Nutrient intake and food consumption among pregnant women from an agricultural region of Morocco

A study was conducted on the influence of maternal education level on food consumption, energy and nutrient intake, and dietary adequacy in 110 pre-school children from Madrid, Spain. With increasing maternal education, children consumed more sugar (p < 0.05), fruit (p < 0.05), and fish (p < 0.05). Snacking was more frequent with decreasing maternal education (p < 0.05). Though statistical significance was not reached, the consumption of pre-cooked foods was greater among children of mothers educated to a higher level, a phenomenon probably related to the work situation of these women. With respect to dietary composition, no significant differences were found between groups for macronutrient, fiber and energy intakes, except for energy supplied by polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), which was greater in the children of less educated women (p < 0.01). This is probably due to their greater consumption of sunflower seed oil. The diets of children belonging to well-educated mothers came closer to meeting the recommended intakes for folate, vitamin C, and iodine. It would seem that maternal educational level influences the food habits of children. Mothers with less education may require special advice in this area.

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Food Consumption, Nutrient Intake, and Prevalence of Malnutrition in Relation with Geographical and Socio-Economic Factors Among Older Chinese: Findings from Chinese National Nutrition and Healthy Survey 2010-2013

SSRN Electronic Journal ◽

10.2139/ssrn.3210896 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Jian Zhang ◽

Pengkun Song ◽

Liyun Zhao ◽

Kai Yu ◽

Jing Yin ◽

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Keyword(s):

Food Consumption ◽

Nutrient Intake ◽

Economic Factors ◽

Older Chinese ◽

Socio Economic Factors

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Food consumption and nutrient intake and their relationship among nepalese

Nutrition Research ◽

10.1016/s0271-5317(05)80518-4 ◽

1993 ◽

Vol 13 (9) ◽

pp. 987-994 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Kazuko Hirai ◽

Jonko Nakayama ◽

Mitsuko Sonoda ◽

Yoshimi Ohno ◽

Yoshinobu Okuno ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Food Consumption ◽

Nutrient Intake

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Effects of synbiotic food consumption on glycemic status and serum hs-CRP in pregnant women: a randomized controlled clinical trial

HORMONES ◽

10.14310/horm.2002.1489 ◽

2002 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Mohsen Taghizadeh ◽

Zatolla Asemi

Keyword(s):

Clinical Trial ◽

Pregnant Women ◽

Food Consumption ◽

Controlled Clinical Trial ◽

Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial ◽

Glycemic Status ◽

Randomized Controlled ◽

Hs Crp

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Nutrient intake and food consumption of adolescents and young adults with phenylketonuria

Acta Paediatrica ◽

10.1111/j.1651-2227.1995.tb13748.x ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 84 (7) ◽

pp. 743-748 ◽

Cited By ~ 25

Author(s):

B Schulz ◽

HJ Bremer

Keyword(s):

Young Adults ◽

Food Consumption ◽

Nutrient Intake ◽

Adolescents And Young Adults

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Consumers’ Requirements for Functional Foods

Bulletin of University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca Food Science and Technology ◽

10.15835/buasvmcn-fst:2019.0032 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 76 (2) ◽

pp. 138

Author(s):

Corina MAXIM ◽

Anca FĂRCAȘ ◽

Dan Cristian VODNAR ◽

Maria TOFANĂ ◽

Sonia SOCACI

Keyword(s):

Chronic Disease ◽

Food Consumption ◽

Functional Food ◽

Nutrient Intake ◽

Scientific Community ◽

Functional Foods ◽

Health Benefit ◽

Rural And Urban ◽

Rural And Urban Area ◽

Different Levels

Although there is still no legal definition, functional foods are considered by the scientific community as providing additional benefits beyond the general benefits of nutrient intake and satisfaction of hunger. The bioactive compounds present in these products should provide a scientifically proven health benefit for the prevention, management or treatment of chronic disease. The aim of the present study was to investigate the consumers’ awareness, knowledge and interest for functional food consumption. The study was conducted on 120 respondents that answered a 16-questionaire distributed online. The participants were adults from rural and urban area, with different levels of education. The data collected from the respondents showed that women are more aware and interested in functional foods than the male respondents. Only 15% of the participants said that they do not know the meaning of the term “functional foods”. This study has shown that the knowledge and interest of consumers’ for the functional foods is influenced by factors such as gender, age, education or income level. The prices together with the sensorial and health benefits were among the decisive factors.

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