Shauna Downs|Amber Arnold|Dru Marshall|Linda J. McCargar|Kim D. Raine|Noreen D. Willows
Associations among the food environment, diet quality and weight status in Cree children in Québec
Food & Nutrition|Food & Nutrition|University of Alberta|Food & Nutrition|University of Alberta|Food & Nutrition
abstract objective explore relationship among childrens diet quality weight status food environment subarctic canada design crosssectional study childrens bmi calculated diet quality assessed using three 24 h dietary recalls children asked home food environment source meals setting two aboriginal cree communities northern qubec subjects two hundred one children grades 46 results majority 642 children overweight 299 obese 343 weight status associated reported restaurant meal frequency home food environment 18 children consumed three restaurant meals three days recall consumed average 2004 kj 479 kcal energy daily children consuming restaurant meals higher intakes fat saturated fat ca soda foods contributing energy dietary fat energydense market foods low nutritional value sweetened beverages snack foods 68 children reported often fruits vegetables home 985 children consumed less 5 fruits vegetables daily many children 428 risk zn inadequacy 19 children consumed 2 servings milk daily mean intakes ca vitamin recommended adequate intake traditional game meat consumed infrequently contributed significantly fe zn intake conclusions childhood obesity subarctic communities prevailed food environment typified highenergydensity commercial foods low nutritional value