AN INTRODUCTION TO NUTRITION NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR WITH A PRELIMINARY LOOK AT THE DIETARY INTAKES AND SOME RELATED HEALTH ISSUES IN SENIOR RESIDENTS OF THE PROVINCE

Nutrition Newfoundland and Labrador is a province wide survey of a ran dom sample of approximately 2000 residents of the province of Newfound land and Labrador. Survey questions address dietary intakes of respond ents and related nutrition and health issues. Preliminary findings on the 65-74 year old subgroup (342 respondents) suggest that only 17% in tentionally exercise in their leisure time, 30% take nutritional suppl ements, and almost 63% are aware of Canada's Food Guide to Healthy Eat ing. An increasing number of seniors would be expected to experience f ood insecurity although only 3% of the respondents admitted to not alw ays having enough food to eat. This may be partly due to the local ava ilability of wild/game foods. During the past year 76% claim to have e aten moose/caribou, 43% rabbit, 30% seal, and 23% wild birds. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Inc.