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Total Authors: 3
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| Affiliation: | [1] Univ Sao Paulo, Fac Med Ribeirao Preto, Programa Posgrad Saude Comunidade, BR-14049900 Ribeirao Preto, SP - Brazil
[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Fac Med Ribeirao Preto, Dept Med Sociol, BR-14049900 Ribeirao Preto, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 2
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | REVISTA DE NUTRICAO-BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF NUTRITION; v. 27, n. 3, p. 321-327, MAY-JUN 2014. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 0 |
| Abstract | |
OBJECTIVE:To estimate food and dietary folate inadequacies in the diets of adult pregnant women.METHODS:A prospective study was conducted with 103 healthy pregnant adult users of the Public Health Care System of Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo,Brazil. The present study included the 82 women with complete food intake data during pregnancy, which were collected by three 24-hour dietary recalls. Food folate (folate naturally present in foods) and dietary folate (food folate plus folate from fortified wheat flour and cornmeal) inadequacies were determined, using the Estimated Average Requirement as cutoff.RESULTS:The diets of 100% and 94% of the pregnant women were inadequate in food folate and dietary folate, respectively. However, fortified foods increased the medium availability of the nutrient by 87%.CONCLUSION:The large number of pregnant women consuming low-folate diets was alarming. Nationwide population studies are needed to confirm the hypothesized high prevalence of low-folate diets among pregnant women. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 11/03781-8 - Adequacy of folate intake and the effect of flour fortification in pregnant women attended by the National Health System of Ribeirão Preto, Brazil. |
| Grantee: | Lívia Castro Crivellenti |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Master |