FOOD-CONSUMPTION AND NUTRIENT INTAKE AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP AMONG NEPALESE

The dietary nutrient intake of persons aged 10-72 years (23 males and 30 females) was investigated using the 24-hour recall method living southeastern Nepal. The mean daily consumption of food averaged 433 and 437 g of cereal, 25 and 20 g of fat, 59 and 60 g of colored vegetable for males and females, respectively. For the majority of the subjects, milk and dairy product (249 and 213 g for males and females, respectively) was almost the sole source of food of animal origin. The levels of energy intake (2427 and 2275 kcal for males and females, respectively), protein (63.0 and 57.3 g), and vitamin B1 (2.16 and 2.04 mg) were related to the level of consumption of cereal (r = 0.89, r = 0.77 and r = 90, p < 0.001. respectively) and rice (r = 0.69, r = 0.50 and r = 0.58, p < 0.001, respectively). The energy intake was supplied with 10.9 and 10.4% by protein, 18.6 and 15.8% by fat. and 70.6 and 73.8% by carbohydrate for males and females. respectively. The intake levels of Ca (612 and 466 mg), Fe (13.1 and 11.9 mg), and vitamin B2 (1.06 and 0.80 mg) were correlated with the protein intake (r = 0.57, r = 0.87 and r = 0.60, p < 0.001, respectively). The daily mean intakes of vitamin A and C were 1406 IU and 101.0 mg for males and 1182 IU and 78.9 mg for females, respectively.