Current dietary habits in Europe far from plant based eating Stefaan De Henauw Ghent University Department of Public Health Stefaan.dehenauw@ugent.be The menu What is plant based diet? Nutrition transition Methodology and databases Some results Different stages of life Gradients across socio-economic levels What happened to the mediterranean diet? Conclusions Alpro Foundation 20 years symposium 1
The menu What is plant based diet? Nutrition transition Methodology and databases Some results Different stages of life Gradients across socio-economic levels What happened to the mediterranean diet? Conclusions Alpro Foundation 20 years symposium 2
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The menu What is plant based diet? Nutrition transition Methodology and databases Some results Different stages of life Gradients across socio-economic levels What happened to the mediterranean diet? Conclusions Alpro Foundation 20 years symposium 4
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( ) The shift towards a diet higher in fat and meat and lower in carbohydrates and fibre, lower in vegetables and fruits ( ) Energy dense nutrient poor diets ( ) Highly processed foods ( ) Less physical activity High burden of diet related diseases. ( ) 12 Alpro Foundation 20 years symposium 6
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The menu What is plant based diet? Nutrition transition Methodology and databases Some results Different stages of life Gradients across socio-economic levels What happened to the mediterranean diet? Conclusions Alpro Foundation 20 years symposium 8
The menu What is plant based diet? Nutrition transition Methodology and databases Some results Different stages of life Gradients across socio-economic levels What happened to the mediterranean diet? Conclusions Alpro Foundation 20 years symposium 9
Ghent, Belgium Strovolos, Cyprus Copenhagen, Denmark Tallin, Estonia Grenoble, France Bremen, Germany Bremerhaven, Germany Dortmund, Germany Wuppertal, Germany Pécs, Hungary Avellino, Italy Campobasso, Italy Milan, Italy Naples, Italy Zaragoza, Spain Palma de Mallorca, Spain Gothenburg, Sweden Bristol, United Kingdom Glasgow, United Kingdom Lancaster, United Kingdom Funded by the EC, FP 6, Contract No. 016181 (FOOD) MESSAGE 1: FRUIT % consuming fruit at least once a day, normal weight boys and girls 70 60 50 40 30 NW 20 10 0 Belgium Hungary Estonia Italy Germany Cyprus Spain Sweden All Alpro Foundation 20 years symposium 10
MESSAGE 2: VEGETABLES % consuming cooked vegetables at least 4 times per week, normal weight, boys and girls 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Cyprus Italy Estonia Hungary Sweden Spain Germany Belgium All NW Alpro Foundation 20 years symposium 11
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WP 9 HELENA-Partner and Labs Stockholm Gent Lille Dortmund Bonn Wien Pecs Zaragoza Rom Madrid Athen Healthy Lifestyle in EUROPE by Nutrition in Adolescence - FP6 EU funded study Heraklion Average daily vegetables consumption HELENA study (gram/day) Recommended fruits and vegetables intake 5 per day or 600 g/day Data not published 13 14 15 16 Age Alpro Foundation 20 years symposium 13
Average daily fruit consumption HELENA study (gram/day) Recommended fruits and vegetables intake 5 per day or 600 g/day 13 14 15 16 Age Data not published Alpro Foundation 20 years symposium 14
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Country Intake fruit (g/day) Intake vegetables (g/day) Intake meat (g/day) Intake fish and seafood (g/day) Austria 202,1 211,4 185,8 16,3 Belgium 112,7 229,5 122,8 25,1 Bulgaria 70,4 209,5 114,4 19,8 Czech Republic 122,2 130,9 187,1 18,9 Denmark 150,1 165,7 135,2 18,0 Estonia 153,9 204,6 156,7 23,3 Finland 121,3 134,5 120,0 27,2 France 132,4 210,3 202,2 36,7 Germany 154,4 252,1 166,6 18,6 Hungary 179,6 190,8 185,7 9,0 Iceland 70,7 124,9 110,1 36,6 Ireland 105,7 243,8 147,8 24,0 Italy 202,6 248,8 137,1 43,3 Netherlands 106,8 193,7 151,9 13,2 Norway 119,1 139,7 108,9 62,7 Poland 282,2 294,6 259,4 18,9 Slovakia 115,7 163,6 156,5 9,4 Sweden 119,4 117,8 150,1 33,7 United Kingdom 95,7 163,0 160,8 31,1 Reference intake 250 375 300 100 Alpro Foundation 20 years symposium 16
The menu What is plant based diet? Nutrition transition Methodology and databases Some results Different stages of life Gradients across socio-economic levels What happened to the mediterranean diet? Conclusions Alpro Foundation 20 years symposium 17
The menu What is plant based diet? Nutrition transition Methodology and databases Some results Different stages of life Gradients across socio-economic levels What happened to the mediterranean diet? Conclusions Alpro Foundation 20 years symposium 18
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The menu What is plant based diet? Nutrition transition Methodology and databases Some results Different stages of life Gradients across socio-economic levels What happened to the mediterranean diet? Conclusions Alpro Foundation 20 years symposium 20
Conclusions Diet in Europe is overall not supportive for public health Imbalance between animal and vegetable sources Major differences between socioeconomic subgroups The Mediterranean diet has spread over Europe but overall its prevalence is low Stefaan.dehenauw@ugent.be Alpro Foundation 20 years symposium 21