TY - JOUR
T1 - Health Implications of Food Patterns in Belize.
AU - Khan, Shahla
AU - Watkins, Julia
AU - Rodriguez, Judith C.
AU - Christie, Catherine
N1 - Khan, Shahla PhD; Watkins, Julia PhD, MPH; Rodriguez, Judith C. PhD, RD; Christie, Catherine PhD, RD. Health Implications of Food Patterns in Belize. Topics in Clinical Nutrition 24(1):p 73-81, January 2009. | DOI: 10.1097/TIN.0b013e3181989b44
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - A descriptive cross-sectional survey of a convenience sample of Belizeans was conducted in 3 cities of Belize. Thirty-one interviews were analyzed. The mean age was 25 years, including 15 men (48.4%) and 16 women (51.6%) ranging from 19 to 50 years. Rice and beans were the most popular foods (n = 21). The tortilla was the most commonly consumed breakfast grain item. Men and women had inadequate intakes of vitamin A, calcium, and potassium. In women, iron and folate intake were also found to be low, and sodium intake was high among men. Health implications are discussed.
AB - A descriptive cross-sectional survey of a convenience sample of Belizeans was conducted in 3 cities of Belize. Thirty-one interviews were analyzed. The mean age was 25 years, including 15 men (48.4%) and 16 women (51.6%) ranging from 19 to 50 years. Rice and beans were the most popular foods (n = 21). The tortilla was the most commonly consumed breakfast grain item. Men and women had inadequate intakes of vitamin A, calcium, and potassium. In women, iron and folate intake were also found to be low, and sodium intake was high among men. Health implications are discussed.
KW - cultural foods
KW - global health
KW - international nutrition
UR - https://www.cabdirect.org/cabdirect/abstract/20093131247
U2 - 10.1097/TIN.0b013e3181989b44
DO - 10.1097/TIN.0b013e3181989b44
M3 - Article
SN - 1550-5146
VL - 24
SP - 73
EP - 81
JO - Topics in Clinical Nutrition
JF - Topics in Clinical Nutrition
IS - 1
ER -