The North/South Ireland Food Consumption Survey

The dietary fibre intake of Irish adults

Bibliographic Data

ID15095441
AuthorsMA Galvin (University College Cork, corresponding author), Mairead E Kiely (0000-0003-0973-808X, University College Cork), M Kiely, KE Harrington (St. James's Hospital), Paula J Robson (0000-0003-4640-1371, University of Ulster), PJ Robson, R Moore (0009-0005-3605-6115), Albert Flynn (0000-0002-7072-4202, Irish Universities Association)
Year2001
Volume4
Issue5a
Pages1061-1068
Publication date2001-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePublic Health Nutrition (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1368-9800 • E-ISSN: 1475-2727
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1079/phn2001187
PMID11820919
OpenAlexW2083662571
LanguageEN
Citations received8
References cited3

Objective Mean daily intakes of dietary fibre (DF, Southgate) and non-starch polysaccharide (NSP, Englyst) are estimated in a representative sample of adults aged 18-64 years in Ireland. The contribution of food groups to DF and NSP intake is reported and fibre intakes are compared with dietary recommendations and with intakes in some European countries. Design Food consumption was estimated using 7-day food diaries for a representative sample (n = 1379; 662 men, 717 women) of 18–64 year old adults in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland selected from the electoral register. DF and NSP intakes were estimated from tables of food composition. Results The mean daily intake of DF in the total sample was 20.2 g (standard deviation (SD) 7.8) [23-2 g (SD 8.5) in men, 17.4 g (SD 5.9) in women] or 2.24 g MJ −1 (SD 0.7) [2.16 g MJ −1 (SD 0.7) in men, 2.33 g MJ −1 (SD 0.7) in women]. Mean daily intake of NSP was 14.8 g (SD 6.2) [16.7 g (SD 6.8) in men, 13.0 g (SD 5.0) in women] or 1.65 g MJ −1 (SD 0.6) [1.56 g MJ −1 (SD 0.6) in men, 1.74 g MJ −1 (SD 0.6) in women]. The main food groups that contributed to mean daily intake of DF (NSP) in the sample were breads 31% (23%), potatoes 19% (23%), and vegetables 17% (19%). Absolute intakes of DF and NSP were higher (P −1 in 77% of adults and below the minimum of the recommended range (12 g day −1 ) in 37% of the total sample. Compliance (i.e. the maximum number of individuals whose collective mean daily intake corresponded to the population goal) with the (UK) population goal for an average intake of 18 g day −1 NSP was achieved by a greater proportion of the population (63%) than compliance with the (German) dietary fibre recommendation of 30 g day −1 (27%) or the (Nordic) recommendation of 3 g MJ −1 day −1 (33%). Conclusion DF (NSP) intakes were lower than dietary recommendations in a substantial proportion of the population. This is likely to contribute to impaired bowel function and constipation, which in turn may contribute to increased risk of chronic gastrointestinal disease

Animal science · Biology · Dietary fibre · Environmental health · Food consumption · Food frequency questionnaire · Food group · Food intake · Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes · Demography · Food composition and properties · Medicine · Nutrition and Health in Aging · Food Science · Internal Medicine

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