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  • Title: Longitudinal changes in the intake of energy and macronutrients of elderly Europeans. SENECA Investigators.
    Author: Moreiras O, van Staveren WA, Amorim Cruz JA, Carbajal A, de Henauw S, Grunenberger F, Roszkowski W.
    Journal: Eur J Clin Nutr; 1996 Jul; 50 Suppl 2():S67-76. PubMed ID: 8841786.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: To assess longitudinal changes in intakes of energy and macronutrients in elderly Europeans. DESIGN: Longitudinal study including a dietary assessment in 1988/1989, which was repeated in 1993. SETTING: Serial data were collected in nine European towns: Belgium: Hamme (H/B); Denmark: Roskilde (R/DK); France: Haguenau (H/F) and Romans (R/F); Italy: Padua (P/I); the Netherlands: Culemborg (C/NL); Portugal: Vila Franca de Xira (V/P); Spain: Betanzos (B/E) and Switzerland: Yverdon (Y/CH). In other centres dietary intake data were collected in 1993 only: Portugal: Coimbra (C/P); Poland: Marki (M/PL); Northern Ireland: Ballymoney-Limavady-Portstewart (BLP/NI/UK) and United States: Mansfield (Connecticut) (M/CT/USA). SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Using standardized methodologies, data were collected from a random stratified sample of elderly men and women born between 1913 and 1918. In 1993 dietary intake data were collected from 1125 subjects by a modified validated dietary history method. RESULTS: Over the 4-year study period, a decline in mean energy intake of one MJ or less per day was observed in most towns, which was significant (P < 0.01) in only four of the towns. The within- and between-centre variation of change was large. Overall, a slight decline was reported for all macronutrients and with the exception of protein, large within and between centre variations were observed in both men and women. CONCLUSION: Intake of energy and macronutrients was found to decline with age. This may be of special concern for small eaters.
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