Nutrient intake and adherence to dietary recommendations among US workers

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• Personal Author:
  Arheart KL ; Cabán-Martinez AJ ; Davila, Evelyn P. ; Fleming, Lora E. ; Kachan D ; LeBlanc WG ; Lee DJ ; Lewis JE
• Description:
  OBJECTIVE: To assess nutrient intake according to dietary guidelines among US worker groups. METHODS: Participants of 1999 to 2004 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey completed two 24-hour recall dietary interviews to assess daily intake of protein, carbohydrate, fat, cholesterol, calcium, sodium, and fiber. Employed participants (n = 8987) were classified as (1) white collar, (2) service worker, (3) farmer, and (4) blue collar. RESULTS: Nutrient intake varied by occupational group, particularly for fiber, sodium, calories, and percentage of calories from protein, saturated fat, and carbohydrate. Adherence to recommendations was noted for saturated fat and cholesterol, but workers were poorly adherent to recommendations for all other nutrients, particularly fiber. CONCLUSIONS: Workers display differences in nutrient intake across occupational groups with poor eating behaviors evident across all groups. Fiber is particularly poorly consumed, with less than 5% of all US workers meeting the recommendations. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Behavior Calcium Compounds Diet Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Health Safety Surveys And Questionnaires Workplace
• Keywords:
  Behavior-patterns Calcium-compounds Caloric-intake Carbohydrates Fats Food Foodstuff Health-surveys Industrial-environment Nutrition Proteins Sodium-compounds Work-environment Worker-health

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• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Florida ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  101-105
• Volume:
  54
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20040497
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2012 Jan; 54(1):101-105
• Contact Point Address:
  John E. Lewis, PhD, 1120 NW 14th St, Suite 1474 (D21), Miami, FL 33136
• Email:
  jelewis@miami.edu
• CAS Registry Number:
  Calcium (CAS RN 7440-70-2) ; Sodium (CAS RN 7440-23-5)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2012
• Performing Organization:
  University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20020901
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20120831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/193333/cdc_193333_DS1.pdf
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