Inadequate Nutrient Intakes in Youth of a Remote First Nation Community: Challenges and the Need for Sustainable Changes in Program and Policy

Table 1

Dietary standards used in the analysis.

Age group	Nutrient or food group	EAR, AI, or CFG standard^a		CCHS mean intake^b
		Male	Female	Male	Female
9–13 years	Vegetables and fruit (servings)	6	6	4.53	4.40
	“Other” foods (servings)	—	—	—	—
	Fibre (g/day)	31	26	—	—
	Folate (μg/day)	250	250	—	—
	Vitamin A (RAE/day)	445	420	—	—
	Vitamin C (mg/day)	39	39	—	—
14–18 years	Vegetables and fruit (servings)	8	7	4.87	4.67
	“Other” foods (servings)	—	—	—	—
	Fibre (g/day)	38	26	—	—
	Folate (μg/day)	330	330	—	—
	Vitamin A (RAE/day)	630	485	—	—
	Vitamin C (mg/day)	63	56	—	—

“Other” foods are excluded as there is no formal recommendation or standard.
^aEAR: estimated average requirement; AI: adequate intake; CFG: Canada’s Food Guide^b. CCHS: Canadian Community Health Survey.