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Adequacy of the intake of vitamins and mineral in women participants in the Mexican National Nutrition Survey 2006 (ENSANUT‐2006)
Author(s) -
Villalpando Salvador,
RamirezSilva Ivonne,
MorenoSaracho Jessica,
ShamahLevy Teresa,
BeltranVelázquez Filiberto,
CamposVega Rocio
Publication year - 2013
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.27.1_supplement.841.7
Subject(s) - micronutrient , medicine , dietary reference intake , vitamin b12 , nutrient , zoology , dietary fiber , reference daily intake , environmental health , food frequency questionnaire , vitamin c , vitamin , physiology , food science , chemistry , biology , organic chemistry , pathology
Objective To evaluate the adequacy of intake of micronutrients and fiber in women from the ENSANUT‐2006. Methods Dietary intake and compliance with dietary recommendations were estimates for a sample of Mexican women aged >;19 years from ENSANUT‐2006. Food intake came from a food frequency questionnaire. Dietary adequacy was classified into adequate (adequacy >;100%), moderately inadequate (50–99%), and highly inadequate (<50%). Analysis Means of adequacy were estimated through linear and polynomial multiple regression. Results The adequacy for vitamin A varied by age from 69–79%, the following intakes decreased progressively with age: Vitamin C 69–50%, folate 26–12.4%, vitamin B12 56.4–34.4%. For minerals iron decreased from 21.2–12‐13% and increased to 45% in >;50 years of age. Calcium increased with age from 24.9–32.9% and declined to 15.0%. Magnesium intake decreased from 56.6–36.9% and phosphate increased from 57.8–88.2%. The adequacy for fiber increased with age from 12–36%. Discussion We documented evidence about the low dietary intake of vitamins and minerals prevailing in Mexican women, although the coincidence with the prevalence of micronutrients deficiencies only occurred with vitamins A and C, calcium, magnesium.