PMID- 8502394
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 19930630
LR  - 20211203
IS  - 0026-4075 (Print)
IS  - 0026-4075 (Linking)
VI  - 158
IP  - 5
DP  - 1993 May
TI  - Fort Polk Heart Smart Program. Part III: Assessment of dietary intake of military 
      wives.
PG  - 312-6
AB  - Dietary intake of military wives and factors that influence nutrition of military 
      families were examined in 186 military wives--67% white, 18% black, 11% Hispanic, 
      and 4% other. The ages ranged from 19 to 45 years (mean = 28.7 years). The 
      observations show that 1.7 meals per day were shared by all family members. Due 
      to differences in energy intake and RDAs by age, dietary intakes were assessed in 
      two age groups: 19-24 years (N = 51) and 25-45 years (N = 135). For both age 
      groups, total energy intakes were lower than the RDAs, and the dietary 
      composition was 52% carbohydrate (CHO), 14% protein, and 34% fat. Military wives 
      25-45 years old consumed more CHO in the form of sugar compared to the younger 
      wives, who consumed more CHO in the form of starch. Some families require food 
      stamps and are in the WIC program. There were no age differences in the type of 
      protein or fat consumed, averaging 66% animal protein and 12% saturated fat. 
      Dietary cholesterol intake was 229 mg for wives 19-24 and 243 mg for older wives 
      and, based on approximately 1,900 kcal, dietary cholesterol exceeded 100 mg/1,000 
      kcal in both age groups. Sodium intake averaged 3.2 g. Forty-five percent of the 
      military wives did not meet two-thirds of the RDA for vitamins D, E, B-6, iron, 
      folic acid, zinc, and magnesium. Less than 20% met two-thirds of the RDA for 
      riboflavin, vitamin A, thiamin, iodine, selenium, and calcium.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED 
      AT 250 WORDS)
FAU - Nicklas, T A
AU  - Nicklas TA
AD  - Tulane School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112-2824.
FAU - Webber, L S
AU  - Webber LS
FAU - Kern, S L
AU  - Kern SL
FAU - Powers, C R
AU  - Powers CR
FAU - Harsha, D W
AU  - Harsha DW
FAU - Berenson, G S
AU  - Berenson GS
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PT  - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
PL  - England
TA  - Mil Med
JT  - Military medicine
JID - 2984771R
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - Cardiovascular Diseases/*prevention & control
MH  - *Diet
MH  - Eating
MH  - Ethnicity
MH  - *Family
MH  - Female
MH  - Health Promotion
MH  - Humans
MH  - Life Style
MH  - Louisiana
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - *Military Personnel
EDAT- 1993/05/01 00:00
MHDA- 1993/05/01 00:01
CRDT- 1993/05/01 00:00
PHST- 1993/05/01 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 1993/05/01 00:01 [medline]
PHST- 1993/05/01 00:00 [entrez]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Mil Med. 1993 May;158(5):312-6.