TY - JOUR
T1 - Dietary intake in a population undergoing a rapid transition in diet and lifestyle
T2 - The inuvialuit in the northwest territories of Arctic Canada
AU - Sharma, Sangita
AU - De Roose, Elsie
AU - Cao, Xia
AU - Pokiak, Anita
AU - Gittelsohn, Joel
AU - Corriveau, Andre
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgements: The study was funded by the American Diabetes Association Clinical Research award (1-08-CR-57), Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) of the Government of the Northwest Territories (NWT), Canadian Public Health Association NWT/Nunavut branch, and Health Canada. We acknowledge the Aurora Research Institute in Inuvik for the tremendous help and support of our work. We thank Ms. Audra Donnison of the Beaufort Delta Health Authority and the communities for their incredible assistance, support and participation.
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Objectives: To: 1) characterize diet in Inuvialuit; 2) determine the foods and nutrients to be targeted for a nutritional intervention program; and 3) develop a Quantitative Food Frequency Questionnaire (QFFQ) to evaluate the program and monitor nutrition transition for Inuvialuit in the Northwest Territories (NWT) Canada. Methods: Twenty-four-hour dietary recalls were collected among 101 Inuvialuit aged 19 years and over in two communities in the NWT. All foods reported in the recall were tabulated for inclusion in the QFFQ. Results: Forty-eight men and 53 women (mean age 49 and 45 yrs, respectively) completed the recalls. Mean energy intake was 2,352 kcal and 1,739 kcal for men and women, respectively. Mean daily intakes of many nutrients including dietary fibre, calcium, and vitamins A, C and E, and total folate were much lower than recommended. The most frequently reported foods were non-nutrient-dense store-bought foods. Most traditional foods (TF) were reported one time by one person. The top two contributors to energy intake, 'sugar added to tea and coffee' and 'sweetened juices and drinks', were targeted by the intervention program. A 145-item QFFQ was developed including 41 TF and 8 categories of consumption frequency. Conclusions: This study has provided dietary intake data previously unavailable for Inuvialuit and highlighted nutrients and foods to be targeted for the intervention program. The QFFQ is up-to-date, culturally appropriate, and currently being used to evaluate the intervention program, Healthy Foods North, which aims to reduce dietary- and lifestyle-related risk factors for chronic disease in Inuvialuit.
AB - Objectives: To: 1) characterize diet in Inuvialuit; 2) determine the foods and nutrients to be targeted for a nutritional intervention program; and 3) develop a Quantitative Food Frequency Questionnaire (QFFQ) to evaluate the program and monitor nutrition transition for Inuvialuit in the Northwest Territories (NWT) Canada. Methods: Twenty-four-hour dietary recalls were collected among 101 Inuvialuit aged 19 years and over in two communities in the NWT. All foods reported in the recall were tabulated for inclusion in the QFFQ. Results: Forty-eight men and 53 women (mean age 49 and 45 yrs, respectively) completed the recalls. Mean energy intake was 2,352 kcal and 1,739 kcal for men and women, respectively. Mean daily intakes of many nutrients including dietary fibre, calcium, and vitamins A, C and E, and total folate were much lower than recommended. The most frequently reported foods were non-nutrient-dense store-bought foods. Most traditional foods (TF) were reported one time by one person. The top two contributors to energy intake, 'sugar added to tea and coffee' and 'sweetened juices and drinks', were targeted by the intervention program. A 145-item QFFQ was developed including 41 TF and 8 categories of consumption frequency. Conclusions: This study has provided dietary intake data previously unavailable for Inuvialuit and highlighted nutrients and foods to be targeted for the intervention program. The QFFQ is up-to-date, culturally appropriate, and currently being used to evaluate the intervention program, Healthy Foods North, which aims to reduce dietary- and lifestyle-related risk factors for chronic disease in Inuvialuit.
KW - Food and nutrient intake
KW - Inuvialuit
KW - Northwest Territories (NWT)
KW - Nutrition transition
KW - Nutritional intervention.
KW - Quantitative Food Frequency Questionnaire (QFFQ).
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U2 - 10.1007/bf03404341
DO - 10.1007/bf03404341
M3 - Article
C2 - 20209738
AN - SCOPUS:77950148090
VL - 100
SP - 442
EP - 448
JO - Canadian Journal of Public Health
JF - Canadian Journal of Public Health
SN - 0008-4263
IS - 6
ER -