European journal of nutrition
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Comparative Study
Trends in food availability in Portugal in 1966-2003: comparison with other Mediterranean countries.
Dietary intake has changed considerably in South European countries, but whether those changes were similar between countries is currently unknown. ⋯ Portugal is gradually moving away from the traditional Mediterranean diet to a more Westernized diet as well as France, Greece, Italy and Spain. Noticeably, the trends of diet transition were observed relatively faster in Portugal than in the other four Mediterranean countries.