Table 1.
Mean and median daily energy and nutrient intake of Barbadians obtained from 4-day food diary from the Barbados National Cancer Study (BNCS) compared with the Barbados Food Consumption and Anthropometric Survey 2000 (BFCAS)* and the Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) for the Caribbean†
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| Mean ± SE‡ |
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| RDA† | BNCS | BNCS | BFCASa | RDA† | BNCS | BNCS | BFCAS* | |
| Number (n) | – | 26 | 26 | 199 | – | 23 | 23 | 149 |
| Age (years) | 30–60 | 54 ± 2.5 | 52 | 50–64 | >60 | 67 ± 2.0 | 67 | >64 |
| Energy (kcal) | – | 1832 ± 64 | 1782 | 1698 | – | 2127 ± 82 | 1979 | 2026 |
| Protein (g) | 45 | 70 ± 3 | 68 | 69.5 | 53 | 92 ± 4 | 85 | 84.8 |
| Carbohydrate (g) | – | 258 ± 11 | 247 | 245 | – | 297 ± 13 | 283 | 270 |
| Fat (g) | – | 59.4 ± 3.3 | 51.7 | 49.7 | – | 64 ± 4 | 55.5 | 51.0 |
| Saturated fat (g) | <24 | 15.7 ± 1.3 | 13.0 | – | <25.5 | 16.3 ± 1.1 | 13.9 | – |
| Monounsaturated fatty acid (g) | – | 15.4 ± 1.3 | 14.1 | – | – | 16.9 ± 1.2 | 14.1 | – |
| Polyunsaturated fatty acid (g) | – | 7.9 ± 0.5 | 6.6 | – | – | 9.7 ± 0.7 | 7.5 | – |
| Omega-3 fatty acid (g) | – | 0.6 ± 0.1 | 0.3 | – | – | 0.8 ± 0.1 | 0.5 | – |
| Omega-6 fatty acid (g) | – | 3.7 ± 0.3 | 3.0 | – | – | 4.9 ± 0.4 | 3.6 | – |
| Cholesterol (mg) | <300 | 221 ± 17 | 182 | – | <300 | 271 ± 21 | 233 | – |
| Sugar (g) | <24 | 108 ± 7 | 97 | – | <25.5 | 102 ± 7 | 83 | – |
| Dietary fibre (g) | 30 | 20.5 ± 1.3 | 17.2 | – | 30 | 25.2 ± 1.5 | 22.7 | – |
| Vitamin C (mg) | 60 | 117 ± 10 | 83 | 62.1 | 60 | 143 ± 11 | 117 | 74.8 |
| Vitamin A (µg-RE¶) | 560 | 1631 ± 199 | 982 | 760 | 650 | 1571 ± 166 | 898 | 963 |
| Vitamin B6 (mg) | 0.8 | 1.5 ± 0.1 | 1.4 | – | 0.7 | 2.1 ± 0.1 | 2.0 | – |
| Vitamin B12 (µg) | 1.5 | 54 ± 4 | 48 | – | 1.5 | 76 ± 6 | 63 | – |
| Total folate (µg) | 200 | 167 ± 13 | 138 | 189 | 200 | 222 ± 18 | 198 | 208 |
| Calcium (mg) | 700 | 595 ± 34 | 550 | 427 | 700 | 660 ± 39 | 538 | 507 |
| Iron (mg) | 15 | 12.1 ± 0.6 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 10 | 17.2 ± 0.9 | 15.9 | 14.5 |
| Zinc (mg) | 12 | 5.9 ± 0.4 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 15 | 7.6 ± 0.4 | 6.4 | 7.2 |
| % energy from total fat | 15–20 | 28.1 ± 1.0 | 28.4 | 26.3§ | 15–20 | 25.9 ± 0.9 | 27.0 | 22.2§ |
| % energy from protein | – | 15.5 ± 0.4 | 14.9 | 16.4§ | – | 17.4 ± 0.5 | 16.4 | 17.1§ |
| % energy from carbohydrate | 55–60 | 55.3 ± 1.2 | 55.1 | 57.7§ | 55–60 | 55.0 ± 1.1 | 55.1 | 55.3§ |
| % energy from alcohol | – | 1.0 ± 0.3 | 0 | – | – | 1.7 ± 0.5 | 0 | – |
*
Only median available in this study (FAO & NNCMH, 2005).
†
Recommended dietary allowance for the Caribbean (CFNI, 1994).
‡
Standard error.
§
Comparable data not available, therefore calculated by authors.
¶
Retinol equivalent.