Download or read book An Update on Nutrition Surveys in Isolated Northern Communities written by Judith Lawn and published by Canadian Museum of Civilization/Musee Canadien Des Civilisations. This book was released on 2002 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This document presents & discusses revised data from nutrition surveys conducted in 1992 & 1993 in Inuit & First Nations communities in Nunavut, Labrador, northern Ontario, and Nunavik (northern Quebec). The surveys included respondent recalls of diet during a 24-hour period, a food frequency questionnaire, and a socio-demographic, health, & lifestyle questionnaire. Tables in the document present mean intakes of energy & nutrients based on the 24-hour diet recall for four age/sex groups. For comparative purposes, results of the 24-hour recalls from 1997 surveys conducted in Repulse Bay and Pond Inlet, Nunavut, are also presented.