Dietary intake of middle-aged men from an East and a West German city after the German reunification: do differences still exist?
- 1 February 1998
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
- Vol. 52 (2) , 98-103
- https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.ejcn.1600521
Abstract
To compare the diets of men from East and West Germany after the reunification under the new food market conditions in the East. Both dietary surveys were part of the third MONICA surveys in population based random samples. City of Erfurt in the Federal State of Thuringia, East Germany (dietary survey in 1991/92) and city of Augsburg in the Federal State of Bavaria, West Germany (dietary survey in 1994/95). Comparable samples of 185 Erfurt vs 331 Augsburg men, aged 45-64 y. Data on food and nutrient intakes and percentage of users of foods are derived from 3 d weighed records from Erfurt and three matching days of 7 d weighed records from Augsburg. Nutrient intakes show the pattern of a typical Western diet in both samples with 15.2 en% from protein, 39.5 en% from fat, 38.8 en% from carbohydrates and 6.2 en% from alcohol in Erfurt. Corresponding figures for Augsburg are 16.4 en%, 37.9 en%, 39.0 en% and 6.5 en%. Intake of animal protein, cholesterol, water and selected micronutrients is distinctly higher in Augsburg. Dietary differences still exist, but the pattern of difference has changed. It is unclear, whether differences between East and West exceed regional differences in the West.Keywords
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