title: Establishing the need for nutrition education: IV. Evaluation of dietary intakes of elementary school children.
abstract: Levels of energy intake and selected nutrients in the diets of elementary school children, as observed in a Kansas Nutrition Education and Training Program needs assessment project, are reported. For almost half of the girls and boys in the study, energy intakes exceeded 100% of the Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA); for most of the students, protein intakes exceeded 125% of the RDA. Magnesium, iron, and vitamin B6 were the nutrients most limiting in the diets. Implications for nutrition education are discussed.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004032:Diet; D004034:Diet Surveys; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007615:Kansas; D008297:Male; D011939:Mental Recall; D052756:Nutritional Sciences / Q000193:education; D011897:Random Allocation; D012737:Sex Factors