NUTRITIONAL-EVALUATION OF CHINESE WORKING WOMEN IN THE CITY OF TAINAN, TAIWAN

Citation
S. Shimbo et al., NUTRITIONAL-EVALUATION OF CHINESE WORKING WOMEN IN THE CITY OF TAINAN, TAIWAN, Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine, 181(3), 1997, pp. 339-352
Citations number
26
Language
INGLESE
art.tipo
Article
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, Research & Experimental
ISSN journal
0040-8727
Volume
181
Issue
3
Year of publication
1997
Pages
339 - 352
Database
ISI
SICI code
0040-8727(1997)181:3<339:NOCWWI>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
Nutritional survey was conducted in 1994 in Taiwan City, southern Taiw an. Total food duplicate samples were collected from 52 women voluntee rs. Clinical examinations, anthropometry, hematology and serum biochem istry were also conducted. The intakes of nutrients were estimated fro m the weights of food items in reference to the standard food composit ion tables for Taiwanese. On average, the participants took 1,973 kcal energy, 69 g protein, 73 g lipid and 269 g carbohydrate per day. Anim al-based foods accounted for 49% and 36% of protein and lipid sources, respectively, but fish and shellfish contributed only 11% for protein and essentially nil for lipid. Lunch was the most substantial meal of the day. When classified by age (i.e., 22-29, 30-39 and 40-66 year-ol d groups), no age-related difference was detected among the three grou ps in all nutrients except for crude fiber. Comparison with recommende d dietary allowance (RDA) for Taiwanese, the insufficiency ratios were more than 50% for minerals (i.e., Fe and Ca) and vitamins (except for vitamin C). Excess in the lipid energy ratio (> 30%) was observed in 60% of the study population. In agreement with this high lipid intake, 17% of the participants had BMI of >25, and triglyceride levels were elevated (>150 mg/100 mi) in 27%. There was no anemic case despite the low Fe intake (Ir, mg/day).