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Dietary Survey of Finnish Adolescent Diabetics and Non‐Diabetic Controls
Author(s) -
VIRTANEN S. M.,
RÄSÄNEN L.,
MÄENPÄÄ J.,
ÅKERBLOM H. K.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1987.tb10568.x
Subject(s) - medicine , nutrient , nutrient density , diabetes mellitus , diabetic diet , polyunsaturated fatty acid , population , food intake , endocrinology , physiology , environmental health , fatty acid , chemistry , organic chemistry
Food consumption data of 152 diabetic and 74 non‐diabetic adolescents were collected by means of two 48 h recall interviews. The nutrient density of the diet was systematically higher for the diabetics than the controls. The energy intake from protein was higher for the diabetics (18% vs. 15%), and correspondingly the proportion of fat lower (33% vs. 36%). The ratio of polyunsaturated to saturated fatty acids was higher for the diabetics (0.49 vs. 0.39) and the share of energy from sucrose for the controls (14% vs. 4%). The intra‐individual variation in nutrient intakes was higher for the controls. The diet of the diabetics met reasonably well the recommendations for diabetics and also the general recommendations for a healthy population. However, the differences between the diabetics and controls regarding food consumption, nutrient intake and intra‐individual variation of nutrient intake decreased with age.