B. Kussmaul et al., RELATION BETWEEN DIETARY BEHAVIOR AND EDU CATIONAL-ATTAINMENT - RESULTS FROM THE WHO MONICA AUGSBURG DIETARY SURVEY 1984 85/, Zeitschrift fur Ernahrungswissenschaft, 34(3), 1995, pp. 177-182
The relationship between educational attainment and dietary behaviour
was examined in a South German population of men aged 45 to 64 years.
Analyses are based on data from the MONICA Augsburg Dietary Survey 198
4/85 (7-day dietary records, n = 899). The evaluation of the daily foo
d consumption shows that men with higher educational attainment prefer
healthier food items than men with lower educational attainment. The
healthier food pattern in men with higher educational attainment is re
flected in a lower cholesterol intake and in a higher fibre intake. Th
e mean daily intake of vitamins, minerals and trace elements is better
in men with higher educational attainment with the exception of the v
itamin niacin. The total daily caloric intake, fat intake and the comb
ination of saturated, monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids
is independent of educational attainment. The percentage of carbohydra
tes, protein and fat of the total caloric intake is nearly the same in
all educational attainment groups. The results concerning food patter
n and nutrient intake by educational attainment offer important inform
ation with regard to the development of strategies for the improvement
of nutrition habits.