Mineral Intake in Urban Pregnant Women from Base Diet, Fortified Foods, and Food Supplements: Focus on Calcium, Iron, and Zinc.
- Author:
Hai Xian JIA
1
,
2
;
Jun Hua HAN
3
;
Hu Zhong LI
3
;
Dong LIANG
3
;
Tao Tao DENG
3
;
Su Ying CHANG
4
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords: Base diet; Food Supplements; Fortified food; Mineral intake
- MeSH: Adult; Calcium, Dietary; analysis; metabolism; China; Cities; Diet; Dietary Supplements; analysis; Female; Food, Fortified; analysis; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Humans; Iron, Dietary; analysis; metabolism; Micronutrients; analysis; metabolism; Minerals; analysis; Pregnancy; Socioeconomic Factors; Urban Health; statistics & numerical data; Young Adult; Zinc; analysis; metabolism
- From: Biomedical and Environmental Sciences 2016;29(12):898-901
- CountryChina
- Language:English
- Abstract: In the Chinese national nutrition surveys, fortified foods were not investigated separately from the base diet, and the contribution of fortified foods to micronutrients intake is not very clear. This study investigated the diet, including fortified foods and food supplements, of urban pregnant women and analyzed the intake of calcium, iron, and zinc to assess the corresponding contributions of fortified foods, food supplements, and the base diet. The results demonstrated that the base diet was the major source of calcium, iron, and zinc, and was recommended to be the first choice for micronutrients intake. Furthermore, consumption of fortified foods and food supplements offered effective approaches to improve the dietary intake of calcium, iron, and zinc in Chinese urban pregnant women.
