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Are there any good studies comparing caloric intake and dietary patterns of countries

post #1 of 11
10/21/09 at 9:26pm
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I mean we all know the basics, but are there any detailed studies?

For example, I would love to see the exact break down of US vs French vs Scandinavian vs Japanese diet, caloric intake, popular foods, etc. But more than just that of course.
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post #2 of 11
10/21/09 at 9:29pm
I've only ever seen BMI comparisons, and they're largely pointless data.
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post #3 of 11
10/22/09 at 12:01am
Not exactly what you are looking for, but a couple of years ago a group from Penn compared serving sizes at restaraunts in Philly and Paris, and they found that portion sizes are 25% smaller in France. Here are a couple of links regarding the study, it's pretty interesting.

http://www.webmd.com/diet/news/20030...o-staying-slim

http://www.upenn.edu:9000/researchat...le.php?706&hlt
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post #4 of 11
10/22/09 at 12:42am
The actual studies themselves are rather drab but if you're really interested you can probably find them under the science databases Medline and PubMed. There's plenty of studies, just use the advanced search feature.
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post #5 of 11
10/22/09 at 1:25am
Looking for something like Ancel Keys' Seven Countries study?
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post #6 of 11
10/22/09 at 4:51pm
From a nutri. sci. class in college I learned the most indicitive factor of BMI (heart disease?) was type of fat ingested, not the amount. Lowest BMI (heart disease?) countries= Japan (fish fat) and Mediterranean countries (olive oil) Highest BMI (heart disease?)= America (beef fat, butter) Edit: it occurred to me that it was heart disease not BMI, I think. Idunno.
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post #7 of 11
10/22/09 at 6:35pm
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The actual studies themselves are rather drab but if you're really interested you can probably find them under the science databases Medline and PubMed. There's plenty of studies, just use the advanced search feature.
Right, rather dry plus they typically group the data into pools like western, mediterranean, asian, or industrialized, developing, etc. Exact breakdown for each country is probably in the database but won't be published so I don't know that you'll find what you're looking for. ENDB covers 10 European countries, might look at their reports.
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post #8 of 11
10/22/09 at 7:21pm
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From a nutri. sci. class in college I learned the most indicitive factor of BMI was type of fat ingested, not the amount.

Lowest BMI countries= Japan (fish fat) and Italy (olive oil)
Highest BMI= America (beef fat, butter)

lolwut

Your professor might want to see what northern Italians and the French use.
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post #9 of 11
10/22/09 at 7:22pm
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Highest BMI= America (beef fat, butter)
Not to mention America eats an excessive 200 billion calories per day on top of healthy amounts, usually in the form of fatty foods.
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post #10 of 11
10/23/09 at 1:46pm
I ordered a Coke in Italy and they served it to me in a shot glass.
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post #11 of 11
10/23/09 at 4:11pm
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Originally Posted by TheD0n View Post
From a nutri. sci. class in college I learned the most indicitive factor of BMI (heart disease?) was type of fat ingested, not the amount.

Lowest BMI (heart disease?) countries= Japan (fish fat) and Mediterranean countries (olive oil)
Highest BMI (heart disease?)= America (beef fat, butter)

Edit: it occurred to me that it was heart disease not BMI, I think. Idunno.

Try to forget everything you 'learned' in that class.
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