The effect of supplement use on vitamin C intake

Canada. Statistics Canada Health Reports

Didier Garriguet

关键词: ascorbic acid;    diet;    fruit;    nutrition;    vegetables;   

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

来源: Statistics Canada / Statistique Canada

【 摘 要 】

According to results from the 2004 Canadian Community Health Survey–Nutrition, Canadians get an average of 132 milligrams of vitamin C a day from food.About one adult in five has inadequate dietary intake of vitamin C.A third of Canadians take vitamin C supplements, which add 100 milligrams to total average daily intake.Supplement use lowers the overall percentage of adults with inadequate intake by 5 percentage points to 17%.Smokers, people who eat fruit and vegetables infrequently, and members of households with low income and low educational attainment tend to have relatively low vitamin C intake.

【 授权许可】

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