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Eight-year trends in food, energy and macronutrient intake in a sample of elderly German subjects

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2007

Svenja M. Jungjohann ,
Petra M. Lührmann ,
Ralf Bender ,
Maria Blettner  and
Monika Neuhäuser-Berthold
Svenja M. Jungjohann
Affiliation:
Institute of Nutritional Science, Justus-Liebig-University, Goethestr. 55, D-35 390 Giessen, Germany
Petra M. Lührmann
Affiliation:
Institute of Nutritional Science, Justus-Liebig-University, Goethestr. 55, D-35 390 Giessen, Germany
Ralf Bender
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Biometry, Epidemiology & Informatics, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany
Maria Blettner
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Biometry, Epidemiology & Informatics, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany
Monika Neuhäuser-Berthold*
Affiliation:
Institute of Nutritional Science, Justus-Liebig-University, Goethestr. 55, D-35 390 Giessen, Germany
*
*Corresponding author: Professor Monika Neuhäuser-Berthold, fax +49 (0)641 99 39069, email monika.neuhaeuser-berthold@ernaehrung.uni-giessen.de
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Time trends in the food and the corresponding energy and macronutrient intake between 1994 and 2002 are investigated as part of the longitudinal study on nutrition and health status in an ageing population in Giessen, Germany (GISELA study). The dietary intake is assessed via a 3 d estimated dietary record especially developed and validated for this study. A total of 2135 records from 532 subjects, aged 60 years and over, are analysed separately according to sex and age groups (born 1904–1928 and born 1929–1942). Results show that the food, energy and macronutrient intake of the GISELA subjects stayed fairly stable over the study period. However, some significant changes in the consumption pattern are observed, predominantly in the women and the younger age groups, which correspond to the national trends in Germany. Most obvious changes observed among the GISELA subjects are the increased intake of water (between +21·05 and +41·61 ml/d per year) and vegetables (between +2·94 and +3·38 g/d per year) and a reduced consumption of coffee and tea (between −10·65 and −15·99 ml/d per year) as well as of meat (between −1·79 and −2·56 g/d per year). The healthier food choices and the ability to change food habits could be related to the relatively high health-awareness of the GISELA subjects compared to the federal average of equivalent age groups.

Keywords

ElderlyFood, energy and macronutrient intakeEstimated dietary recordTime trends
Type
Research Article
Information
British Journal of Nutrition , Volume 93 , Issue 3 , March 2005 , pp. 361 - 378
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Copyright © The Nutrition Society 2005

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