Whole grain intake in the UK remains low: results from the National Diet and Nutrition Survey rolling programme years 1, 2 and 3
K. Mann, M. Pearce, B. Mckevith
Apr 15, 2015
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Proceedings of the Nutrition Society
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Key Takeaway Key Takeaway: Whole grain intake in the UK remains low, with 18% and 15% of adults not meeting the recommended intake levels, respectively.
Abstract
Increased whole grain intake has been shown to reduce the risk of many non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, obesity (1,2) and some cancers (3,4) . In response to the evidence, some countries including the US, Canada, Denmark and Australia have dietary guidelines on whole grain intake. However, there is no whole grain speci fi c dietary recommendation in the UK and analysis of dietary survey data from 1986 and 2000 showed that whole grain intake was low and declining in British adults (5) . The aim of this study was to describe the whole grain intake in the most current dietary assessment of the UK, The National Diet and Nutrition Survey (NDNS) 2008-11. The NDNS is a representative dietary survey of households in the UK. Four-day diet diaries were completed by 3073 individuals between 2008 and 2011, along with details of socio-economic status (SES). Daily whole grain intake was calculated for each individual on a dry weight basis. Median whole grain intake was 19 · 6 g/d and 13 · 4 g/d for adults (18+ years) and children/teenagers (1 · 5 – 17 years), respectively (Fig. 1). Whole grain intake increased with age but was lowest in teenagers (13 – 17 years) and younger adults up to age 34 years, for whom intakes were lower than those in all other age groups. There were 18% and 15%