Substitution of skimmed milk for high-fat milk in the diets of men and women in South Wales.
The potential for achieving the NACNE target for percentage of energy derived from fat (34 per cent), resulting from the theoretical substitution of skimmed milk for high-fat milks, was investigated using the dietary records of 738 middle-aged males and females in the South Wales area. The average male in the sample could theoretically achieve the NACNE target by changing to skimmed milk providing that energy intake remained the same. In the small sample of women the average female could not reach the NACNE target. Four groups of individuals were identified: -(1) Those consuming diets providing less than 34 per cent of total energy from fat; (2) those unable to reach the NACNE target by changing to skimmed milk; (3) those who could reach the NACNE target by changing to skimmed milk even if they remained in energy deficit; (4) those who could reach the NACNE target by changing to skimmed milk providing that they made up the lost energy by eating foods free of fat. A graph is presented which would enable a trained person to assess whether substitution of skimmed for high-fat milks would result in an individual achieving the NACNE recommendation.
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School of Home Economics, University College Cardiff.
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D000818:Animals; D004034:Diet Surveys; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002149:Energy Intake; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008892:Milk; D012737:Sex Factors; D014852:Wales
D004041:Dietary Fats