From margarine to butter: predictors of changing bread spread in an 11-year population follow-up.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Finland is known for a sharp decrease in the intake of saturated fat and cardiovascular mortality. Since 2000, however, the consumption of butter-containing spreads - an important source of saturated fats - has increased. We examined social and health-related predictors of the increase among Finnish men and women.

Design

An 11-year population follow-up.

Setting

A representative random sample of adult Finns, invited to a health survey in 2000.

Subjects

Altogether 5414 persons aged 30-64 years at baseline in 2000 were re-invited in 2011. Of men 1529 (59 %) and of women 1853 (66 %) answered the questions on bread spreads at both time points. Respondents reported the use of bread spreads by choosing one of the following alternatives: no fat, soft margarin

SUBMITTER: Prattala R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10270968 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature