تقدير كمية الألياف الغذائية في غذاء البالغين بمدينة الرياض

Abstract EN

Assistant Professor of Nutriton and Food Sciences Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences College of HEc and Art Ed.

The Purpose of the study was to determine dietary practices among the adult population in Riyadh City.

The sample consisted of 100 individual ages 19-40 years.

Data were collected using the interview method and included demographic characterstics, clinical examination, food frequency and a 24 hour recall diet.

Nutrients in the daily diet were catculated using the food composition table and effeciency ratios were extracted by comparing levels of the daily nutrient intake to the USRDA’s.

Other data were tabulated and summariezd using the averages and standard deviations.

Results showed that the food pattern of the sample is typical of the midditerenean region where the daily diet includes legumes, nuts, vegetables and fruits.

The average daily fiber consumption was 16 – 18 gram close to the RDA for the nutrient.