Journal Article

Dietary fat intake in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition: results from the 24-h dietary recalls

Amiano, P, Schouw, Y.T. van der, Sonestedt, E, Bueno-de-Mesquita, H.B, Dorronsoro, M, Welch, A.A, Ocké, M, Mattiello, A, Chajès, V, Rodríguez, L, Kaaks, R, Weikert, C, Agnoli, C, Linseisen, J, Ermini, I, Ferrari, P

2009

Overview

Objectives: This paper describes the dietary intake of total fat, saturated (SFA), monounsaturated (MUFA) and polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) and cholesterol of participants in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) in 27 centres across 10 countries. Methods: Between 1995 and 2000, a stratified random sample of 36 034 participants (age range 35–74 years) completed a standardized 24-h dietary recall, assessed by means of the computer software EPIC-SOFT. Lipid intake data were calculated using a standardized nutrient database. Results: On average, the contribution of fat to total energy intake was >or= 34% of energy intake (%en) in women and >or= 36%en in men for most EPIC centres, except for the British, Dutch and most Italian cohorts. Total fat (>40%en) and MUFA intakes (21%en, mainly from olive oil) were highest in Greece. Except for the Greek, Spanish and Italian centres, the average MUFA intake ranged between 10 and 13%en, with a high proportion derived from animal sources. SFA intake in women and men was lowest in the Greek, Spanish, Italian and UK cohorts with an average of

• Publisher: Nature Publishing Group UK,Nature Publishing Group
• Subject: administration & dosage / Adult / Aged / animal-based foods / Animals / Cancer / Cholesterol / Cholesterol - administration & dosage / Clinical Nutrition / cohort studies / Diet / Diet - statistics & numerical data / diet recall / Diet Records / Diet Surveys / Dietary fat / Dietary Fats / Dietary Fats - administration & dosage / Dietary intake / dietary nutrient sources / Energy Intake / Epidemiology / Europe / European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition / fat intake / Fatty acids / Fatty Acids, Monounsaturated / Fatty Acids, Monounsaturated - administration & dosage / Female / Food intake / Food sources / gender differences / geographical variation / Health aspects / Health Sciences / health-consciousness / human nutrition / Humans / Hälsovetenskap / Internal Medicine / Lipids / Male / Medical and Health Sciences / Medicin och hälsovetenskap / Medicine / Medicine & Public Health / men / Metabolic Diseases / Middle Aged / monounsaturated fatty acids / Nutrients / Nutrition / Nutrition and Dietetics / Nutrition research / Näringslära och dietkunskap / Oils & fats / Olive oil / original-article / Polyunsaturated fatty acids / Prospective Studies / Public Health / Risk factors / saturated fatty acids / statistics & numerical data / Women