Energy and nutrient consumption in adults: analysis of the Mexican National Health and Nutrition Survey 2006.
OBJECTIVE
To describe energy and nutrient intake in adults.


METHODS
The 2006 Mexican National Health and Nutrition Survey is a nationally representative cross-sectional household survey. A food frequency questionnaire was administered (n= 16 494 adults). Mean percent of adequacy (PA) and inadequacy (PA < 50%) of total energy and macro- and micro-nutrient intake was calculated for all subjects and by sociodemographic characteristics.


RESULTS
Significant differences in PA and inadequate macro- and micro-nutrient intakes were found among sex, region, rural/urban area, and socioeconomic status tertile. PA < 50% was higher than 20% for vitamin A (26.2%), fat (24.8%), fiber (23.6%), folic acid (23.5%), vitamin C (21.3%) and calcium (21%). Obese subjects reported a lower energy intake than normal weight subjects.


CONCLUSIONS
A significant proportion of the population was at risk of excessive carbohydrate and fat intake. Across the country there are significant sociodemographic differences in macro- and micro-nutrient intake and a myriad of micro-nutrient inadequacies continue to persist in Mexico.
Barquera
Simón
S
Centro de Investigación en Nutrición y Salud, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México. sbarquera@insp.mx
Hernández-Barrera
Lucía
L
Campos-Nonato
Ismael
I
Espinosa
Juan
J
Flores
Mario
M
J
Armando Barriguete
AB
Rivera
Juan A
JA
D000328:Adult; D004435:Eating; D002149:Energy Intake; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico; D008875:Middle Aged; D009749:Nutrition Surveys; D055815:Young Adult