Who eats what? A comparison of dietary patterns among men and women in different occupational groups

Steele, Paula L; Dobson, Annette; Alexander, H. M.; Russell, Anne

doi:10.1111/j.1753-6405.1991.tb00349.x

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“…The present results showing higher whole-grain food consumption in women (12,18) and in subjects with higher education levels (14,18) and occupational categories (10,11,18,19) are in accordance with the literature and with the healthy image of these foods. Low whole-grain food intake has been reported previously in many countries (19,35,41) .…”

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Variations in compliance with starchy food recommendations and consumption of types of starchy foods according to sociodemographic and socioeconomic characteristics

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Nutritional recommendations call for balanced, diversified consumption of starchy foods and increased whole-grain food intake. Their efficiency may depend on sociodemographic and socioeconomic factors, for which little information is available. The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between sociodemographic and socioeconomic characteristics and starchy food consumption in a large general population of French adults. Dietary intake was assessed using at least six 24-h dietary records collected, during a 2-year period, from 4574 men and women aged 45-60 years who participated in the Supplémentation en VItamines Minéraux et AntioXydants cohort study in 1995-7. Compliance with the recommendation ($ 3 and , 6 servings/d), non-consumption of whole-grain products, variety and daily cost were compared across sociodemographic and socioeconomic categories using logistic regression and covariance analyses. About 55 % of subjects complied with the starchy food recommendation, with little variation across sociodemographic characteristics. Consumption of whole-grain products was less likely in men (P¼ 0·001), in subjects with a lower education level (P-trend¼ 0·01) and in those belonging to intermediate occupational categories (P¼ 0·02). The variety of starchy food intake increased with education level (P-trend¼ 0·0002) and was lowest for manual workers (P¼0·03). The proportion of daily food cost spent on starchy foods decreased with occupational category (P,0·0001), and was higher in rural areas (P¼ 0·0004). The starchy food budget spent on potatoes decreased with the educational level (P-trend¼ 0·007), whereas it increased for rice and unsweetened breakfast cereals (P-trend¼ 0·001 for both). Public recommendations concerning starchy food variety and whole-grain intake should specifically target subjects with a lower education level and/or occupational category.

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Variations in compliance with starchy food recommendations and consumption of types of starchy foods according to sociodemographic and socioeconomic characteristics

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“…A number of studies suggest that lower socio-economic families have diets that are less likely to comply with dietary guidelines [3,4], although this is not a consistent finding [5,6]. …”

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“…Food insecurity is strongly inversely associated with household and per capita income [ 1 ] and it has been estimated that the level of food insecurity as a consequence of limited resources is over 5% in the general Australian population [ 2 ]. A number of studies suggest that lower socio-economic families have diets that are less likely to comply with dietary guidelines [ 3 , 4 ], although this is not a consistent finding [ 5 , 6 ].…”

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Monitoring the Affordability of Healthy Eating: A Case Study of 10 Years of the Illawarra Healthy Food Basket

Williams

2010

Nutrients

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Healthy food baskets have been used around the world for a variety of purposes, including: examining the difference in cost between healthy and unhealthy food; mapping the availability of healthy foods in different locations; calculating the minimum cost of an adequate diet for social policy planning; developing educational material on low cost eating and examining trends on food costs over time. In Australia, the Illawarra Healthy Food Basket was developed in 2000 to monitor trends in the affordability of healthy food compared to average weekly wages and social welfare benefits for the unemployed. It consists of 57 items selected to meet the nutritional requirements of a reference family of five. Bi-annual costing from 2000–2009 has shown that the basket costs have increased by 38.4% in the 10-year period, but that affordability has remained relatively constant at around 30% of average household incomes.

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“…Differences in starchy food consumption according to education level [5,6,10,11,13,16], occupational categories [7,8,14,15], age [16] and gender [16,17] have previously been reported. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between sociodemographic factors and starchy food consumption as well as the nutritional intakes from starchy foods.…”

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“…Some studies have shown interesting relationships between sociodemographic and socioeconomic factors and starchy food consumption [5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17]. Differences in starchy food consumption according to education level [5,6,10,11,13,16], occupational categories [7,8,14,15], age [16] and gender [16,17] have previously been reported.…”

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Starchy Food Consumption in French Adults: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the Profile of Consumers and Contribution to Nutritional Intake in a Web-Based Prospective Cohort

Edelenyi¹,

Julia²,

Courtois³

et al. 2014

Ann Nutr Metab

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Background: French Nutritional Guidelines recommend eating starchy foods at each meal, according to appetite, and advise to vary sources. However, the proportion of energy from carbohydrates is currently too low in many Western European countries. Methods: Consumption of the different types of starchy foods was assessed among 80,209 adult participants in the French NutriNet-Santé cohort (78% women, mean age 42.9 ± 14.5). Description of starchy food consumption according to sociodemographics was provided as well as the contribution of starchy food to nutritional intake. Determinants of adherence to starchy food nutritional guidelines were estimated using multivariable polytomous logistic regression. Results: Starchy foods contributed approximately 22% of the energy intake, 75% of the complex carbohydrate intake and 36.1% of the fibre intake. About 43% of the subjects had intakes in line with the French Nutritional Guidelines concerning starchy foods. Men met the recommendation more frequently (55 vs. 33% for women), but were also more likely to exceed the recommendation (9.5 vs. 1.3%), even after adjustment for energy intake. According to our multivariable model, starchy food consumption increased also with age. Conclusions: A higher consumption of starchy foods should be promoted in the French population in order to increase the part of the energy intake coming from complex carbohydrates.

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Who eats what? A comparison of dietary patterns among men and women in different occupational groups

Cited by 37 publications

References 11 publications

Variations in compliance with starchy food recommendations and consumption of types of starchy foods according to sociodemographic and socioeconomic characteristics

Variations in compliance with starchy food recommendations and consumption of types of starchy foods according to sociodemographic and socioeconomic characteristics

Monitoring the Affordability of Healthy Eating: A Case Study of 10 Years of the Illawarra Healthy Food Basket

Starchy Food Consumption in French Adults: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the Profile of Consumers and Contribution to Nutritional Intake in a Web-Based Prospective Cohort

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