Investigation of Milk and Alternatives Intake and the Impact of School Nutrition Programs in First Nations Schoolchildren

• Main Author: Gates, Michelle
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: University of Waterloo 2010
• Subjects: Diet; Aboriginal; Health Studies and Gerontology; Attawapiskat; Canada; Fort Albany; Kashechewan; First Nations
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10012/5435

Objectives: To assess the intake of milk and alternatives, calcium, and vitamin D in on-reserve First Nations youth in Ontario, Canada; and the relationship of these nutrients to body mass index. To assess the impact of a simple food provision program on the intakes of milk and alternatives among Fi...