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Folate intake in college‐age women
Author(s) -
Reilly Ruth Ann,
Burke Joanne Delaney,
Lofgren Ingrid Elizabeth,
Morrell Jesse Stabile
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.21.5.a705-b
Subject(s) - medicine , fortification , environmental health , population , incidence (geometry) , dietary reference intake , food and drug administration , gerontology , demography , nutrient , biology , food science , ecology , physics , sociology , optics
In the Young Adult Health Risk Screening Initiative, 548 women from the University of New Hampshire between the ages of 18–25 (mean age 19.2±1.2) completed a self‐reported three day diet analysis (Diet Analysis+ 7.0). Although mean dietary intake (410.13μg/day) of folate fell within the DRI recommendation, 65% of the women had daily folate intakes below 400μg/day. Additionally, many women did not meet the suggested MyPyramid recommended servings for grains (59%), vegetables (43%) and fruits (64%). Despite fortification efforts by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration, college‐age women represent a population that is not meeting folate recommendations. Given folate's recognized role in reducing the incidence of neural tube defects and the reproductive age of college‐age women, this population could benefit from increased consumption of dietary folate. Supported in part by Office of Sustainability, NH Agricultural Experiment Station #11R571