| Nutrition transition in a middle-income country: 22-year trends in the Seychelles. | |
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PMID: 23249880 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Background/objectives:There is little objective information regarding nutrition transition in African countries. We assessed trends in nutrition patterns in the Seychelles between 1989 and 2011.Subjects/Methods:Population-based samples were obtained in 1989, 1994 and 2011 and participants aged 25-44 are considered in this study (n=493, 599 and 471, respectively). Similar, although not identical, food frequency questionnaires (FFQs) were used in each survey and the variables were collapsed into homogenous categories for the purpose of this study.Results:Between 1989 and 2011, consumption frequency of fish (5+/week) decreased from 93 to 74%, whereas the following increased: meat (5+/week) 25 to 51%, fruits (1+/week) 48 to 94%, salty snacks (1+/week) 22 to 64% and sweet snacks (1+/week) 38 to 67% (P<0.001 for all). Consumption frequency decreased for home-brewed alcoholic drinks (1+/week) 16 to 1%, but increased for wine (1+/week) 5 to 33% (both P<0.001). Between 2004 and 2011, consumption frequency decreased for rice (2/day) 62 to 57% and tea (1+/day) 72 to 68%, increased for poultry (1+/week) 86 to 96% (all P<0.01), and did not change for vegetables (70.3 to 69.8%, P=0.65).Conclusions:Seychelles is experiencing nutrition transition characterized by a decreased consumption frequency of traditional staple foods (fish, polished rice), beverages (tea) and of inexpensive home brews, and increased consumption frequency of meat, poultry and snacks. Food patterns also became more varied along with a broader availability of products in the 22-year interval. The health impact of these changes should be further studied.European Journal of Clinical Nutrition advance online publication, 19 December 2012; doi:10.1038/ejcn.2012.199. |
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I Cardoso; P Bovet; B Viswanathan; A Luke; P Marques-Vidal |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-12-19 |
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Title: European journal of clinical nutrition Volume: - ISSN: 1476-5640 ISO Abbreviation: Eur J Clin Nutr Publication Date: 2012 Dec |
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Created Date: 2012-12-19 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8804070 Medline TA: Eur J Clin Nutr Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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1] Institute of Preventive Medicine, Lisbon, Portugal [2] Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (IUMSP), Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland. |
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