title: Assessment of dietary adequacy in a remote Inuvialuit population.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Traditional foods are rich sources of essential nutrients, but Inuvialuit in the Northwest Territories (NWT), Canada, have been undergoing a nutrition transition, characterised by an increased consumption of non-nutrient-dense foods. The present study aimed to characterise energy, nutrient and food intakes amongst adult Inuvialuit.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study collected up to three 24-h dietary recalls on nonconsecutive days for each participant in spring/summer of 2008 in one remote community in the NWT. Recall data were analysed for energy and nutrient intake, dietary adequacy, most commonly reported foods, and food contributors to energy and nutrients.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Participants included 14 men and 50 women (response rate 79%). Median daily energy intake was 9.4 (interquartile range=5.7) MJ for men and 8.3 (3.6) MJ for women. The majority of adult Inuvialuit did not meet the recommendation for vitamins A [median intake=344.7 (246.3) μg-RAE in men, 248.9 (213.8) μg-RAE in women], B(6) [0.9 (0.8) mg in men, 1.0 (0.5) mg in women] and E [2.4 (2.1) mg in men, 1.8 (1.0) mg in women], dietary fibre [7.7 (5.7) g in men, 8.7 (4.4) g in women], calcium [779.6 (842.0) mg in men, 610.4 (431.5) mg in women] and total folate [222.6 (57.7) μg in men, 264.6 (127.5) μg in women]. Vitamin D intake was below the recommendation for most women [median intake=100.0 (119.2) IU]. Traditional foods contributed substantially to protein and iron intake. Juices were the main contributors to energy, carbohydrate and calcium.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The present study revealed an inadequate consumption of essential nutrients in an Inuvialuit population. If these nutrient deficiencies continue, this population will face an increased burden of chronic diseases and malnutrition.
authors.affiliation: Nutrition Research Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Kannapolis, NC, USA.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Erber
authors.forename: B N
authors.initials: BN
authors.lastname: Hopping
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Beck
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sheehy
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: De Roose
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000208:ethnology; D004032:Diet / Q000208:ethnology*; D004043:Dietary Fiber; D004435:Eating / Q000208:ethnology*; D002149:Energy Intake / Q000208:ethnology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D004930:Inuit / Q000208:ethnology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009043:Motor Activity; D015873:Northwest Territories / Q000453:epidemiology; D009751:Nutritional Requirements; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014815:Vitamins; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D004043:Dietary Fiber; D014815:Vitamins