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Food sources of energy and key micronutrients in diets of the Bangladeshi population
Author(s) -
Bermudez Odilia,
Lividini Keith,
Smitz Marc-Francois,
Fiedler John L.
Publication year - 2012
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.26.1_supplement.378.2
Subject(s) - spinach , micronutrient , population , biofortification , dietary reference intake , food energy , environmental health , food science , reference daily intake , nutrient , toxicology , zoology , medicine , biology , ecology , biochemistry , pathology
Objective To estimate food sources of energy and key micronutrients (MN), and assess intakes and risk for inadequate intakes of vitamin A (VA), iron (Fe) and zinc (Zn) in the Bangladeshi population. Methods Food acquisition data from the Bangladesh 2005 Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES) were used to estimate food sources and intakes of energy (E), VA, Fe and Zn by applying adult equivalents (AEq) for food consumption. Intakes of Fe and Zn were adjusted by bioavailability. Results The Bangladeshi population got their energy mainly from rice (71%), soybean oil (5%) and wheat (2%). VA came from spinach (32%), perbol (20%) and gourds (11%); Fe from spinach (28%), rice (23%) and wheat (7%); and Zn from rice (52%), wheat (12%) and spinach (7%). National intake of energy was 2,239 Kcal/AEq, while, for VA, Fe and Zn, intakes were: VA: 306 ug, Fe 0.75 mg and Zn 2.14 per AEq. And proportions of population at risk of inadequate intakes reached 83% for VA, 81% for Fe and 39% for Zn. Conclusions Using a national survey (Bangladesh 2005) with data on food acquisition, we estimated apparent food consumption and MN intakes that enabled us to estimate MN intakes, compare them to MN recommendations, and estimate the prevalence of inadequate intakes. Funding: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Grand Challenge 9 grant