Nutrition is obviously closely related to health and well-being.
A Focus on Māori Nutrition, a Ministry of Health publication, makes a number of points about nutrition among Māori.
Māori males and females consume a higher mean percentage of energy from total fat,
saturated fat and monounsaturated fat than non-Māori males and females.
Māori males and females are significantly less likely to take dietary supplements than Pākeha.
Māori are less likely than non-Māori to eat breakfast daily, choose reduced fat or trim
milk, trim fat off meat, remove the skin from chicken, and to never or rarely add salt to
food.
These trends impact on various nutrition-related health incomes.
These included increased rates of obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol levels and diabetes.
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