Abstract
Nutritional survey of daily intake of food was carried out at the department of biochemistry, University of Karachi, during 2000-2001. Nutrient intake for adult person was recorded 95 % confident limits of mean standard percentage of total energy intake for main macronutrient’s calories and proteins / kg body weight. The result shows that an average diet intake consist of higher value of energy i.e. 80.77 kcal / kg as compared to RDA (1989) findings which are up to 50 Kcal/kg. Considering overall food intake during one day, it is observed that the whole day energy is fairly higher than the normal. In Pakistan a large population is provided by more or less similar pattern of nutrient intake including cereals, meat, egg, milk, vegetable, fruit, oil and butter. The values of nutrient intake are fairly reliable with the exception of carbohydrates, niacin, vitamin A, B6, B12 and D which should be improved in general diet..
