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Women in Resource-Poor Settings Are at Risk of Inadequate Intakes of Multiple Micronutrients
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A systematic review was conducted to identify all studies that were published between 1988 and 2008 reporting micronutrient intakes of women in resource-poor settings. Inclusion criteria were study location (resource-poor), dietary assessment method (24-h recall, estimated/weighed record, or locally validated FFQ), energy and 1 or more micronutrient intakes reported (vitamin A, vitamin B-6, vitamin B-12, vitamin C, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, folate, iron, or zinc), age range (15-50 y), sample size (≥30), and sex (female). Of the 1560 papers identified, 52 papers were included. Results showed that, except for vitamin A (29%), vitamin C (34%), and niacin (34%), the reported mean/median intakes in over 50% of studies were below the Estimated Average Requirement (EAR). Folate intake was most often below EAR (91% of studies). Regional differences were apparent for intakes of vitamins A, C, and B-6 and riboflavin; mean/median intakes in Latin America exceeded the EAR, whereas in Asia, reported mean/median intakes of vitamin C, vitamin A, and riboflavin were below the EAR in 47, 50, and 77% of the studies, respectively, as was the case for vitamin B-6 in 75% of the studies in Africa. These results suggest that inadequate intakes of multiple micronutrients are common among women living in resource-poor settings and emphasize the need for increased attention to the quality of women's diets. There is a need for more high-quality studies of women's micronutrient intakes.
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- Authors
- Torheim, L. E., Ferguson, E. L., Penrose, K., & Arimond, M.
- Affiliations
- Fafo Foundation (NO)
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- University of California, Davis (US)
- Corresponding author
- Torheim, Liv Elin
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- The Journal of Nutrition
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- Elsevier BV
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- 2010-11
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- 140
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- 11
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- 2051S-2058S
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- United States Agency for International Development (GHN‐A‐00‐08‐00001‐00, 00001)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Nutrition and Health Studies
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Nutrition, Health, and Society Studies
- Keywords
- micronutrient intake, women's nutrition, resource-limited settings, vitamin A, vitamin C, folic acid, vitamin B6, riboflavin, nicotinic acid, iron, zinc, nutritional adequacy, estimated average requirement
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Deficiency Diseases, Developing Countries, Diet, Female, Humans, Middle Aged, Poverty Areas, Risk Factors, Micronutrients, Young Adult
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