Consumption and portion sizes of tree nuts, peanuts and seeds in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) cohorts from 10 European countries

• Main Authors: Jenab, Mazda, Sabaté, Jenab, Slimani, Nadia, Ferrari, Pietro, Mazuir, Mathieu, Casagrande, Corinne, Deharveng, Genevieve, Tjønneland, Anne, Olsen, Anja, Overvad, Kim, Boutron-Ruault, Marie C, Clavel-Chapelon, François, Boeing, Heiner, Weikert, Cornelia, Linseisen, Jakob, Rohrmann, Sabine, Trichopoulou, Antonia, Naska, Androniki, Palli, Domenico, Sacerdote, Carlotta, Tumino, Rosario, Mattiello, Amalia, Pala, Valeria, Bueno-de-Mesquita, H Bas, Ocké, Marga C, Peeters, Petra H, Engeset, Dragun, Skeie, Gurie, Jakszyn, Paula, Ardanaz, Eva, Quirós, Jose R, Chirlaque, María D, Martinez, Carmen, Amiano, Pilar, Berglund, Goran, Palmqvist, Richard, van Guelpen, Bethany, Bingham, Sheila, Key, Timothy, Riboli, Elio
• Other Authors: Jenab,M; Sabaté,J; Slimani,N; Mauzir,M; Casagrande,C Nutrition and Hormones Group, IARC-WHO,Lyon, France. Sabaté,J Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, USA. Deharveng,G Vieux Boisseuil, Boisseuil, France. Tjønneland,A; Olsen,A Institute of Cancer Epidemiology, Danish Cancer Society, Copenhagen, Denmark. Overvad,K Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Aalborg Hospital, Aarhus University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark. Boutron-Ruault,MC; Clavel-Chapelon,F INSERM, Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France. Boeing,H; Weikert,C German Institute of Human Nutrition, Potsdam-Rehbcke, Germany. Linseisen,J; Rohrmann,S Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, Heidelberg, Germany. Trichopoulou,A; Naska,A Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Medical School, University of Athens, Greece. Palli,D Molecular and Nutritional Epidemiology Unit, CSPO-Scientific Institute of Tuscany, Italy. Sacerdote,C University of Turin and CPO-Piemonte, Turin, Italy. Tumino,R Cancer Registry, Azienda Ospedaliera ‘Civile M.P. Arezzo’, Ragusa, Italy. Mattiello,A Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Federico II University, Naples, Italy. Pala,V Nutritional Epidemiology Unit, National Cancer Institute, Milan, Italy. Bueno-de-Mesquita,HB; Ocké,MC Centre for Nutrition and Health, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands. Peeters,PH Julius Centre for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center, Engeset,E; Skeie,G Institute of Community Medicine, University of Tromso, Norway. Jakszyn,P Unit of Nutrition, Environment and Cancer, Department of Epidemiology and Cancer Registry, Catalan Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain. Ardanaz,E Public Health Institute of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain. Quirós,JR Public Health and Health Planning Directorate, Asturias, Spain. Chirlaque,MD Epidemiology Department, Murcia Health Council, Spain. Martinez,C Andalusian School of Public Health, Granada, Spain. Amiano,P Department of Public Health of Guipuzkoa, San Sebastian, Spain. Berglund,G Department of Medicine, University Hospital, Malmo, Sweden. Palmqvist,R; van Guelpen,B Department of Medical Biosciences, Pathology, Umea University, Umeå, Sweden. Bingham,S Centre for Nutrition and Cancer Prevention and Survival, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK. Key,T Cancer Epidemiology Unit, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK. Riboli,E Imperial College, London, UK., The EPIC study was funded by ‘Europe Against Cancer’ Programme of the European Commission (SANCO); Ligue contre le Cancer (France); Société 3M (France); Mutuelle Générale de l'Education Nationale; Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM); German Cancer Aid; German Cancer Research Center; German Federal Ministry of Education and Research; Danish Cancer Society; Health Research Fund (FIS) of the Spanish Ministry of Health (RCESP-C03/09); the participating regional governments and institutions of Spain; The ISCIII Network RCESP (C03/09); Cancer Research UK; Medical Research Council, UK; the Stroke Association, UK; British Heart Foundation; Department of Health, UK; Food Standards Agency, UK; the Wellcome Trust, UK; Greek Ministry of Health; Greek Ministry of Education; Italian Association for Research on Cancer; Italian National Research Council; Compagnia di San Paolo; Dutch Ministry of Public Health, Welfare and Sports; Dutch Ministry of Health; Dutch Prevention Funds; LK Research Funds; Dutch ZON (Zorg Onderzoek Nederland); World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF); Swedish Cancer Society; Swedish Scientific Council; Regional Government of Skane, Sweden; Norwegian Cancer Society.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press 2006
• Subjects: Encuestas Nutricionales; Europa; Estudios Prospectivos; Arachis hypogaea; Nueces; Semillas; Estudio Multicéntrico; Medical Subject Headings::Health Care::Environment and Public Health::Public Health::Epidemiologic Methods::Data Collection::Nutrition Assessment::Nutrition Surveys::Diet Surveys; Medical Subject Headings::Phenomena and Processes::Physiological Phenomena::Nutritional Physiological Phenomena::Nutrition Processes::Eating; Medical Subject Headings::Geographicals::Geographic Locations::Europe; Medical Subject Headings::Check Tags::Female; Medical Subject Headings::Check Tags::Male; Medical Subject Headings::Organisms::Eukaryota::Animals::Chordata::Vertebrates::Mammals::Primates::Haplorhini::Catarrhini::Hominidae::Humans; Medical Subject Headings::Technology; Industry; Agriculture::Food and Beverages::Food::Nuts; Medical Subject Headings::Health Care::Environment and Public Health::Public Health::Epidemiologic Methods::Epidemiologic Study Characteristics as Topic::Epidemiologic Studies::Cohort Studies::Prospective Studies; Agriculture::Food and Beverages::Food::Seeds; Agriculture::Food and Beverages::Food::Vegetables::Fabaceae::Arachis hypogaea; Medical Subject Headings::Publication Characteristics::Study Characteristics::Multicenter Study; Northern Sweden
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10668/1626

Journal Article; Multicenter Study; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Tree nuts, peanuts and seeds are nutrient dense foods whose intake has been shown to be associated with reduced risk of some chronic diseases. They are regularly consumed in European diets either as whole, in spreads or from hidden sources (e.g. commercial products). However, little is known about their intake profiles or differences in consumption between European countries or geographic regions. The objective of this study was to analyse the population mean intake and average portion sizes in subjects reporting intake of nuts and seeds consumed as whole, derived from hidden sources or from spreads. Data was obtained from standardised 24-hour dietary recalls collected from 36 994 subjects in 10 different countries that are part of the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC). Overall, for nuts and seeds consumed as whole, the percentage of subjects reporting intake on the day of the recall was: tree nuts = 4. 4%, peanuts = 2.3 % and seeds = 1.3 %. The data show a clear northern (Sweden: mean intake = 0.15 g/d, average portion size = 15.1 g/d) to southern (Spain: mean intake = 2.99 g/d, average portion size = 34.7 g/d) European gradient of whole tree nut intake. The three most popular tree nuts were walnuts, almonds and hazelnuts, respectively. In general, tree nuts were more widely consumed than peanuts or seeds. In subjects reporting intake, men consumed a significantly higher average portion size of tree nuts (28.5 v. 23.1 g/d, P<0.01) and peanuts (46.1 v. 35.1 g/d, P<0.01) per day than women. These data may be useful in devising research initiatives and health policy strategies based on the intake of this food group. Yes