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National Diet and Nutrition Survey : Adults Aged 19 to 64 Years, 2000-2001

Variable Details

Variableunwhat
LabelWhat has been different about your eatin
Responses
-9 1978
1st day heavy stomach & reduced water intake 1
2 days away on business 1
Ate less because had stressful week & did not want to weigh more food than she had to!! 1
Ate less due to being unwell 1
Ate less-you reported high blood pressure to Dr-he told me to lose weight- 1
Ate out a lot because kitchen was not available to cook in 1
Attended a wedding reception 1
Attended two barbeques and so ate more meat than normal 1
Away for a few days - so missed midday meal 1
Bank holiday: took nephew to Cadbury World and ate masses of chocolate - not typical 1
Being abroad more than normal 1
Being on holiday for 2 days 1
DIY project in kitchen,little time/space for cooking 1
Didn't go to work 1
Different routine at work Less time available 1
Due to illness of friend - ate less on day 6 1
Exceptionally busy all week, unusual eating 1
Fasting for Ramadan 1
Festive period - Christmas 1
Fewer snacks/fruit juice because not well and hassle of diary 1
Flooding in area affected amount and type of fresh fruit and veg as well as bakers produce. 1
Friday Xmas lunch mujch more to drink than usual 1
Friend died and on day of funeral didn't feel like eating much 1
Had grandkids with us which mmeant our diet was mainly what they wanted 1
Had to have an ultrasonic scan and needed to have 2 pints of water in one go 1
Has not been to shops because short of money this week 1
Holiday time ate at different times 1
Husband not in England - ate more English food 1
I am only eating when I am hungry as I am taking so much medication I feel full and do not feel like eating much 1
I drank more alchohol than usual due to more business related events 1
I have been off work and have picked more at food because it was availble 1
I slept at neighbours whilst they were on holiday - drinking more "out" 1
Meals at different times than normal and perhaps more snacking type meals than I would have. 1
NIGHT DUTY AT WORK AND DWALI FESTIVAL 1
Not exercising so ate less than usual 1
Not really the same pattern as normal, ate less fruit than I normally do. 1
Not working that week 1
Off work on holiday so eating patterns slightly different 1
On a special diet from Monday to Friday to lose some weight 1
On annual leave for part of the time. 1
On call for the hospital therefore no alcohol was drunik 1
On holiday & Easter as well 1
On holiday Wife in hospital, other relative in hospital.neighbour died 1
Period of stress-selling house 1
Slightly put off having awkward-to-weigh foods or snacks 1
Social diary very hectic 1
Stayed with parents for a short period 1
Tended to eat fewer recipe foods because of the time taken to write out diary 1
Three main meals a day instead of one and 2 light 1
Towards the end it was tedious 1
V hot weather so did not cook much. Also has extra job so snacks more than usual 1
Was very busy at w/e - unusual eating times + didn't drink on Monday while out. 1
Weekend away 1
Weight reducing diet 1
Went away for 2 days 1
Went out to a party on Saturday and also on Monday - more than usual 1
Wife was away for last half of week - caused no morning cup of tea, working day was shorter, more beer and less wine 1
Working late a lot 1
a busier week than usual so ate less 1
aWAY FOR A COUPLE OF days on holiday 1
an unusual week ate out more socially than usual 1
as before - eating on the move! 1
at home recuperating after op 1
ate less because i was looking for a job 1
ate more because of being off work and inactive 1
ate more newly food instead of prepared food from freezer because did not know all weights of items from freezer 1
ate more with children as husband out moree than usual so slightly simpler diet 1
ate out more socially than usual 1
ate takeaways more often, more chips than usual 1
ateless because of tooth ache 1
attended wedding reception 1
away from home 3 day break for my b/day 1
away from home and staying in hotel 1
away onbusiness for two days changed eating and drinking habits 1
away,xmas meals 1
aweay in paris on business 1
bank holiday monday which meant i had more to drink 1
bank holiday-eaten more 1
became unemployed 1
been a very busy week as going on holiday tomorrow 1
been at home at lunchtimes as off work sick-made own sandwich-normally buy prepacked sandwich or go to chippy one day 1
being away for a short break 1
bieng away fro home for three nights ,had cooked breakasts 1
birthday cake extra 1
busier so less time to eat 1
bussier than usaul missed one dinner 1
busy work & social week-wedding,party,meetings 1
busy working little time for cooking 1
change of office:now 2 floors up fromkitchen 1
cholostomy recently fitted 1
christmas and i had 2 teath out and fillings 1
christmas parties 1
conscious of keeping diary & also the 'Ascot' particpation requiring me to look out for food & drink 1
cooked brek each day cos on hol 1
cooked less because sick and because had to be home to see me 1
could not get to shops = waiting for carpenter to fix broken down door 1
couldnt eat wasnt hungry due to family problems 1
craved sweets during menstrual period, also was on holiday, had more ready meals 1
cutting out snacks as it is near christmas 1
daughter was ill as well for most of diary period. 1
decorating & grandchildren around afect eating times slightly 1
dentist visit 1
did not eat while decorating a staff room on 29/11/2000 from 10.00 to 15.00 1
did not have a cooker, is new to house 1
didnt eat out on sun day 5 1
didnt stay in a hotel at all 1
didnt work as much 1
dieting 1
dieting to race horse this weekend' 1
do not normally go to mcdonalds twice a week 1
drank more alcohol due funeral on the fri. 1
drank more than usual on day 6 (30%more) 1
drunk on wed so did not eat much thurs,shortage of money 1
eaten at Mums more than usual, due to builders in 1
eating habit vary a great deel from week to week 1
eating out more as cooker wasnt working properly 1
emotional problems due to childs father turning up ouy of the blue 1
exam day did not eat 1
family problems and stress 1
family was ill - cookedn less meals 1
fathers day and birthday more choc more alcohol 1
felt bloated on the last eve of records and a bit sickly stomach in turmoil.took a colifac which stopped it. couldnt sleep due turmoil in tummy 1
fiance rushed into hospital,selling house,not at home much as when not at work i was at the hospital,i was very stressed 1
flying - time changes different eating pattern 1
freind coming to visit hence ate less. tied up doing other stuff 1
funeralarrangements vand vattendANCE MEANT MORE "RUNNING AROUND" THAN NORMAL 1
gave up smoking so ate more i.e. dont normally have breakfast 1
given lots of recipes for organic produce.has decided to carry on with doing this 1
going away a lot 1
going away for three days 1
going away for weekend 1
going out 1
going top parents home fri till mon forgot records and changed by eating more partic. red meat but this isnt recorded 1
greater time at work 1
had 2 days away on holiday. 1
had a birthday and drank more alcohol then 1
had a tooth out on monday, drank fluids most of the day 1
had more barbequed food as the weather was good 1
had new floor so we had to eat out more 1
had some food from abroad as had beenon holiday 1
half term - and not in a normal routine-has just started a new job. 1
have been on diet for several weeks and fed up with salad and breakfasts 1
have been on holiday from work laying flag drive so meals ou less 1
having kitchen refurbished so more convenience meals than normal 1
healthier than usual 1
hot waether reduced my intake 1
house huntting and related problems with that busy at work and new systems and working late and fuel crises queuing for petrol 1
husband away so didn't cook for one 1
husband away, who cooks when home 1
husband being busy at wk late homeie so not ate square meals seeing as I dont cook the same when hes not eating with me and I have less time in the e 1
i don't eat as much red meat &things mum can't have since she got cancer,so that has changed my diet 1
i drank more alcohol on wednesday as id had some bad news,thurs &fri i ate out with work-business lunches,and the whole weekend i was on the see note 1
i have just started on a diet. 1
i try to keep to a low fat diet/ but don't always suceed 1
i was away from work for all of diary week,so my eating habits were not as usual 1
i was on holiday from work 1
i was on holiday from work for most of the week 1
i was on holiday,but stayed at home 1
ingrossed in new computer games forgot to eat had trip to friends in fife didnt eat much while away 1
it was interesting 1
it was really hot so i drank more 1
jacj has been unwell didnt eat as much as usual 1
just diff because of bank holiday 1
just grandchildren were around and childrens typs meals for them 1
last day 1
leass main meals and home cooked because of home improvements 1
less done at home because of kitchen fire 1
looking after father did a roast on a Friday so more roasts ythan usual 1
looking after my grandson 1
lots of relatives visiting with each wanting something different 1
menstration inclined to eat more 1
missed breakfast 2 times due to late nights 1
missed breakfast one day snacked instead late \lunch 1
missed lunch friday 1
mor4e social events so dran k molre 1
more days at home than usual 2 1
more takeaways as was moving house 1
mother had bad angina, rushed into hospital 1
my aunt died who i was very close too 1
my children were here,ate differently-more meals,less snacks 1
my partner was away during that week, so I didnt have anybody to look after me, I didnt eat as much as usual 1
new baby in family and family problems 1
new relationship started 1
newly diagnosed diabetic 1
no hard foods due accident knocking teeth out about a mth prior to int 1
not working, taking of wife who has had an operation 1
off work for 3 days so less cups of tea those days 1
off work for week 1
on a couse which was delayed becos of floods train disruption 1
on a strict weightwatchers diet of so many points a day in order to lose weight before going on holiday 1
on fast slim plan 1
on holiday for first part of diary 1
on holiday from work / not feeling 100% / AND because of diary probably didnt eat/drink quite as much 1
on hols part of time 1
on period when snack and drink more 1
on training courses with buffet lunches, ate out more often due to work commitments 1
out a bit a more than usual 1
out a lot during that week 1
out a lot more socially than usual 1
out more often than usual 1
out more over weekend so unable to weigh food then 1
out more than I would have been normally 1
out of the home more this week-christmas shoppin g 1
period 1
polling day and birthnday 1
presentation 1
ran out of money 1
rare alcohol drinker- drank in diary period 1
reduced tea, sweets & biscuit intake during this week 1
sat up watching the olympics until late and had snacks 1
school holiday 1
since restarting work on day 6 had bigger appetite 1
skipped breakfast snacksmore on the thurs 1
sleeping and missed meals 1
some celebrations therefore drank champaign this week - 3 times 1
son being unwell 1
special night out luxury foodsoot on friday 1
started Weight Watcher's slimming diet on Day 1 of diary 1
started drinking again, alcoholic 1
stayed at friends for several meals and also work shift pattern changed during the week - given more hours so not at home as much as usual 1
stopped work so eating pattern is different 1
stress because of family problems 1
strict diet 1
stripping wallpaper/decorating 1
summer hol from work 1
the weather was colder so i ate more and i worked har in the garden 1
the weighing of food put me off eating 1
to do with stress over churh activities 1
trying to be good,cutting back,also on leave,therefore breakfast different,ie not tied timetable,snacks when I want to eat,at work unable to eat when 1
trying to diet 2
trying to loose weight - last 4 weeks 1
tues day off and celebrated 1
under alot of pressure tr ying to sell house also treatment for cancer 1
usuallly school lunches taken during week 1
valentines day more alcohol 1
very busy 1
very busy at work due to staff shortage 1
very busy at work-more tired 1
very busy could not record 1
very busy last two days missed breakfast 1
very busy week 1
very hot whilst away over weekend so drank more and ate less 1
visiting daughter away from home 1
visiting in hospital alternate nights-tended to eat less 1
was at home v.busy so ate less 1
was at work more and longer so snatched food to eat quickly 1
was extremely busy for a couple of days and tended to eat a bit later than usual. 1
was not at typical work for 3 days - but at work conference 1
was not at work so ate differently 1
was on a crash diet to lose weight because he has arthritis 1
we had family visiting & I ate more 1
weather too hot I had no appetite 1
went into hosp for operation which was cancelled-but long starvation time! 1
went out more often 1
went out to eat twice as it was our wedding anniversary 1
went out/ate out more than usual 1
went to a funeral and didnt weigh anything 1
went to a wedding on sat and sun 1
went to friends houses more than i usually would,not because of the diary it just happened that way 1
whent out 2 in the week indtead of 1 1
wife away for 4 days..she normally prepares meals 1
wife is sick 1
work,its our busiest time of year and we had alot of problems,so i was very hit and miss with food as i just didn't have time to eat 1
worked 12 hr shifts 1
worked entire 7 days 1
worked more hrs indeed twice as many as usual and was starving hungry sometimes. had no time to shop for fresh produce. too fatigued to eat after work 1
working away all week so only had works canteen 1
working away from home for 3 days of the diary keeping period 1
working away from home, visitors at home, and working long hours 1
working in a kingston court and i had alot of waiting about,i got up earlier and ate breakfast earlier as the travel time to work was longer, 1
working in a premises with a caqnteen so used that and had cooked breakfast and lunch 1
works away from home 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNational Diet and Nutrition Survey : Adults Aged 19 to 64 Years, 2000-2001