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Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of this survey is to produce data on the food and nutrient intake, nutritional status, anthropometric and blood pressure measurements of the British population aged between 16 and 64 in 1986/7.Main Topics:The study incorporated both dietary and physiological elements. Each individual was asked to: answer a short interview questionnaire, giving personal and household information, and general information on dietary habits; keep a record for seven days of weighed intakes of all food and drink consumed both in and out of the home; provide information on any dietary supplements, for example, vitamin tablets, and on all prescribed medicines being taken; agree to certain body measurements being taken - height, weight, wrist diameter, mid-upper arm circumference, and, for males only, calf circumference; have three consecutive measurements taken of their blood pressure and heart rate; provide a 20ml specimen of blood by venepuncture (subjects aged 18 and over only); make a 24-hour collection of urine. SPSS and SIR Databases The SPSS files were extracted primarily to produce the tabulations required for the report published by OPCS and contain only a sub-set of the dietary information collected. The files do, however, contain all of the data collected in the survey interview and all of the data associated with the physical and biochemical measures. The dietary variables included in the SPSS files are aggregates for the whole recording period and are concerned mainly with nutrient intakes rather than with individual foods. The main categories are as follows: i. Total intake of each measured nutrient over the 7-day recording period (both including and excluding the contribution of food supplements). ii. Average daily intake of each nutrient over this period (both including and excluding the contribution of food supplements). iii. Various proportions and ratios for nutrient intakes...