Dietary intakes of Karen hill triber children aged 1-6 years in northern Thailand

作     者：Tienboon P Wangpakapattanawong P Thomas DE Kimmins JP 

作者机构：Department of PediatricsFaculty of MedicineChiang Mai UniversityChiang MaiThailand Department of BiologyFaculty of ScienceChiang Mai UniversityChiang MaiThailand World Agroforestry Centre(ICRAF)Chiang MaiThailand Department of Forest SciencesFaculty of ForestryThe University of British ColumbiaVancouverCanada 

出 版 物：《Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine》 (亚太热带医药杂志（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2008年第1卷第1期

页      面：1-6页

核心收录：

学科分类：1004[医学-公共卫生与预防医学(可授医学、理学学位)] 100403[医学-营养与食品卫生学] 10[医学] 

基　　金：funded by the International Development Research Centre(IDRC) Canada via the Ecosystem Approach to Human Health Program Initiative 

主　　题：diet protein fat carbohydrate vitamins minerals malnutrition children Karen hill tribe Thailand 

摘      要：Malnutrition results from insufficient intakes of food including micronutrients such as vitamin A,iron,iodine, zinc,and folic *** paper reported the results from a study of dietary intakes of Karen hill tribe children aged 1-6 years in the north of *** children aged 1-6 years(n=158;83 boys,75 girls)from the three Karen villages(Mae Hae Tai,Mae Yot,Mae Raek) of Mae Chaem district in the north of Thailand were *** children were examined by a qualified medical doctor and were assessed for their nutrient intakes using 24 hours dietary *** families had income lower than the Thailand poverty line(US $1000/ year).For children aged 1-3 years,the nutrients generally consumed were much less than the Thai RDA. Compared with the Thai RDA,all children consumed much less energy(28%-40.5%RDA)than protein (55.8%-96.1%RDA).Interestingly,all boys and only girls from Mae Raek village consumed vitamin A more than the Thai RDA but girls from Mae Hae Tai village and Mae Yot village consumed vitamin A less than the Thai *** children aged 4-6 years,boys from Mae Raek village consumed protein(128.4%RDA) and vitamin C(143.1%RDA)above the Thai *** from Mae Yot village also consumed vitamin C (132.9%RDA)above the Thai *** boys and girls from Mae Raek village and also girls from Mae Yot village consumed vitamin A more than the Thai *** nutrients were consumed much less than the Thai RDA by all *** children consumed protein more than 10%of the total energy consumption per day. Most of the energy consumed by children came from *** all children consumed carbohydrate more than 50%of the total energy consumption per day except boys aged 1-3 years from Mae Raek village (consumed 45%).All children from Mae Hae Tai village and boys aged 4-6 years from Mae Yot village(consumed 27%)consumed fat less than 30%of the total energy consumption per *** appeared that the priority recommendations for improving nutrition in Karen villa