Food and nutrient intakes by British women aged 15–25 years, with particular reference to dieting habits and iron intakes

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Abstract
A dietary survey of 15–25 year old men and women throughout Britain was carried out in 1982. Food and nutrient intakes were estimated from two week semi‐quantitative diary records. Mean intakes of iron among the 461 women were found to be low, with 44 % of these participants consuming less than 8 mg/ day. Women under 22 years of age and those who were attempting to lose weight had the poorest nutrient intakes. This may be attributable to diets of lower nutrient density amongst youngest women and to energy restriction amongst the dieters. Nearly one third of the women surveyed perceived themselves as overweight.