Household food insecurity is a stronger marker of adequacy of nutrient intakes among Canadian compared to American youth and adults

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 145, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 1596-1603

  Kirkpatrick, Sharon I ^a   Dodd, Kevin W ^b   Parsons, Ruth ^c   Ng, Carmina ^d   Garriguet, Didier ^e   Tarasuk, Valerie ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SERVICES INC   (United States)

^d STATISTICS CANADA   (Canada)

^e HEALTH STATISTICS DIVISION   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

24 hour recalls; Between country comparison; Canadian community health survey; Dietary reference intakes; Estimated average requirement; Household food insecurity; National cancer institute method; National health and nutrition examination survey; Nutrient inadequacies; Usual dietary intake

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CALCIUM; FOLIC ACID; MAGNESIUM; RETINOL; ZINC; CALCIUM INTAKE; TRACE ELEMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CANADA; CANADIAN; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DIETARY REFERENCE INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD INSECURITY; FOOD SECURITY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POTENTIAL DIFFERENCE; PREVALENCE; STANDARDIZATION; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT; ADMINISTRATION AND DOSAGE; BLOOD; CALCIUM INTAKE; CALORIC INTAKE; CATERING SERVICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEFICIENCY; DIET; FAMILY SIZE; MALNUTRITION; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARDS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASCORBIC ACID; CALCIUM, DIETARY; CANADA; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; ENERGY INTAKE; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FOLIC ACID; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; MAGNESIUM; MALNUTRITION; MICRONUTRIENTS; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VITAMIN A; YOUNG ADULT; ZINC;

EID: 84935522741     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.114.208579     Document Type: Article

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