%0 Journal Article
%T Assessement of Nutritional Status of Households Using Weighed Food Intake in North West Region of Cameroon
%A Ebai Nee Besong Patricia Ange
%A Gustave Mabiama
%A Eyenga Manga
%A Nyangono Biyegue Fernande C.
%A Winifred Fila Ogah
%A Eridiong O Onyenweaku
%J Food and Nutrition Sciences
%P 1-26
%@ 2157-9458
%D 2024
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/fns.2024.151001
%X This study determined the nutritional status of households in North western
region of Cameroon using weighed food intake. Twenty¨Ctwo rural and 106 urban
households were randomly selected for weighed food intake Descriptive and
inferential statistics were used to analyze collected data and significance at
p < 0.05 accepted. Corn fufu with huckleberry was the most frequently
consumed meal with little or no animal-source protein. Protein and B group
vitamins intake of respondents in both communities were below the FAO/WHO
recommended values while energy, iron, and vitamins A and C were in excess for
most age groups. Adolescents 10 - 19 years and adults 20 years and above failed
to meet at least 85% of RNI for calcium.
%K Food Intake
%K Household
%K Nutrients
%K Nutritional Status
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=130432