Dietary intakes and familial history of obesity.
OBJECTIVE
To compare dietary intakes of individuals with and without familial history of obesity (FHO) with recommendations from Canada's Food Guide to Healthy Eating (CFGHE).


METHODS
This cross-sectional study recruited 197 women and 129 men with a body mass index of less than 30kg/m(2) from the Quebec City metropolitan area. A dietitian obtained their dietary intakes, using a food frequency questionnaire.


RESULTS
Daily energy, macronutrient, and fibre intakes were not significantly different between individuals with and without FHO. No significant differences in the proportion of individuals who achieved the minimum CFGHE recommendations were observed between individuals with and without FHO.


CONCLUSIONS
Findings of our study suggest that individuals with and without FHO have comparable dietary intakes when compared to Canadian dietary guidelines.
Department of Food Science and Nutrition, and Lipid Research Center, CHUQ-CHUL Pavilion, Laval University, Quebec, QC, Canada.
Ann-Marie
AM
Paradis
Marie-Claude
MC
Vohl
Gaston
G
Godin
Louis
L
Pérusse
D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004032:Diet; D002149:Energy Intake / Q000502:physiology*; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009749:Nutrition Surveys; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics*; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires