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A Focus on Nutrition: Key findings from the 2008/09 NZ Adult Nutrition Survey

Published online: 
02 September 2011

Errata 29 February 2012

Estimates of total diabetes have been revised.  The following sections of the full report have been updated:

  • Executive summary, Diabetes section (page xxv).
  • Chapter 8: Nutrition-related Health Outcomes: 8.6 Diabetes and HbA1c (pages 298-300, including Table 8.8).

Summary

The 2008/09 New Zealand Adult Nutrition Survey was carried out from October 2008 to October 2009. A total of 4721 adults aged 15+ years participated, including 1040 Maori and 757 Pacific peoples.

The report presents key findings from the survey, including:

  • energy and nutrient intake
  • dietary sources of nutrients
  • dietary habits
  • dietary supplement use
  • food security.

The report also includes results from the examination component of the survey, including:

  • body size
  • blood pressure
  • biochemical indicators of nutritional and health status.

Where appropriate, data were compared to the 1997 National Nutrition Survey to examine changes over time.

Ethnic groups

Two supplementary reports examining differences between ethnic groups (Māori and non-Māori, Pacific and non-Pacific) have been published.

Vitamin D

Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels were measured, but analysis was not complete at the time of publication. A fact sheet reporting vitamin D levels of adult New Zealanders will be published in March 2012.

Publishing information

  • Date of publication:
    September 2011
    Hardcopy date of publication:
    September 2011
    ISBN:
    978-0-478-37348-6 (Online)
    HP number:
    5412
    Citation:
    University of Otago and Ministry of Health. 2011. A Focus on Nutrition: Key findings of the 2008/09 New Zealand Adult Nutrition Survey. Wellington: Ministry of Health.
    Ordering information:
    Only soft copy available to download

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