The Italian National Food Consumption Survey INRAN-SCAI 2005-06: main results in terms of food consumption.
OBJECTIVE
The current paper aims to present the main results of the Italian National Food Consumption Survey INRAN-SCAI 2005-06.


METHODS
A cross-sectional study was performed. Households were randomly selected after geographical stratification of the national territory. Food consumption was assessed on three consecutive days through individual estimated dietary records.


METHODS
Italy.


METHODS
The final study sample comprised 3323 subjects (1501 males and 1822 females) aged 0.1 to 97.7 years belonging to 1329 households: fifty-two infants (0-2.9 years), 193 children (3-9.9 years), 247 teenagers (10-17.9 years), 2313 adults (18-64.9 years) and 518 elderly (65 years and above).


RESULTS
Participation rate was 33 %. The mean ratio of estimated energy intake to estimated BMR was 1.41 in adults. Indicators of mean and high individual consumption are presented for fifteen large categories and fifty-one subcategories of foods and beverages, in the total population and in consumers, by age and sex categories. The overall consumption of fruit and vegetables was 418 g/d. The consumption of red meat was approximately 700 g/week, expressed as raw weight. Some specific aspects of the Italian food consumption pattern were confirmed: a large contribution from bread, pasta and pizza to cereals, from olive oil to fats and from wine to alcoholic beverages.


CONCLUSIONS
The database obtained from the survey will be the key reference for Italian food consumption during the coming years and will be utilized for a variety of purposes including the assessment of nutrient intakes and risk analysis.
Leclercq
Catherine
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INRAN, National Research Institute for Food and Nutrition, Via Ardeatina 546, I-00178 Rome, Italy. leclercq@inran.it
Arcella
Davide
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Piccinelli
Raffaela
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Sette
Stefania
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Le Donne
Cinzia
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Turrini
Aida
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