prought to Enewetak Atoll from Ujelang Atoll.
Sufficient quantities have been available for the
average consumption rate to have been 1 coconut
per day, per person, if all coconuts were
consumed. However, all the coconuts were not
consumed, a significant number were fed to pigs or
left to decay, and thus the average coconut
consumption rate has been less than 1 coconutper
person per day (Wilson, 1985). In short, the
average coconut consumption rate in our diet
model appears to be somewhat higher than in
other sources of information we have found,
except the BNL report.
Another way to evaluate the general
validity of a proposed diet modelis to determine
the total daily intake in terms of mass and
calories. A summary of the grams per day (g d-1)
intake of solid foods plus milk products and
liquids in our diet model compared with average
US.diets is listed in Table 8. Also listed are the
average kilocalories per day (kcal d-!) intake
for the diet model when imported foods are both
available and unavailable, and for the U.S.
population from three different sources (Yang
and Nelson, 1986; Abraham et al., 1979; Rupp,
1980). The average food intake reported for
Japan by Hisamatsu et al. (1987) and by the
Japanese Ministry of Health and Welfare is
1253 g d-! and 1352 g d-!, respectively
(Hisamatsuet al., 1987).
The intake of about 1440 g d
milk products (1164 g solids + 274
diet model when imported foods
available,
is higher by about 200 to 400 g q-! than the
results from the U.S. and Japanese burveys that
also include milk and milk profiucts. The
3208 kcal d-! in the diet model exc
average bya little more than 1000
average recommended allowanc for caloric
intake range from 2000 to 3200 ai d-!, and
individual recommended allowanc from 1600 to
4000 kcal d-! (Dietary Standard
1964; FAO, 1957; Joint FOA,WHO
ICRP, 1975; NAS, 1980).
This comparison showsthat o
based upon the MLSC survey at Uj
not seriously at variance with t
Japanese data for g d-! intake or f
calories consumed.
The calculation of body burfien, dietary
intake, and calorie intake for thE
observation is that in the Mars
today this is unrealistic. The
imported foods is present, they
staples in the diet, and suppliers
transport are also available.
resupply schedules may be somewhat erratic,
Table 8. Comparison of the average adult diet model for the Northern Marshall Islands
average adult diet for the United States.
Average adult diet
model for the Northern
Marshall Islands
Food intake, g d-1
“Imported
Foods Unavailable” diet (Figure 3 and Table 8)
Imports
available
Imports
unavailable
1164
pith the
Average adult
- Yang and
r
ni
Nelson
(1986)
Abraham et
(1979)
Rupp
(1980)
845
1066
1526
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1232
1853
1925
Fluid intake, g d-1
2326
696
Caloric intake, keal d-!
3208
1392
1351
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