Intake of total, animal and plant proteins, and their food sources in 10 countries in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (original) (raw)

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This study was carried out with the financial support of the European Commission: Public Health and Consumer Protection Directorate 1993–2004; Research Directorate-General 2005, Ligue contre le Cancer (France); Société 3M (France); Mutuelle Générale de l’Education Nationale; Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM); Institut Gustave Roussy; German Cancer Aid; German Cancer Research Center; German Federal Ministry of Education and Research; Danish Cancer Society; Health Research Fund (FIS) of the Spanish Ministry of Health; Spanish Regional Governments of Andalucía, Asturias, Basque Country, Murcia and Navarra and the Catalan Institute of Oncology; and ISCIII RETIC (RD06/0020), Spain; Cancer Research UK; Medical Research Council, UK; the Stroke Association, UK; British Heart Foundation; Department of Health, UK; Food Standards Agency, UK; the Wellcome Trust, UK; Greek Ministry of Health; Hellenic Health Foundation; Italian Association for Research on Cancer; Italian National Research Council, Regione Sicilia (Sicilian government); Associazione Iblea per la Ricerca Epidemiologica—ONLUS (Hyblean association for epidemiological research, NPO); Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport; Dutch Prevention Funds; LK Research Funds; Dutch ZON (Zorg Onderzoek Nederland); World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF); Swedish Cancer Society; Swedish Research Council; Regional Government of Skane and the County Council of Vasterbotten, Sweden; Norwegian Cancer Society; the Norwegian Research Council and the Norwegian Foundation for Health and Rehabilitation. We thank Sarah Somerville, Nicole Suty and Karima Abdedayem for assistance with editing, and Kimberley Bouckaert and Heinz Freisling for technical assistance.

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1. A A Welch
   Present address: 22Current address: School of Medicine, Health Policy and Practice, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.,
2. J Linseisen
   Present address: 23Current address: Institute of Epidemiology, Helmholtz Centre Munich, Neuherberg, Germany.,
3. P Ferrari
   Present address: 24Current address: Data Collection and Exposure Unit (DATEX), European Food Safety Authority, Parma, Italy.,
4. S Bingham: The author is deceased.

Authors and Affiliations

1. Institute of Cancer Epidemiology, Danish Cancer Society, Copenhagen, Denmark
   J Halkjær, A Olsen & A Tjønneland
2. Department of Cardiology, Center for Cardiovascular Research, Aalborg Hospital, Aarhus University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
   L J Bjerregaard
3. Dietary Exposure Assessment Group, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France
   G Deharveng, P Ferrari & N Slimani
4. Department of Public Health and Primary Care, MRC Centre for Nutritional Epidemiology in Cancer Prevention and Survival, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
   A A Welch & S Bingham
5. Cancer Epidemiology Unit, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
   F L Crowe
6. Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
   E Wirfält
7. Department of Nutritional Research, University of Umeå, Umeå, Sweden
   V Hellstrom
8. Inserm, ERI 20, Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
   M Niravong & M Touvier
9. AFSSA (French Food Safety Agency), DERNS/PASER, Maisons-Alfort, France
   M Touvier
10. Division of Cancer Epidemiology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
    J Linseisen
11. Department of Epidemiology, German Institute of Human Nutrition, Potsdam-Rehbrücke, Germany
    A Steffen
12. National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands
    M C Ocké
13. Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    P H M Peeters
14. Epidemiology Department, Murcia Health Council, Murcia and CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Spain
    M D Chirlaque
15. Public Health Department of Guipuzkoa, Basque Government, San Sebastian and CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Spain
    N Larrañaga
16. Cancer Registry and Environmental Epidemiology Division, National Cancer Institute of Milan, Milano, Italy
    P Contiero
17. Cancer Registry, Azienda Ospedaliera ‘Civile - MP Arezzo’, Ragusa, Italy
    G Frasca
18. Institute of Community Medicine, University of Tromsø, Tromsø, Norway
    D Engeset & E Lund
19. Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece
    G Misirli & M Kosti
20. Department of Epidemiology, Public Health and Primary Care, Imperial College, London, UK
    E Riboli
21. Diet and Cancer Group, MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit, Cambridge, UK
    S Bingham

Authors

1. J Halkjær
2. A Olsen
3. L J Bjerregaard
4. G Deharveng
5. A Tjønneland
6. A A Welch
7. F L Crowe
8. E Wirfält
9. V Hellstrom
10. M Niravong
11. M Touvier
12. J Linseisen
13. A Steffen
14. M C Ocké
15. P H M Peeters
16. M D Chirlaque
17. N Larrañaga
18. P Ferrari
19. P Contiero
20. G Frasca
21. D Engeset
22. E Lund
23. G Misirli
24. M Kosti
25. E Riboli
26. N Slimani
27. S Bingham

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Correspondence toJ Halkjær.

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Guarantor: Dr J Halkjær.

Contributors: JH carried out the statistical analysis, prepared the tables and figures and wrote the paper, taking into account comments from all co-authors. NS was the overall coordinator of this project and of the EPIC nutritional databases (ENDB) project. JH, AO, LJB and GD were members of the ‘protein working group’ and gave input on statistical analyses, drafting of the manuscript and interpretation of results. The other co-authors were local EPIC collaborators involved in the collection of data, and in documenting, compiling and evaluating the subset of their national nutrient databases used in the ENDB. ER is the overall coordinator of the EPIC study. All co-authors provided comments and suggestions on the manuscript and approved the final version.

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Table a1 Fully adjusteda mean daily intake of total protein by centre ordered from south to north, gender and age group

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Table a2 Fully adjusteda mean daily intake of animal protein by centre ordered from south to north, gender and age group

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Table a3 Fully adjusteda mean daily intake of plant protein by centre ordered from south to north, gender and age group

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Table a4 Fully adjusteda mean daily intake of protein of unknown source by centre ordered from south to north, gender and age group

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Halkjær, J., Olsen, A., Bjerregaard, L. et al. Intake of total, animal and plant proteins, and their food sources in 10 countries in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition.Eur J Clin Nutr 63 (Suppl 4), S16–S36 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/ejcn.2009.73

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