BACKGROUND A woman's nutritional status before conception and during pregnancy is important for maternal health and the health of the foetus. The aim of the study was to compare diet intake in early pregnant women with non-pregnant women. METHODS Between September 2006 and March 2009, 226 women in early pregnancy were consecutively recruited at five antenatal clinics in Northern Sweden. Refer...

OBJECTIVE Objectives of this study were 1) to investigate the mineral intake by Chinese lactating women, 2) to explore the dietary source of minerals, and 3) the ratios between different dietary minerals. METHODS A total of 468 lactating women in 5-240 days post-partum participated in this study. Food intakes by participants were measured using one time of 24-hour dietary recall, and minerals...

PURPOSE This study was performed to evaluate the dietary nutrient intake status and hair mineral content of Korean young children. METHODS Fifty-five children who visited Seoul National University Bundang Hospital were divided into three groups by age: infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. The 24-hour recall method was used to collect the food intake data of the subjects. Hair mineral analysis...

BACKGROUND Adolescents, influenced by modern youth culture, may have a diet containing too little iron and other vital nutrients. MATERIALS AND METHODS Adolescents from Finnmark county, situated well above the arctic circle in Norway, from a Sami culture, and from a coastal culture, were examined to study hemoglobin, iron stores, dietary composition, food habits and life-style. A short interv...

Our objective was to assess the impact of preconceptional heme and non-heme iron on gestational diabetes mellitius (GDM) in the Boston University Slone Epidemiology Birth Defects Study (BDS). This retrospective cohort analysis included 7229 participants enrolled in the BDS between 1998 and 2008 who gave birth to non-malformed infants and were free of pre-existing diabetes. All data were collect...

Iron has been suggested to be a risk factor for colorectal neoplasia. Some individuals who are heterozygous for mutations in the hemochromatosis gene (HFE) have higher than average serologic measures of iron. We therefore investigated whether heterozygosity for HFE mutations was related to risk of advanced distal adenoma and whether the relationship was affected by dietary iron intake. In the P...

Background: Anemia, interpreted as a low blood hemoglobin values, was considered as a major health complication in the world.  However, anemia in pregnancy is a global public health problem in the developing countries, posing high risk of adverse results for expecting mothers as well as their fetus. The aim of study was to compare nutrientschr('39') intake among pregnant anemic & non-anemic wom...

We performed a cross-sectional study to compare the intake of energy, macronutrients, fiber, sodium and iron and the anthropometric status of infants and toddlers living in North (Milano) and South Italy (Catania). Nutrient intake was evaluated using a 7-day weighed food record. Out of 400 planned children aged 6 to 36 months, 390 (98%) were recruited, 189 in Milano and 201 in Catania. The mean...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the possible association between total daily iron intake during pregnancy, haemoglobin in early pregnancy and the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in women at increased risk of GDM. DESIGN A prospective cohort study (based on a cluster-randomised controlled trial, where the intervention and the usual care groups were combined). SETTING Primary healthcare ...

OBJECTIVE To show the effects of statistical approaches of data analysis to be used in the development of Food-Based Dietary Guidelines (FBDG). SETTING Databases from dietary surveys in 6 European countries. RESULTS Quantile analysis based on iron intake among adult women resulted in differences among European countries regarding (macro) nutrient intake and consumption of food groups. Howev...