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Food habits and nutrient intakes of Filipino women in Los Angeles.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  1141617     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Food habits, dietary changes, and nutrient intakes of forty-seven college-educated, empolyed Filpino women who have moveed from the Philippines to Los Angeles were studied. One-third started drinking mikk in the United STAtes. They said that they were eating more meat, vegetables, frit and less starchy food since they left the Philippines. Eighy per cent continued to eat ricedaily, and seafood was eaten frequently. Daily intakes of protein, niacin, and thiaminment 100 per cent of the 1974 u.s. Recommended Dietary Allowances for almost all subjects, but intakes of calcium and vitamin A were less than two-thrids of the allowances fo 61 and 22 per cent, respectively. The daily caloric intake was higher, with twice as amny calories coming from protein and three times as many from fat as was reported for diets in Philippines.
Authors:
J S Lewis; M F Glaspy
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of the American Dietetic Association     Volume:  67     ISSN:  0002-8223     ISO Abbreviation:  J Am Diet Assoc     Publication Date:  1975 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1975-09-29     Completed Date:  1975-09-29     Revised Date:  2008-11-21    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7503061     Medline TA:  J Am Diet Assoc     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  122-5     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Calcium, Dietary
California
Diet* / standards
Dietary Proteins
Energy Metabolism
Feeding Behavior
Female
Food Habits*
Humans
Minerals / therapeutic use
Nicotinic Acids
Nutritional Physiological Phenomena*
Nutritional Requirements
Philippines / ethnology
Pregnancy
Thiamine
Vitamin A
Vitamins / therapeutic use
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Calcium, Dietary; 0/Dietary Proteins; 0/Minerals; 0/Nicotinic Acids; 0/Vitamins; 11103-57-4/Vitamin A; 59-43-8/Thiamine

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