THE BARBADOS FOOD CONSUMPTION AND ANTHROPOMETRIC
SURVEYS Prepared the National Nutrition Centre |
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Rome 2005 |
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The survey: objectives and methods
Main findings
Policies and programmes: issues and actions
Demography and health: trends and indicators
The economy
Education
Agriculture and food supply
Health care
Nutrition services
Survey methodology
Data processing and analysis
Recommendations for future surveys: difficulties encountered and limitations of the survey
Household characteristics
Individuals' characteristics
Nutrient and food intakes
Determinants of overweight and obesity
Determinants of micronutrient adequacy
Determinants of dietary diversity
Poverty profile: links with nutrition, health and socio-economic factors
Older people
6. POLICIES AND PROGRAMMES: ISSUES AND ACTIONS
Making informed choices
Taking preventive action
Improving dietary management
Special targeted programmes
Strategies
I. References
II. Table A.1: Frequency of consumption of 84 foods
III. Table A.2: Best food sources of nutrients, based on consumers only
IV. Table A.3: List of generic foods
V. List of participants: Barbados food consumption and anthropometric survey (2000)