Food Habits of Canadians: Food Sources of Nutrients for the Adolescent Sample

Publication: Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research
July 2004

Abstract

Adolescents need good nutrition, both to grow to their full potential and to decrease their risk of obesity and chronic diseases in adolescence and later life. The Food Habits of Canadians study provides data on the important food sources of energy and nutrients in a sample of Canadian teenagers. One 24-hour recall was obtained for 178 teenagers living in households participating in a national survey of 1,543 adults. Foods were categorized into 51 groups, and ranked according to contribution of key nutrients, energy, and fibre. Top contributors to energy and other nutrients included foods of low nutrient density (cakes/cookies/pastries, carbonated beverages, sugars/jams/syrups, and salty snacks). A high intake of nutrient-poor foods, particularly high-sugar beverages, is a concern for this sample of Canadian teenagers.

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Les adolescents ont besoin de bien se nourrir, tant pour réaliser le plein potentiel de leur croissance que pour diminuer leur risque de souffrir d’obésité et de maladies chroniques pendant l’adolescence et à l’âge adulte. L’étude sur les habitudes alimentaires des Canadiens fournit des données sur les sources alimentaires importantes d’énergie et de nutriments dans un échantillon d’adolescents canadiens. Un rappel de 24 heures a été obtenu de 178 adolescents vivant au sein des ménages qui ont participé à l’enquête nationale menée auprès de 1 543 adultes. Les aliments ont été classés en 51 groupes et rangés selon leur contribution à l’apport de nutriments clés, d’énergie et de fibres. En tête des aliments contribuant à l’apport en énergie et en d’autres nutriments, on trouve les aliments à faible densité nutritive, tels que les gâteaux/biscuits/pâtisseries, les boissons gazeuses, les sucres/confitures/sirops et les friandises salées. Il y a lieu de se préoccuper de la forte consommation d’aliments pauvres en nutriments, notamment les boissons à forte teneur en sucre, dans cet échantillon d’adolescents canadiens.

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cover image Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research
Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research
Volume 65Number 2July 2004
Pages: 81 - 84

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Version of record online: 12 February 2007

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Sandy Phillips, MSc, RD
School of Dietetics and Human Nutrition, McGill University, Ste. Anne de Bellevue, QC
Linda Jacobs Starkey, PhD, RD, FDC
School of Dietetics and Human Nutrition, McGill University, Montreal, QC
Katherine Gray-Donald, PhD, RD
School of Dietetics and Human Nutrition and Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McGill University, Montreal, QC

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