Most commonly consumed foods and food perceptions in Native American women.
OBJECTIVE
To identify commonly consumed foods and the relationship of health perception on food intakes.


METHODS
One hundred seventy-five Native American women completed a 1-d or 4-d food records. Perceptions of health value were obtained by the food sort method. Frequency analyses identified commonly consumed foods. Relations between intakes and perception of health value were evaluated by Spearman's correlations.


RESULTS
Coffee and tea, soda (diet and regular), white bread, and table fats were the most commonly consumed foods in both samples. Health value had little impact on consumption.


CONCLUSIONS
Understanding the foods consumption and the role of perception on intakes allows for targeted nutrition education programming.
Taylor
Christopher A
CA
Medical Dietetics Division, The Ohio State University, 453 W. 10th Avenue, 306A Atwell Hall, Columbus, OH 43210, USA. ctaylor@amp.osu.edu
Keim
Kathryn S
KS
Gilmore
Alicia C
AC
Parker
Stephany P
SP
Van Delinder
Jean L
JL
D000328:Adult; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D005518:Food Preferences / Q000208:ethnology*; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American; D008875:Middle Aged; D009753:Nutritive Value; D009825:Oklahoma; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires