Research Article

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

Table 3

Comparison of changes indietary intakes from baselinea (statistically significant values are shown in bold).

ComparisonFood group or nutrientMean intakes ± SD 𝑃 value
BaselineOne weekOne year

Baseline to one week after the program ( 𝑛 = 3 7 )Vegetables  and  fruit (svgs)2.2 ± 1.82.7 ± 2.00.383
“Other” foods (svgs)5.6 ± 3.16.6 ± 4.90.296
Fibre (g/day)10.8 ± 6.113.9 ± 8.30.015
Folate (μg/day)247.6 ± 145.8299.1 ± 183.70.430
Vitamin A (RAE/day)307.8 ± 243.9404.1 ± 422.50.271
Vitamin C (mg/day)69.3 ± 78.8126.7 ± 114.80.024

Baseline to one year after the program ( 𝑛 = 2 3 ) Vegetables  and  fruit (svgs)2.1 ± 1.81.1 ± 1.00.158
“Other” foods (svgs)5.7 ± 3.13.9 ± 2.70.059
Fibre (g/day)10.0 ± 5.48.0 ± 4.50.855
Folate (μg/day)243.0 ± 151.4193.4 ±156.10.272
Vitamin A (RAE/day)304.0 ± 271.3197.9 ± 222.60.301
Vitamin C (mg/day)55.7 ± 74.555.5 ± 70.21.000

aIntakes shown in table are unadjusted; 𝑃 values of significance are for energy-adjusted intakes (per 1000 kcal).