Adequacy of the intake of vitamins and mineral in women participants in the Mexican National Nutrition Survey 2006 (ENSANUT‐2006)

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.