Diet, Physical Activity, and Obesity in School-Aged Indigenous Youths in Northern Australia

Table 3

Usual frequency of consumption from each of the five food groups, including “energy-dense” food group and water in high school adolescents who answered the FFQ (𝑛=92).

	Frequency of food consumption
Food groups consumed*	Consumed at least daily 𝑛 (%)	Consumed 1–6 times a week 𝑛 (%)	Never or rarely 𝑛 (%)
Dairy	63 (69)	24 (26)	5 (5)
Fruit	82 (89)	9 (10)	1 (1)
Meat	86 (94)	5 (5)	1 (1)
Vegetables	84 (91)	6 (7)	2 (2)
Bread	84 (91)	7 (8)	1 (1)
Energy dense foods and beverages	89 (97)	3 (3)	0 (0)
Water (including tea and coffee)	55 (60)	26 (28)	11 (12)

*Food groups are based on the classification of the Australian Guide to Healthy Eating [14].