Quantitative estimates of dietary intake with special emphasis on snacking pattern and nutritional status of free living adults in urban slums of Delhi: impact of nutrition transition

Table 3 Median food groups intake (expressed as per consumption unit) in study households (N = 261)

Food group	Indian Council of Medical Research^a (2010) Recommended intakes	Intake/ Consumption unit^b [Median (Range)]
Cereals (g)	375	296.5 (73.8–916.7)
Fats (g)	25	36.9 (5.1–151.7)
Milk (g)	300	117.1 (7.5–653.7)
Sugars (g)	20	20.0 (1.4–137.9)
Fruits (g)	100	34.3 (0.7–219.0)
Roots & tubers (g)^c	200	95.3 (3.1–373.9)
Roots & tubers (g)^c	200	(n = 257)
Green Leafy Vegetables (g)^c,d	100	15.2 (0.8–166.7)
Green Leafy Vegetables (g)^c,d	100	(n = 94)
Other Vegetables (g)^c,d	200	41.3 (0.8–245.0)
Other Vegetables (g)^c,d	200	(n = 128)
Total Vegetables (g)	500	130.0 (0–441.8)
Meat (g)^c	30	41.7 (0.3–260.8)
Meat (g)^c	30	(n = 109)
Pulses (g)^c	45	29.6 (0.9–206.4)
Pulses (g)^c	45	(n = 238)

^aIndian Council of Medical Research (ICMR): Dietary Guidelines for Indians- A manual. New Delhi: National Institute of Nutrition, Indian Council of Medical Research; 2010
^bConsumption Units (CU); One consumption unit is defined as the calorie consumption of an average adult man, weighing 60 kg, doing sedentary type of work. The other coefficients are worked out on the basis of calorie requirement proportionately. Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) developed these coefficients for different age groups, sex and physical activity
^cMedian intake of meat, pulses and kinds of vegetables given with number of HHs consuming [Median (Inter- Quartile Range (n))]
^dIntakes are less than 25 % of the recommendations; values indicated in bold

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