Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-1990
Abstract
Diet and sugar eating habits, in particular sweet preference levels, are gradually nurtured over time by culturally accepted dietary norms. The dietary habits of Malaysia's three main ethnic groups are distinctively different from each other and expectedly, many studies have discovered significant ethnic variations in caries experience. In order to guide further research work into the causes of these variations, this pilot study was designed to establish whether ethnic variations exist in sweet preference levels. This study found that although the difference in sweet preference between boys and girls in this sample was not statistically significant, the ethnic variation was statistically significant. The implications of this study and suggestions for further research in this field are discussed.
Keywords
Article child dental caries female food intake human male Diet, Cariogenic Dietary Carbohydrates Ethnic Groups Food Preferences Malaysia Pilot Projects Sucrose
Divisions
CommunityDentistry
Publication Title
Journal of Pedodontics
Volume
14
Issue
3
Additional Information
Cited By (since 1996): 1 Export Date: 3 July 2012 Abstrat literature review Source: Scopus CODEN: JOPED PubMed ID: 2081132 Language of Original Document: English Chemicals/CAS: Dietary Carbohydrates; Sucrose, 57-50-1