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标题：Observed dietary intake in adults with intellectual disability living in the community
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作者：Adolfsson, Päivi ; Mattsson Sydner, Ylva ; Fjellström, Christina 等
期刊名称：Food & Nutrition Research
印刷版ISSN：1654-661X
出版年度：2008
卷号：52
期号：0
DOI：10.3402/fnr.v52i0.1857
语种：English
出版社：Co-Action Publishing
摘要：Background: Knowledge is lacking about dietary habits among people with intellectual disability (ID) living in community residences under new living conditions. Objective: To describe the dietary habits of individuals with ID living in community residences, focusing on intake of food, energy and nutrients as well as meal patterns. Design: Assisted food records and physical activity records over a 3-day observation period for 32 subjects. Results: Great variation was observed in daily energy intake (4.9-14 MJ) dispersed across several meals, with on average 26% of energy coming from in-between-meal consumption. Main energy sources were milk products, bread, meat products, buns and cakes. The daily intake of fruit and vegetables (320 ± 221 ) as well as dietary fiber (21 ± 9.6 g) was generally low. For four vitamins and two minerals, 19-34% of subjects showed an intake below average requirement (AR). The physical activity level was low for all individuals (1.4± 0.1). Conclusion: A regular meal pattern with a relatively high proportion of energy from in-between-meal eating occasions and a low intake of especially fruits were typical of this group of people with ID. However, the total intake of energy and other food items varied a great deal between individuals. Thus, every adult with ID has to be treated as an individual with specific needs. A need for more knowledge about food in general and particularly how fruit and vegetables could be included in cooking as well as encouraged to be eaten as in-between-meals seems imperative in the new living conditions for adults with ID.Keywords: observed food record; community residence; intellectual disability; fruit and vegetables; micronutrients(Published online: 20 November 2008)Citation: Food & Nutrition Research 2008. DOI: 10.3402/fnr.v52i0.1857
关键词：Human nutrition; Public health nutrition; Food related Nutrition;Observed food record; Community residence; Intellectual disability; Fruit and vegetables; Micronutrients