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Calories, fat and cholesterol: Intake patterns in the US population by race, sex and age

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  • Block, G.
  • Rosenberger, W.F.
  • Patterson, B.H.

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Nutrient intakes were investigated for Blacks and Whites using data from the NHANES II survey (1976-80). Intake of energy, total fat, saturated fat, dietary cholesterol, P/S ratio, and per cent of calories derived from total and saturated fat are examined by sex and age, both in absolute terms and per unit of body weight. For most age and sex categories, Blacks are found to have a lower intake of energy and fats than Whites; however, Blacks have a consistently higher intake of dietary cholesterol. The ratio of polyunsaturated fats to saturated fats is higher in females than in males, but all age-sex groups are substantially below recommended levels. Per cent of calories from total and saturated fat are similar in most age-sex groups. Possible explanations of the observed patterns include activity level and metabolic differences.

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  • Block, G. & Rosenberger, W.F. & Patterson, B.H., 1988. "Calories, fat and cholesterol: Intake patterns in the US population by race, sex and age," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 78(9), pages 1150-1155.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:1988:78:9:1150-1155_5
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    1. Wendt, Minh & Kinsey, Jean D., 2007. "Do Eating Patterns Follow a Cohort or Change Over a Lifetime? Answers Emerging from the Literature," Working Papers 7071, University of Minnesota, The Food Industry Center.
    2. Binkley, James K. & Golub, Alla A., 2010. "Household Food Choice In Four Food Categories: Healthy Or Unhealthy?," Working papers 58418, Purdue University, Department of Agricultural Economics.
    3. Shochet, Ofer & Kassner, Klaus & Ben-Jacob, Eshel & Lipson, S.G. & Müller-Krumbhaar, Heiner, 1992. "Morphology transitions during non-equilibrium growth," Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier, vol. 181(1), pages 136-155.
    4. Shochet, Ofer & Kassner, Klaus & Ben-Jacob, Eshel & Lipson, S.G. & Müller-Krumbhaar, Heiner, 1992. "Morphology transitions during non-equilibrium growth," Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier, vol. 187(1), pages 87-111.
    5. Batchelor, M.T. & Henry, B.I., 1994. "Diffusion-limited aggregation with Eden growth surface kinetics," Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier, vol. 203(3), pages 566-582.

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