Dietary survey of Finnish adolescent diabetics and non-diabetic controls.
Food consumption data of 152 diabetic and 74 non-diabetic adolescents were collected by means of two 48 h recall interviews. The nutrient density of the diet was systematically higher for the diabetics than the controls. The energy intake from protein was higher for the diabetics (18% vs. 15%), and correspondingly the proportion of fat lower (33% vs. 36%). The ratio of polyunsaturated to saturated fatty acids was higher for the diabetics (0.49 vs. 0.39) and the share of energy from sucrose for the controls (14% vs. 4%). The intra-individual variation in nutrient intakes was higher for the controls. The diet of the diabetics met reasonably well the recommendations for diabetics and also the general recommendations for a healthy population. However, the differences between the diabetics and controls regarding food consumption, nutrient intake and intra-individual variation of nutrient intake decreased with age.
Virtanen
S M
SM
Department of Nutrition, University of Helsinki, Finland.
Räsänen
L
L
Mäenpää
J
J
Akerblom
H K
HK
D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000178:diet therapy*; D003927:Diet, Diabetic; D002149:Energy Intake; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D005387:Finland; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors