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Food‐choice and nutrient‐intakes of male Nigerian students in Aberdeen
Author(s) -
Lockie G. M.,
Dickerson J. W. T.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
journal of human nutrition and dietetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.951
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1365-277X
pISSN - 0952-3871
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-277x.1991.tb00107.x
Subject(s) - medicine , nutrient , environmental health , gerontology , organic chemistry , chemistry
Fifty‐one male Nigerian students completed a questionnaire on their food‐habits in Aberdeen and Nigeria. Few changes to food‐habits were made during their stay in Aberdeen. Forty‐five of the subjects used a food‐diary to record their food‐intake, Portion‐weights from weighed intakes carried out by male Nigerian students were used to calculate nutrient‐intake. The results differed from those reported in studies on Caucasians. Intake of some vitamins was low. Fibre‐intake was a little lower than that reported for Africans by other researchers and the same as that reported for European students. The amount of energy supplied by carbohydrate, fat and saturated fat was in line with current recommendations for the United Kingdom.