title: [Study on the food consumption pattern of elderly people in four "cuisine" areas of China].
abstract: In order to investigate the situation of food intake, diet habit and dietary pattern in people living in different "cuisine" areas of China, and to search for the relations between diet and health status, a total of 538 subjects (269 couples) aged between 50-60 years in four rural areas were surveyed by a food frequency questionnaire method. Selected items of food consumption pattern and food intake of the subjects were analyzed. The results showed significant differences on food intake among the people in the four cuisine areas. This study provided references for the future study on the relationship between diet and health.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine, Beijing 100050, China.
authors.forename: Wenhua
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Yue
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: You
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Junling
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002681:China; D004435:Eating; D002149:Energy Intake; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires