国家监狱菜单的营养特点
Laura Bain1, Kevin L Sauer1, Mitchel K Holliday2
1Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, USA.
概括
监狱菜单往往无法满足营养需求,提供多余的卡路里,和脂肪和,同时缺乏必要的水果和蔬菜. 这种"适合所有人"的方法有助于监禁人口的健康差异.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 营养科学 营养科学
- 纠正 医疗保健 医疗保健
背景情况:
- 与营养相关的健康差异在美国监狱中很普遍.
- 监狱食品服务不足可能会加剧囚犯的慢性健康状况.
研究的目的:
- 评估美国惩戒设施提供的菜单的营养质量.
- 识别潜在的性别和年龄特定的营养不足.
主要方法:
- 从惩教机构获得的主菜单和营养分析.
- 使用电子表格软件提取和分析菜单和营养数据.
- 评估了对性别,年龄和活动水平的饮食建议的遵守.
主要成果:
- 超过一半的监狱使用非性别菜单,导致女性摄入过多的卡路里和和脂肪.
- 在男性和女性囚犯的饮食中观察到过多的.
- 在所有分析的菜单中,水果和蔬菜份量始终低于推的饮食指南.
结论:
- 目前的监狱菜单开发是一个"适合所有人"的方法,未能考虑到特定的人口需求.
- 美国人饮食指南的不一致应用有助于营养缺乏.
- 制定和实施量身定制的营养指南对于惩戒系统至关重要.
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