Breast-fed infants in Bangladeshi villages were weighed at 1, 2, 6, 9 and 12 months. The concentrations of zinc and copper in the breast milk were measured and the daily intake of these elements calculated. Breast milk Zn concentration decreased over the year but was comparable with that found in developed countries. The calculated daily intake decreased from 17.7 to 8.0 mumol (10-30% of recomm...

OBJECTIVES To determine and evaluate dietary intake of selenium and copper by resident undergraduate students of the University of Ghana. DESIGN Prospective/comparative study. SETTING The university of Ghana, Legon, Accra. SUBJECT One hundred and fifty undergraduate resident students in five out of seven halls of residence of the University of Ghana. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Pre-tested str...

A study was designed to determine the effect of supplementation of biscuits with and without micronutrients on the weight and height of adolescent girls (N=107) in the age group of 10 to 16 years studying in a government school in Jaipur city. Data on weights and heights were collected using standardized techniques. Hundred grams of biscuits furnishing 497 kcal and 11.36 g of protein per day fo...

A wide range of minerals is essential for human health. The recommended dietary allowances (RDAs) serve as guidelines for daily intakes of nutrients that population groups in the United States should have in their diets. Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) have been established for the following essential minerals: calcium, phosphorus, and magnesium. In addition, DRIs have been set for other trace...

Current interest in preventive nutritional supplementation strategies during the reproductive cycle in developed countries focuses mainly on iron and folic acid. Iron deficiency is the most common cause of anaemia. Inadequate iron nutrition is mainly a problem in developing countries but it also seems to affect a large proportion of pregnant women in the industrialised world. There is no chance...

Vitamin and mineral supplementation is often prescribed by physicians to meet the additional nutrient requirements of pregnancy. In order to partially ascertain the effectiveness of these prenatal supplements, the retention of calcium and iron was determined in pregnant women consuming supplemented or unsupplemented self-selected diets. The retention of phosphorus and magnesium, minerals not in...

This study attempted to assess the nutritional status of tribals in three different regions of Andhra Pradesh state through Body Mass Index method. To calculate calorie intake, twenty-four hour recall method was adopted and compared with Indian Council of Medical Research’s recommended dietary allowances. The study found considerable differences in terms of average body weight, height and Body ...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES Dietary inadequacy is common in developing countries and so is in immune-deficient HIV infected individuals. Hence, an assessment of dietary patterns was done among a group of HIV infected individuals and compared with recommended dietary allowances. METHODS One hundred consecutive HIV infected individuals were interviewed from the Immunodeficiency Clinic of a tertiary...