CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF NUTRITION IN S OME HOUSEHOLD GROUPS OF THEFORMER GDR - A FINAL DOCUMENTATION

Existing data of nutrition surveys made in individual households of th e former GDR were processed and interpreted in order to characterize n utrition of individual population groups. The results revealed some re markable differences in food consumption as well as energy and nutrien t intake: in households of members of agricultural production cooperat ives (especially on account of feeding this products to animals) as we ll as higher consumption of foodstuffs from their own production (in p articular eggs, fruit and vegetables); higher food consumption in smal l households (predominantly in pensioner households); more frequent pa rticipation of employed persons (persons from households of workers/cl erks [office workers], and members of agricultural production cooperat ives) in communal feeding; excessive intake of energy and fat, in part icular in pensioners.