Food eating patterns and health: a reexamination of the Ten-State and HANES I surveys

Abstract

Dietary, clinical, and biochemical data from the Ten-State Nutrition Survey (1968 to 1970) and the Health and Nutrition Examination Survey I (1971 to 1974), have been reexamined by factor analysis to focus attention on eating patterns as a means of relating food intake to health. The seven statistically different eating patterns generated were characterized by disproportionate consumption of different food groups. The relationship between the combination of foods that people ate and the state of their nutritional health was examined for both samples in total, and for various age, sex, race, region, and income groups within the Health and Nutrition Examination Survey I sample. Significantly different associations between the seven eating patterns and the absence of clinical symptoms and biochemical deficiencies were found. Some eating patterns consistently stood out as being significantly better or worse in this regard (p less than 0.05). This food eating pattern model should prove useful for 1) examining the association between food consumption and the incidence of disease states, such as obesity, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, cancer, and periodontal disease for various large scale dietary-health surveys, 2) establishing food regulatory policies, 3) setting national dietary goals, and 4) educating the public on nutrition and health issues.

Padrões alimentares de adolescentes obesos e diferentes repercussões metabólicas

“…Suas implicações na saúde poderão repercutir nas taxas de diabetes e doenças cardiovasculares alguns anos mais tarde 1 . Diversos estudos epidemiológicos têm acompanhado a transição nutricional, com o objetivo de identificar fatores associados a alterações nutricionais e suas repercussões metabólicas [2][3][4][5] . A obesidade normalmente encontra-se associada à resistência insulínica e à hiperinsulinemia, consideradas mediadoras de alterações como dislipidemias, doença cardiovascular, diabetes tipo 2, hipertensão e doenças crônicas.…”

“…Em 1982, Schwerin et al 2 aplicaram pela primeira vez métodos estatísticos para converter o consumo alimentar em algo mais significativo do que componentes isolados da dieta. Surgiram a partir daí as primeiras associações de padrões alimentares com fatores de risco à saúde e em 1998 foi publicado o primeiro estudo, que associou padrões alimentares, definidos por análise fatorial, com câncer de cólon 2 .…”

Dietary patterns of Australian adults and their association with socioeconomic status: results from the 1995 National Nutrition Survey

“…Several early studies used factor analytic techniques to examine patterns of foods consumed in a single day based on 24 h dietary recall measures (Gex-Fabry et al, 1988;Iizumi & Amemiya, 1986;Schwerin et al, 1981;1982). For example, Schwerin et al, (1981) conducted factor analyses of 24 h dietary recall data collected in two large population surveys in the USA.…”

“…For example, Schwerin et al, (1981) conducted factor analyses of 24 h dietary recall data collected in two large population surveys in the USA. Analyses yielded seven different eating patterns, some of which were found to be associated with biochemical deficiencies.…”

Effect of food consumption pattern on total serum cholesterol level: A methodological approach.

“…Toyokawa ( (15) suggested that a food consumption pattern model is useful in studying the effects of foods on the incidence and progress of disease. The present study shows that the food consumption pattern is useful for predicting the serum cholesterol level.…”