RESULTS OF A DIETARY SURVEY IN ERFURT IN 1991 92 - FOOD AND SUPPLEMENT INTAKE/

A dietary survey using 3-day weighed records was carried out in the sa mple of the third MONICA risk-factor-survey in the Thuringian city of Erfurt (former East Germany) in 1991/92 consisting of 1 118 men and 1 179 women aged 20-65 years. Mean daily food intake, the contribution o f food groups to nutrient intake and the percentage of participants us ing supplements are shown here. For instance, men have a mean daily in take of meat and meat products of 199 g, delivering 20.7 % of energy, 31.8 % of fat and 42.7 % of cholesterol. In women 18.6 % of energy, 26 .8 % of fat and 37.2 % of cholesterol origine from their mean daily in take of 130 g meat and meat products. Women in older age groups consum e distinctly more meat than women in younger age groups. 0.4 % of men and 2.6 % of women use supplements during their three recording days.