High sugar intake in a group of women on methadone maintenance in South Western Sydney, Australia
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Nutritional assessment comprising dietary and anthropometric measurements was conducted in a group of 86 women attending a methadone maintenance clinic in South Western Sydney, Australia. Dietary data were obtained by two 24-hour recall interviews using a standardized interview format. Nutrient intake was analysed using the NUTTAB data base of Australian foods (1992). Mean age of the sample was 29.8 (range 18-46) years and mean body mass index was 22.7 (range 16.2-43.4) kg/m2. The diet of the study group was characterized by a low energy intake of 6.48 MF (95% CI 6.02-6.94), a high sugars intake of 122 g (95% CI 112-132), a high percentage of total energy (31%, 95% CI 29-32) derived from sugars, and a low dietary fibre intake of 10.7 g (95% CI 9.7-12.3). This eating pattern may contribute to the high prevalence of a dental caries and chronic constipation observed in the group. The results pattern also support anecdotal evidence of a craving for sweetness described by addicts. Despite the low energy intake, body mass indices of the group were no different from the normal population. It is possible that 2 days' intake was insufficient to accurately measure accustomed diet in this group of women. Alternatively, the low intake may be a consequence of their largely sedentary life-styles.
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- Authors
- ZADOR, D., WALL, P. M. L., & WEBSTER, I.
- Affiliations
- South Western Sydney Local Health District (AU)
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- Corresponding author
- ZADOR, D.
- Venue
- Addiction
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 1996-07
- Volume
- 91
- Issue
- 7
- Pages
- 1053-1061
- ISSN
- 0965-2140 (ISSN-L)
- 1360-0443
- OpenAlex
- W1998340685
- Cited by
- 95
- References
- 20
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- FWCI
- 0.00
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Addiction (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Keywords
- methadone maintenance treatment, opioid use disorder, women, sugar consumption, dietary fiber intake, energy intake, dental caries, chronic constipation, sweet craving, sedentary lifestyle, body mass index, nutritional assessment
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Analgesics, Opioid, Anthropometry, Australia, Energy Intake, Carbohydrates, Cross-Sectional Studies, Heroin, Female, Humans, Methadone, Middle Aged, Women, Body Mass Index, Substance-Related Disorders
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