Current Food Consumption amongst the Spanish ANIBES Study Population

• Published in: Nutrients Vol. 11; no. 11; p. 2663
• Main Authors: Partearroyo, Teresa, Samaniego-Vaesken, María de Lourdes, Ruiz, Emma, Aranceta-Bartrina, Javier, Gil, Ángel, González-Gross, Marcela, Ortega, Rosa M, Serra-Majem, Lluis, Varela-Moreiras, Gregorio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 05-11-2019; MDPI
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adolescents; Adult; Adults; Age; Aged; anibes study; Beverages; Biofuels; Biomedical research; Body weight; Cereals; Child; consumption; Cross-Sectional Studies; Dairy Products; Diet; Diet - methods; Diet - statistics & numerical data; Diet Records; Diet Surveys; Diet, Mediterranean - statistics & numerical data; dietary pattern; Digital cameras; Digital imaging; Eating behavior; Energy intake; Epidemiology; Fatalities; Fats; Feeding Behavior; Female; Field study; Fluid intake; Food; Food consumption; food group; food subgroup; Fruit; Gender differences; Grain; Health care; Health sciences; Humans; intake; Male; Meat; Meat products; Middle Aged; Nutrition research; Oils & fats; Physiology; Population; Population studies; Preventive medicine; Public health; Risk analysis; Risk factors; Soft drinks; Spain; spanish population; Sugar; Variance analysis; Vegetables; Water consumption; Young Adult; Spain; food group; dietary pattern; ANIBES study; consumption; Spanish population; intake; food subgroup
• ISSN: 2072-6643; 2072-6643
• DOI: 10.3390/nu11112663

Dietary habits amongst the Spanish population are currently a relevant cause for concern, as macronutrient profiles and micronutrient intakes seem to be inadequate and globally moving away from the traditional Mediterranean dietary pattern. However, recent food consumption patterns have not been fully assessed. In the present study, our aim was therefore to describe the current food consumption from the "anthropometric data, macronutrients and micronutrients intake, practice of physical activity, socioeconomic data and lifestyles in Spain" (ANIBES) study population by assessing data defined by age and gender. The ANIBES study is a cross-sectional study of a nationally representative sample of the Spanish population. A three-day dietary record was used to obtain information about food and beverage consumption. The sample comprised 2009 individuals aged 9-75 years, plus a boost sample for the youngest age groups (9-12, 13-17, and 18-24 years,
= 200 per age group). The most consumed food group across all age segments were non-alcoholic beverages followed by milk and dairy products and vegetables. Consumption of cereals and derivatives, milk and dairy products, sugars and sweets, and ready-to-eat meals by children was significantly higher than those by the adult and older adult populations (
≤ 0.05). Conversely, intakes of vegetables, fruits, and fish and shellfish were significantly higher in adults and older adults (
≤ 0.05). In order to comply with recommendations, adherence to the Mediterranean dietary patterns should be strengthened, especially amongst younger population groups. Therefore, substantial nutritional interventions may be targeted to improve the Spanish population's dietary patterns nowadays.