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An Update on Nutrition Surveys in Isolated Northern Communities

Table 18. Mean folate intake (mcg per day) from major sources: Inuit of Nunavik, 1992

Food group/
Food Mail Category		 Women
18 to 44		 Men
18 to 44		 Women
45 to 74		 Men
45 to 74
Dairy Products Nutritious Perishable 4 7 1 2
Non-perishable 1 - 1 1
Cereal Products Nutritious Perishable 15 21 5 7
Non-perishable 12 14 17 23
Fruits, vegetables Perishable 31 25 11 13
Non-perishable 6 10 3 6
Country 1 - 1 1
Citrus, Tomatoes Nutritious Perishable 17 13 6 3
Non-perishable 2 5 1 4
Other Fruit Nutritious Perishable 1 1 - 1
Non-perishable - - - -
Potatoes Nutritious Perishable 5 5 2 2
Non-perishable 1 1 - -
Other Vegetables Nutritious Perishable 8 7 3 7
Non-perishable 3 4 2 2
Miscellaneous Nutritious Perishable 2 - - -
Non-perishable 42 43 54 71
Foods of Little Nutritional Value 10 21 4 7
Potato chips 7 7 1 1
Miscellaneous - 1 - -
Alcohol 1 10 2 5
Country Food 21 17 17 22
Total (all sources) 157 176 122 163

Table 19. Mean calcium intake (mg per day) from major sources: Inuit and First Nations women 15 to 44

Food group/
Food Mail Category		 Pond Inlet
1992		 Pond Inlet
1993		 Pond Inlet
1997		 Arctic Bay
1993		 Repulse Bay
1992
Dairy Products
Nutritious Perishable 85 83 79 98 45
Non-perishable 41 27 14 45 17
Sweets
Non-perishable 50 24 11 17 34
Miscellaneous
Nutritious Perishable 44 52 66 82 16
Non-perishable 89 121 61 69 108
Foods of Little Nutritional Value 52 64 59 71 83
Sweets 38 44 38 53 52
Miscellaneous 6 8 12 7 26
Country Food 33 32 31 28 25
Total (all sources) 479 471 402 517 382


Food Group/
Food Mail Category		 Repulse Bay
1997		 Coral Harbour
1993		 Gjoa Haven
1993		 Nain
1992		 Davis Inlet
1992		 Fort Severn
1992
Dairy Products
Nutritious Perishable 62 141 119 60 94 285
Non-perishable 23 50 89 88 79 238
Sweets
Non-perishable 25 34 137 27 20 14
Miscellaneous
Nutritious Perishable 78 39 66 9 5 10
Non-perishable 64 79 115 29 126 54
Foods of Little Nutritional Value 68 91 103 58 45 45
Sweets 35 74 77 37 24 30
Miscellaneous 19 7 7 7 12 5
Country Food 20 22 43 29 67 19
Total (all sources) 404 539 767 402 628 777

Table 20. Mean calcium intake (mg per day) from major sources: Inuit of Nunavik, 1992

Food group/
Food Mail Category		 Women
18 to 44		 Men
18 to 44		 Women
45 to 74		 Men
45 to 74
Dairy Products
Nutritious Perishable 97 211 30 31
Non-perishable 18 16 38 20
Sweets
Non-perishable 14 15 5 5
Miscellaneous
Nutritious Perishable 15 - - -
Non-perishable 78 97 145 202
Foods of Little Nutritional Value 44 52 14 15
Sweets 32 33 10 6
Miscellaneous 2 3 - 1
Alcohol 1 9 2 6
Country Food 30 28 41 74
Total (all sources) 393 536 334 430

Table 21. Mean iron intake (mg per day) from major sources: Inuit and First Nations women 15 to 44

Food group/
Food Mail Category		 Pond Inlet
1992		 Pond Inlet
1993		 Pond Inlet
1997		 Arctic Bay
1993		 Repulse Bay
1992
Eggs 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1
Meat, Poultry, Fish
Nutritious Perishable 1.1 0.5 0.8 1.4 1.0
Convenience Perishable 0.4 0.2 0.6 0.4 0.1
Non-perishable - 0.2 0.2 0.1 -
Country 19.2 18.7 14.3 13.5 15.7
Cereal Products
Nutritious Perishable 0.7 0.4 0.7 0.4 0.5
Non-perishable 2.3 3.6 1.5 2.4 2.1
Fruits, vegetables
Nutritious Perishable 0.5 0.3 0.7 0.5 0.3
Non-perishable 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1
Miscellaneous
Nutritious Perishable 0.4 0.6 0.7 1.2 0.2
Non-perishable 1.4 1.6 1.2 1.3 1.9
Foods of Little Nutritional Value 0.9 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.4
Total (all sources) 27.7 28.1 22.3 23.2 23.6


Food Group/
Food Mail Category		 Repulse Bay
1997		 Coral Harbour
1993		 Gjoa Haven
1993		 Nain
1992		 Davis Inlet
1992		 Fort Severn
1992
Eggs 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.9 0.3
Meat, Poultry, Fish
Nutritious Perishable 0.7 1.0 0.7 1.4 2.8 0.8
Convenience Perishable 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.1
Non-perishable 0.1 - 0.1 - 0.5 0.1
Country 5.2 11.0 8.1 14.1 15.7 13.2
Cereal Products
Nutritious Perishable 0.4 0.8 1.0 1.0 2.2 1.3
Non-perishable 1.8 2.0 3.0 2.7 4.5 2.4
Fruits, vegetables
Nutritious Perishable 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.6
Non-perishable 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.3
Miscellaneous
Nutritious Perishable 0.8 0.5 0.8 0.1 0.2 0.2
Non-perishable 1.3 1.7 1.7 0.9 0.2 1.2
Foods of Little Nutritional Value 1.3 1.3 1.9 1.0 0.9 0.8
Total (all sources) 12.9 20.2 18.8 23.1 30.7 21.8

Table 22. Mean iron intake (mg per day) from major sources: Inuit of Nunavik, 1992

Food group/
Food Mail Category		 Women
18 to 44		 Men
18 to 44		 Women
45 to 74		 Men
45 to 74
Eggs 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2
Meat, Poultry, Fish
Nutritious Perishable 1.0 1.3 0.4 0.8
Convenience Perishable 0.1 0.2 0.2 -
Non-perishable 0.1 0.1 - 0.4
Country 8.2 8.5 11.2 17.6
Cereal Products
Nutritious Perishable 1.1 1.5 0.4 0.5
Non-perishable 2.5 2.8 3.7 4.9
Fruits, vegetables
Nutritious Perishable 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.2
Non-perishable 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.2
Miscellaneous
Nutritious Perishable 0.2 - - -
Non-perishable 0.7 0.9 0.6 0.9
Foods of Little Nutritional Value 0.7 0.8 0.2 0.2
Total (all sources) 15.9 17.8 17.4 26.3

Table 23. Body Mass Index (BMI) of Inuit and First Nations women aged 15 to 44

Community Year n* Mean BMI** BMI categories**
  <20.0
%		 24.0 - 24.9
%		 25.0 - 27.0
%		 >27.0
%		 >30.0
%
Inuit
Pond Inlet 1992 96 24.7 8 48 26 18 11
Pond Inlet 1993 94 24.7 7 57 15 20 15
Pond Inlet 1997 98 25.3 2 46 20 32 12
Arctic Bay 1993 72 25.3 4 53 18 25 11
Repulse Bay 1992 54 27.0 9 35 19 37 26
Repulse Bay 1997 56 28.5 2 30 20 48 38
Coral Harbour 1993 75 26.3 4 45 19 32 21
Gjoa Haven 1993 98 28.4 1 21 28 50 29
Nain 1992 92 24.6 9 63 4 24 15
First Nations
Davis Inlet 1992 36 30.56 0 11 14 75 50
Fort Severn 1992 42 29.5 2 21 10 67 43

* Excluding pregnant women and women not reporting height and weight.

** BMI = weight (kg)/height (m2)



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