•3,728 people took part in the survey and completed
the diet record and
1,435 (age >8yrs) provided a blood sample
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•As in the previous four National Diet and Nutrition
Surveys (NDNS) those in
institutions, of no fixed abode or who were pregnant or very ill were not included
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•The data have been analysed by sex, age, geographic location, whether urban or non-urban dwelling and by
ethnicity
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•In the report data on micronutrient intake is
presented from Food
Sources only and not All Sources (food and supplements)
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•This means that the prevalence of inadequate intake
(below the LRNI) may
have been slightly overestimated
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•Supplements usually provided <10%
of total intake
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•Direct comparison with the corresponding NDNS, which
looked at intakes from All Sources, is thus not straightforward