Diet, Physical Activity, Weight Status, and Culture in a Sample of Children from the Developing World

Table 1

Mean daily macronutrient intake among participants of the pilot of the Barbados Children's Health and Nutrition Study (BCHNS) compared to AMDRs.

	Males (𝑛=29)		Females (𝑛=33)		Total (𝑛=62)
	Mean	±Standard error	Mean	±Standard error	Mean	±Standard error
Energy (kcal)	2017	66	1732	81.1	1865	54.4
Carbohydrate (g)	282	11.4	259	11.9	270	8.3
% AMDR*	56		59.9		57.9
Protein (g)	74	2.3	59	3.7	66	2.3
% AMDR*	14.7		13.7		1402
Fat (g)	67	2.3	53	3.5	60	2.3
% AMDR*	30		27.7		28.9

^*AMDR: acceptable macronutrient distribution ranges [1].