Due
consideration was given to any change in the dietary
pattern because of employment, movement to other
places or changes in the financial status. From this
information, the average daily intake of various food
stuffs was calculated. This data was further analysed
based on a food table of local staple diets derived from
several source^^^^ to obtain each participant’s average
daily total calorie intake and consumption of carbohydrate,
protein, fat, saturated fat, cholesterol and
linoleic acid.