Emerging obesity among preschool-aged Canadian Inuit children: results from the Nunavut Inuit Child Health Survey

• Main Authors: Galloway, Tracey, Young, T. Kue, Egeland, Grace M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: Inuit; Child; Growth; Obesity; Overweight; Preschool; Canada; Arctic; Nunavut; International Polar Year; inuit
• Online Access: https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/bbb8cd1a-421e-4877-83da-5857f3c2cbbb; https://doi.org/10.7939/r3-tzma-v638

"Objectives: The study goal was to evaluate the growth status of preschool-age Canadian Inuit children. Study design: As part of a larger study of population health across the Canadian High Arctic, the International Polar Year Inuit Health Survey collected growth and nutrition data on 388 children aged 3 to 5 years. Methods: Data collection included anthropometric measures, health history, food frequency and 24-hour recall. Height and BMI were compared with the 2000 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) growth reference (1); 24-hour recall and FFQ results were tabulated to produce daily and monthly frequencies of consumption of market and country foods." (as cited in abstract)