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Food Sources of Shortfall Nutrients among Latin Americans: Results from the Latin American Study of Health and Nutrition (ELANS)
- Source :
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Repositório Institucional da USP (Biblioteca Digital da Produção Intelectual), Universidade de São Paulo (USP), instacron:USP, Volume 18, Issue 9, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 4967, p 4967 (2021)
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- MDPI, 2021.
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Abstract
- Increased consumption of energy-dense, nutrient-poor foods can lead to inadequate intakes of shortfall nutrients, including vitamin A, D, C, and E, dietary folate, calcium, iron, magnesium, potassium, and fiber. The objective was to examine the prevalence of inadequate intake of shortfall nutrients and identify food sources of shortfall nutrients in eight Latin American countries. Data from ELANS, a multi-country, population-based study of 9218 adolescents and adults were used. Dietary intake was collected through two 24 h Recalls from participants living in urban areas of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Foods and beverages were classified using the adapted version of the NHANES “What We Eat in America” system. Nutrients inadequacy was estimated using the Institute of Medicine recommendations and descriptive statistics were calculated. Prevalence of inadequacy was above 50% for most of the nutrients, which the exception of vitamin C with a prevalence of inadequacy of 39%. Milk, cheese, seafoods, breads, and fruit juices/drinks were among the top 5 sources for each of the 10 shortfall nutrients examined. Many food categories were top contributors to more than one dietary component examined. Understanding the nutrient intake and food sources can help inform dietary guidance and intervention approaches.
- Subjects :
- Vitamin
Adult
cross-sectional
Latin Americans
diet intake
Adolescent
030309 nutrition & dietetics
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Population
food sources
Argentina
ELANS
Nutritional Status
030209 endocrinology & metabolism
Institute of medicine
Colombia
Article
03 medical and health sciences
chemistry.chemical_compound
0302 clinical medicine
Nutrient
Dietary folate
AMÉRICA LATINA
Environmental health
parasitic diseases
Peru
Humans
Chile
education
0303 health sciences
education.field_of_study
shortfall nutrients
Descriptive statistics
Dietary intake
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Vitamins
Nutrition Surveys
Venezuela
Diet
Geography
Latin America
chemistry
Medicine
Ecuador
Energy Intake
Brazil
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 16604601 and 16617827
- Volume :
- 18
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....d53c2db03eb660b7c4cd1f624b948655