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Bundeslebensmittelschlüssel
National Nutrition Survey II
The Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection commissioned the Federal Research Centre for Nutrition and Food in Karlsruhe to conduct a nationwide new National Consumption Survey.
For nutrition policy making there is a need for representative, current, reliable and valid data on the nutritional and dietary intake of Germans. The first representative National Consumer Consumption Survey dates back 15 years and concerned the old German States only. Since the last survey there were major changes in our society in respect to food supply, preparation as well as diversification of working-, leisure- and consumer behaviour.
Data will be collected on the individual level during the core-module. The sample will encompass 20,000 German speaking residents aged 14 to 80 years. The sample will be randomized and recruited by the registry offices of the sample points. In order to depict seasonality, the sample will be divided into four waves. A personal computer assisted interview (CAPI) and anthropometric measurements will be conducted at the sample sites. A questionnaire will be handed to participants to fill out at home. Two subsequent computer assisted telephone interviews (CATI) with 24h-recalls on two randomized days will follow. The overall field phase will cover 14,5 months to represent seasonal aspects.
Current and representative data are urgently needed for prevention programs, consumer information/education and special recommendations for risk groups.
The Food Consumption Survey is designed to implement the first Nutrition Monitoring system in Germany. Two advisory boards assist the National Consumption Survey. The advisory board of science provides help regarding methodological issues and the advisory board of the users attributes with aspects regarding the highest extension of the expected information.
More information under: http://www.was-esse-ich.de/