title: Nutritional evaluation of Chinese working women in the city of Tainan, Taiwan.
abstract: Nutritional survey was conducted in 1994 in Tainan City, southern Taiwan. Total food duplicate samples were collected from 52 women volunteers. Clinical examinations, anthropometry, hematology and serum biochemistry were also conducted. The intakes of nutrients were estimated from the weights of food items in reference to the standard food composition tables for Taiwanese. On average, the participants took 1,973 kcal energy, 69 g protein, 73 g lipid and 269 g carbohydrate per day. Animal-based foods accounted for 49% and 36% of protein and lipid sources, respectively, but fish and shellfish contributed only 11% for protein and essentially nil for lipid. Lunch was the most substantial meal of the day. When classified by age (i.e., 22-29, 30-39 and 40-66 year-old groups), no age-related difference was detected among the three groups in all nutrients except for crude fiber. Comparison with recommended dietary allowance (RDA) for Taiwanese, the insufficiency ratios were more than 50% for minerals (i.e., Fe and Ca) and vitamins (except for vitamin C). Excess in the lipid energy ratio (> 30%) was observed in 60% of the study population. In agreement with this high lipid intake, 17% of the participants had BMI of > 25, and triglyceride levels were elevated (> 150 mg/100 ml) in 27%. There were no anemic case despite the low Fe intake (14 mg/day).
authors.affiliation: Department of Food and Nutrition, Kyoto Women's University, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shimbo
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Moon
authors.forename: Z W
authors.initials: ZW
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Y L
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakatsuka
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ikeda
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000886:Anthropometry; D002681:China / Q000208:ethnology; D004034:Diet Surveys; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004044:Dietary Proteins / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002149:Energy Intake; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009749:Nutrition Surveys; D012275:Oryza; D010808:Physical Examination; D013624:Taiwan; D014931:Women, Working
chemical_list: D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates; D004041:Dietary Fats; D004044:Dietary Proteins