A Focus on Pacific Nutrition
Findings from the 2008/09 New Zealand Adult Nutrition Survey
Summary
This report presents key findings for Pacific peoples from the 2008/09 New Zealand Adult Nutrition Survey, including energy and nutrient intake, dietary supplement use, dietary habits and eating patterns, food security, and nutrition-related health (eg, body size, blood pressure and diabetes). This report also includes comparisons between Pacific and non-Pacific peoples, as well as changes since the 1997 National Nutrition Survey (where possible).
This report is a companion report to A Focus on Nutrition: Key findings of the 2008/09 New Zealand Adult Nutrition Survey and A Focus on Maori Nutrition: Findings from the 2008/09 New Zealand Adult Nutrition Survey.
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 and over participated in the survey, including 757 Pacific peoples.
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Date of publication:February 2012ISBN:978-0-478-37384-4 (online)HP number:5445Citation:Ministry of Health. 2012. A Focus on Pacific Nutrition: Findings from the 2008/09 New Zealand Adult Nutrition Survey. Wellington: Ministry of Health.Ordering information:Only soft copy available to download
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