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Table 3 Contribution of foods and nutrients to the daily energy intake of Maasai in the current study compared to Nestel [16]

From: High content of long-chain n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in red blood cells of Kenyan Maasai despite low dietary intake

 

Present study

(n = 261)

Study of Nestel 1989[16]

(n = 1272)

 

Mean

SD

m/f

Mean

SD

 

Energy intake (MJ)

7.6

2.1

9.5/7.0

5.1

2.1

 
 

en%

g

en%

g3

Contribution of nutrients

Mean

SD

m/f

Mean

SD

 

Carbohydrates

56.2

9.4

303/223

48.4

18.4

144.4

Protein

13.3

2.0

73/54

14.8

7.3

44.1

Fat

30.5

7.9

74/55

35.8

14.1

47.2

   SFA (% of ∑ FAME)

63.8

6.5

47/35

68.1 4

0.5

32

   MUFA (% of ∑ FAME)

27.1

1.7

20/15

28.0 4

0.3

13

   PUFA (% of ∑ FAME)

9.2

0.6

7/5

3.5 4

0.2

2

Cholesterol (mg)

-

-

120/89 mg

-

-

219 mg4

Alcohol

0

0

0

0.9

4.8

1.6

 

en%

g

en%

g3

Contribution of foods

Mean

SD

 

Mean

SD

 

Dairy products

41.1

20.7

 

42.4

29.4

 

   Milk5

37.5

20.9

863

41.2

30.3

690

   Ghee

3.6

3.8

7.3

1.2

3.8

2

Meat & suet

0.6

1.9

5.3

9.2

12.4

35

Plant-derived foods

58.3

20.7

 

48.4

12.1

 

   Maize

33.0

17.4

171

22.2

23.6

79

   Sugar

10.1

5.1

42

15.0

14.1

45

   Other

15.2

- -

 

11.2

6.1

 
  1. f, females m, males
  2. 1 20 female and 6 male subjects, Ø 33 years
  3. 2 Kenyan Maasai (127 women, Ø 34 years; in total 273 food records)
  4. 3 Calculated from the percentages
  5. 4 Values from [7]
  6. 5 All types of milk of which 793 g (34.5 en%) was fresh (boiled) cow's milk, 67 g (2.9 en%) fermented cow's milk and 3.2 g (0.1 en%) goat's milk