Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) undertook nutrition surveys of Inuit and First Nations women of childbearing age in 1992 and 1993 in five communities in Nunavut (Pond Inlet, Arctic Bay, Repulse Bay, Coral Harbour and Gjoa Haven), two communities in Labrador (Nain and Davis Inlet) and one in Ontario (Fort Severn). The results of these surveys were published in 1994. Some of the results of the nutrition component of the Santé Québec Health Survey Among the Inuit of Nunavik, 1992 were also published by INAC in 1994. An Update on Nutrition Surveys in Isolated Northern Communities presents revised results from these surveys, as well as data from nutrition surveys undertaken in Repulse Bay and Pond Inlet in 1997.

Revised 24-hour diet recall data from the
Food Mail Nutrition Surveys (1992 and 1993) and the
Santé Québec Health Survey among the Inuit of Nunavik, 1992,
and original data from the 1997 Food Mail Nutrition Surveys

Prepared for Indian and Northern Affairs Canada by Judith Lawn with the collaboration of Dan Harvey, Frederick Hill, Northern Affairs Program, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada and Danielle Brulé, Bureau of Nutritional Sciences, Health Canada

• Background
• Survey Methodologies
• Highlights of the Results
  • Energy and macronutrients
  • Vitamins and minerals
  • Cholesterol and caffeine
  • Change in food consumption and nutrient intakes in Repulse Bay and Pond Inlet between 1992 and 1997.
  • Convenience Perishable Foods
  • Body Mass Index (BMI)
• Conclusion
• Tables
  • 1 to 5
  • 5 (Cont'd)
  • 6 to 10
  • 11 to 17
  • 18 to 23
• Appendix A

An Update on Nutrition Surveys in Isolated Northern Communities (PDF 228 Kb) in PDF format.

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