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 standarda
CCHS mean intakeb
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 Guideb. CCHS: Canadian Community Health Survey.