption trends was taken into account (6,30) . Age was divided into 10-year groups.…”

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From margarine to butter: predictors of changing bread spread in an 11-year population follow-up

Prättälä

Levälahti

Lallukka

et al. 2015

Public Health Nutr.

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Objective: Finland is known for a sharp decrease in the intake of saturated fat and cardiovascular mortality. Since 2000, however, the consumption of butter-containing spreads -an important source of saturated fats -has increased. We examined social and health-related predictors of the increase among Finnish men and women. Design: An 11-year population follow-up. Setting: A representative random sample of adult Finns, invited to a health survey in 2000. Subjects: Altogether 5414 persons aged 30-64 years at baseline in 2000 were re-invited in 2011. Of men 1529 (59 %) and of women 1853 (66 %) answered the questions on bread spreads at both time points. Respondents reported the use of bread spreads by choosing one of the following alternatives: no fat, soft margarine, butter-vegetable oil mixture and butter, which were later categorized into margarine/no spread and butter/butter-vegetable oil mixture ( = butter). The predictors included gender, age, marital status, education, employment status, place of residence, health behaviours, BMI and health. Multinomial regression models were fitted. Results: Of the 2582 baseline margarine/no spread users, 24.6% shifted to butter. Only a few of the baseline sociodemographic or health-related determinants predicted the change. Finnish women were more likely to change to butter than men. Living with a spouse predicted the change among men. Finland is known for its successful health policies to reduce CVD. Since the late 1960s cardiovascular mortality and serum cholesterol levels have decreased remarkably (1,2) . The decrease in serum cholesterol can mainly be explained by changes in dietary fats. The proportion of saturated fat in the total energy intake has decreased (3,4) and the consumption of bread spreads has changed accordingly. In the late 1970s over 60 % of Finns used butter on bread (5) . In 2000 only 6 % used butter while butter-vegetable oil mixture was used by 17 % (6) . The changes have been interpreted as examples of successful food and nutrition policies and dietary interventions (7,8) . Based on the Finnish Food Balance Sheets, butter consumption began to increase in 2005 after a steady decrease previously (9) . The changing trend in consumption of butter-containing fats was also revealed by cross-sectional surveys (10) . The percentage contribution to total energy intake (E%) from fat increased between 2007 and 2012, from 33 to 36 E% among men and from 31 to 36 E% among women. The intake of saturated fat increased from 14 to 15 E% among men and from 13 to 15 E% among women. Serum cholesterol levels increased congruently: among men from 5·25 to 5·34 mmol/l and among women from 5·15 to 5·31 mmol/l (11) . In 2012, more than 40 % of saturated fat was obtained from dairy products. Among Finnish men aged 25-64 years, the most important sources of saturated fat were dishes prepared with meat or meat products (15 %), butter and butter-containing bread spreads (14 %) and

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Socio-economic differences in the use of dairy fat in Russian and Finnish Karelia, 1994–2004

Abstract: The socio-economic differences in the use of dairy fat were stable in both areas but larger in North Karelia than in Pitkäranta. Our results support earlier assumptions of a weaker role of education as a determinant of health in Russia than in the western societies.

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Time trends in social differences in nutrition habits of a Lithuanian population: 1994-2010

Time trends in social differences in nutrition habits of a Lithuanian population: 1994-2010

Consumption of healthy foods and associated socio-demographic factors among Russian, Somali and Kurdish immigrants in Finland

From margarine to butter: predictors of changing bread spread in an 11-year population follow-up

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