PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - J. L. Johnston
AU  - C. N. Williams
AU  - K. L. Weldon
TI  - Nutrient intake and meal patterns of Micmac indian and Caucasian women in Shubenacadie, NS
DP  - 1977 Jun 18
TA  - Canadian Medical Association Journal
PG  - 1356--1359
VI  - 116
IP  - 12
4099  - http://www.cmaj.ca/content/116/12/1356.short
4100  - http://www.cmaj.ca/content/116/12/1356.full
SO  - CMAJ1977 Jun 18; 116
AB  - North American Indians have a higher morbidity from gallbladder disease, diabetes mellitus and obesity than other North Americans; this may result from their food intake. Nutrient intake and meal patterns were compared in 120 Micmac Indian and 115 Caucasian women in Shubenacadie, NS. Findings were compared with the Canadian Dietary Standard (CDS) and the Nutrition Canada national and Indian survey reports. The diet of Indian women had higher carbohydrate, lower protein and lower fibre content than that of Caucasian women, who derived a higher percentage of energy from protein and had a higher intake of vitamin A, niacin and ascorbic acid. Overnight fast was longer among Indian women. A high percentage of all women studied reported diets that did not reach the CDS for total energy intake in kilocalories or for calcium, iron, vitamin A, thiamin or riboflavin.