The Auckland diet: results from a seven day food diary
Arroll, B.; Beaglehole, R.; Jackson, R.; Scragg, R.
New Zealand Medical Journal 104(904): 1-3
1991
ISSN/ISBN: 0028-8446 PMID: 2008247 Document Number: 385154
Dietary intakes of 113 men and women 50-66 years old, sampled from the electoral roll for Auckland, New Zealand, were measured by a prospective 7-day dietary diary. The mean intakes of percentage of energy due to fat and saturated fat were 32 and 16%, respectively, in men, and 34 and 15%, in women. Compared with earlier New Zealand dietary studies, which used different methods, there has been an apparent decrease in the absolute amount and proportion of cholesterol and saturated fat. The absolute and relative amount of protein consumed appears to have remained stable, while carbohydrate intake has increased. In comparison with current guidelines for dietary fat intake, there remains a need for further improvement in the typical New Zealand adult diet.