The Perception of Vitamins and Their Prevalence in Fortified Food and Supplements in Japan

Most vitamins are primarily ingested from foods. However, it has been reported that intakes of some vitamins do not meet the nutrition reference values even in high-income countries. In this case, vitamin-fortified foods and/or vitamin supplements are helpful to fix insufficient/deficient status. However, it is not clear whether consumers are aware of their nutritional status or whether they use these products efficiently. To address this issue, we conducted an online cross-sectional questionnaire survey among 14,741 Japanese adults (over 20 years old, 7489 males and 7252 females) concerning the perceptions and prevalence of vitamin-fortified food and/or vitamin supplements. Differences in distribution among groups were compared using the chi-squared test. According to dietary habits, 33.2% of the participants consumed a well-balanced diet every day, but 25.5% could not because of time (41.6%) or money (36.9%) constraints. The perception of each vitamin varied: the highest was for vitamin C (93.2%) and the lowest was for biotin (41.9%). In addition, only a portion of the participants believed that they took sufficient amounts of each vitamin; the highest was vitamin C (22.3%) and the lowest was biotin (5.2%). Despite this situation, most did not use vitamin-fortified food and/or vitamin supplements due to economic reasons. Among vitamin-fortified food and/or vitamin supplement users, the purposes for the usage of these products were varied, such as maintaining health (80.5%), supplementation of nutrients (47.8%), beauty-related purposes (27.5%), and to prevent infectious disease (23.2%). To remedy nutritional status in individuals, it is important to improve not only consumer awareness but also the environment, which can lead consumers to use acceptable vitamin products without any burden.

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Nutritional status of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients attending Kasr Alainy MS unit: an exploratory cross-sectional study

Journal of Egyptian Public Health Association ◽

10.1186/s42506-021-00080-3 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 96 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Zeinab E. Afifi ◽

Rania I. Shehata ◽

Asmaa F. El Sayed ◽

El Sayed M. Hammad ◽

Marwa R. Salem

Keyword(s):

Multiple Sclerosis ◽

Nutritional Status ◽

Dietary Habits ◽

Care Service ◽

Structured Interview ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Level Measurement ◽

Impact Scale

Abstract Background Nutrition was claimed to be a factor in MS causation, course, complications, and management. Several studies were conducted to assess the nutritional status of MS patients; however, few studies were conducted to assess this problem in Egypt. Therefore, the purpose of the current study was to assess the nutritional status of a sample of MS patients. Methods The researchers conducted an exploratory cross-sectional study among 76 relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS) patients attending Kasr Alainy Multiple Sclerosis Unit (KAMSU) from October 2018 to January 2019 to assess the nutritional status of a sample of MS patients. Data were collected using a structured interview questionnaire including an inquiry about the socioeconomic status, and nutritional status using anthropometric measurements, patient-generated subjective global assessment (PG-SGA), semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaires (SQFFQ), and hemoglobin level measurement. Assessment of fatigue was done using the Modified Fatigue Impact Scale 5-items version. Results The mean age of the study participants was 30 ± 6 years. The disease duration ranged from 2 to 264 months. Malnutrition was prevalent among 67.1% (27.6 % overweight, 36.8% obese, and 2.6% underweight). Half of the investigated patients were anemic. According to the PG-SGA, more than half of the studied patients (53.9%) were classified as moderately or suspected malnourished. The unhealthy dietary habits such as taking only a few meals, junk food intake and skipping breakfast were observed in considerable proportions of the group. The SQFFQ revealed overconsumption of energy and fat, and less than acceptable consumption of dietary fibers by most of the studied patients. Conclusions Overweight, obesity, anemia, and unhealthy dietary habits were prevalent among the RRMS patients attending the KAMSU. Nutrition care service is extremely needed for this group of patients.

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Food consumption and nutritional status of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA): a case of Thika and Bungoma Districts, Kenya

Public Health Nutrition ◽

10.1017/s1368980009990826 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 13 (4) ◽

pp. 475-479 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Elizabeth Nafula Kuria

Keyword(s):

Nutritional Status ◽

Food Consumption ◽

Dietary Habits ◽

Well Being ◽

Hiv Positive ◽

People Living With Hiv ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Living With Hiv ◽

Hiv Aids

AbstractObjectiveTo establish the food consumption, dietary habits and nutritional status of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) and adults whose HIV status is not established.DesignCross-sectional descriptive survey.SettingThika and Bungoma Districts, Kenya.SubjectsA random sample of 439 adults; 174 adults living with HIV/AIDS and 265 adults whose HIV/AIDS status was not established in Thika and Bungoma Districts.ResultsMajority of PLWHA consume foods that are low in nutrients to build up the immune system and help maintain adequate weight, and there is little variety in the foods they consume. More adults who are HIV-positive are undernourished than those whose status is not established. Of the HIV-positive adults, those with a BMI of ≤18·5 kg/m2 were 23·6 % (Thika 20·0 % and Bungoma 25·7 %) while of the adults whose status is not established those with BMI ≤ 18·5 kg/m2 were 13·9 % (Thika 9·3 % and Bungoma 16·7 %).ConclusionsAdults who are HIV-positive are more likely to be undernourished than those whose status is not established, as there is a significant difference (P = 0·000) between the nutritional status (BMI) of PLWHA and those whose HIV/AIDS status is not established. PLWHA consume foods that are low in nutrients to promote their nutritional well-being and health.

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High Deficit in Nutrient Intakes Was Associated with Poor Nutritional Status of Pregnant Women: A Study from Eastern Indonesia

Current Developments in Nutrition ◽

10.1093/cdn/nzaa043_050 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (Supplement_2) ◽

pp. 199-199

Author(s):

Hamam Hadi ◽

Winda Irwanti

Keyword(s):

Vitamin C ◽

Nutritional Status ◽

Pregnant Women ◽

Average Energy ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Nutrient Intakes ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Nutrient Requirement ◽

Eastern Indonesia ◽

Poor Nutritional Status

Abstract Objectives Nutrient intakes of pregnant women are essential for their health and the health of their fetus. This study aims to assess the nutrient intakes of pregnant women, residing in a rural eastern Indonesia. Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted in two sub districts of Timor Tengah Selatan (TTS) district, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia in 2012. A total of 155 pregnant women, at all age of pregnancy, residing at least one year prior to this study in 14 villages of two sub districts KIE and Amanuban Barat involved in this study. Anthropometric data including BMI and MUAC of pregnant women were collected by trained enumerators from the department of nutrition, Health Polytechnic of Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara. A validated Semi Quantitative-Food Frequency Questionnaire (SQFFQ) was used to collect the dietary intake of the last 3 months of pregnant women. Nutrisurvey was used to compute and analyze nutrient intakes of the study subjects. Statistical Analysis was performed using STATA version 15.1 MP. Results The average of energy and protein intakes in pregnant women were 1178.4 ± 449.6 kcal/day and 38.4 ± 18.7 gr/day respectively, representing to only 54.7% and 57.4% of the Indonesian nutrient requirement of energy and protein intakes for pregnant women. The average of vitamin C and iron intakes in pregnant women were 59.9 ± 40.1 mg/day and 7.7 ± 6.2 mg/day, representing to only 70.5% and 29.5% of the Indonesian nutrient requirement of vitamin C and iron intakes for pregnant women. The average energy and protein intakes among underweight pregnant women were 211.1 kcal/day (95% CI: 17.3 kcal/day - 404.9 kcal/day) lower and 8.2 gr/day (95% CI: 0.07 gr/day -16.3 gr/day) lower than among non underweight pregnant women adjusting for age of pregnant women, gestational age, and monthly household expenditure, education level, and race. Conclusions The present study suggests that pregnant women in rural Indonesian community experienced high deficit in energy, protein, vitamin C and iron intakes lead to poor nutritional status during pregnancy. Funding Sources The United Nation World Food Program and The University of Alma Ata.

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Dietary Habits and Nutritional Status of Undergraduate Students of Winneba Campus of University of Education, Winneba, Ghana

10.46715/jfsn2020.10.1000109 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1-10

Author(s):

Janet AgyarkwaaOti ◽

Guy Eshun

Keyword(s):

Nutritional Status ◽

Nutrition Education ◽

Undergraduate Students ◽

Dietary Habits ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Normal Weight ◽

The Body ◽

World Health ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

The University

Even though empirical evidence exists to validate the avowal that dietary habits hold the key in reducing the surge in non-communicable diseases among adolescents and young adults and for optimal nutritional status, little is known about the nexus of these variables in the Ghanaian context and much less in Ghanaian universities. In view of this dearth in literature, this study investigated dietary habits and its effect on nutritional status among undergraduate students of the Winneba Campus of University of Education, Winneba. Using the Social-Ecological Model (SEM) as the theoretical basis, this study adopted the cross-sectional descriptive survey research design with the quantitative approach where proportionate stratified random sampling technique was used to select 3,065 students for the study. The assessment of nutritional status was done where height and weight were measured in Kg/m2and the body mass index (BMI) was calculated based on the recommendations by the World Health Organization. Data on the dietary habits was collected with a closed-ended questionnaire which was analyzed using both descriptive statistics like frequency, percentages, mean, standard deviation as well as inferential statistics such as multiple regression.The study discovered that undergraduate students of the University of Education, Winneba, were of normal weight than overweight and underweight while obesity was ranked the least. The study further revealed that even though students moderately consumed fish, meat, eggs and dairy products legumes and nuts, they had a low intake of fruits and vegetables, but high consumption of energy-dense foods and fast foods such as cakes, pastries, cookies, deep-fried foods, biscuits, sandwiches, indomie and of soft drinks. It was further established that majority of the students skipped meals notably breakfast. Besides, the study showed that all the dietary habits outlined in the study collectively contributed significantly to students’ nutritional status. Therefore, it is recommended that the University through its health directorate and the Department of Food and Nutrition should regularly organize health talks and symposiums to admonish students on the dangers of not observing optimal dietary habits. Additionally, the University through its Academic Board should introduce a general course on nutrition education to equip students with current theories in dietary practices for improved dietary habits.

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HUBUNGAN STATUS GIZI DAN AKTIVITAS OLAHRAGA TERHADAP KEJADIAN DISMENOREA PRIMER PADA REMAJA PUTRI DI SMA WACHID HASYIM 2 TAMAN

Journal of Health Sciences ◽

10.33086/jhs.v11i1.121 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Astrida Budiarti

Keyword(s):

Nutritional Status ◽

Rank Correlation ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Simple Random Sampling ◽

Sports Activity ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Balanced Diet ◽

Primary Dysmenorrhoea ◽

Exercise Activity ◽

Relationship Of

Many girls experience primary dysmenorrhoea is affected by factors, including nutritional status and exercise activity. The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship of nutritional status and sports activity to primary dysmenorrhoea in adolescent girls. This study used analytic observational design with cross sectional approach. The population is the students of class XI Intensive SMA MIPA Wachid Hasyim 2 Park that has experienced menstruation amounted to 59 people. The sampling technique is simple random sampling with 51 respondents. Instruments using questionnaires. Data were analyzed by Spearman Rank Correlation Test. The results showed that there was correlation between nutritional status and primary dysmenorrhoea occurrence, p = 0.001 (p <α = 0.05), and there was a correlation between exercise activity and primary dysmenorrhea, p = 0.001 (p <α = 0.05). This study show that the importance of education about a balanced diet with adequate nutritional intake to young women and to regular exercise because it affects the incidence of dysmenorrhoea.

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Study on determinants of nutritional status of a school going children in a village of Tumakuru taluk

International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health ◽

10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20192810 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 6 (7) ◽

pp. 2828

Author(s):

Ravindra Y. Mandolikar ◽

Smitha Jadhav ◽

Mahabaleshwar Mahanthappa Angadi

Keyword(s):

Nutritional Status ◽

General Information ◽

Formative Period ◽

Personal Hygiene ◽

World Population ◽

Healthy Children ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Balanced Diet ◽

Malnourished Children ◽

Grade 3

Background: Children (0-14 years) contribute to 26% of world population and 28.4% of India’s population. School going age is a formative period, physically as well as mentally, transferring child into a promising adult. Malnourishment in this age group compromises both physical and mental growth. The objective of the study was to assess the nutritional status and morbidity status among school going children.Methods: A cross sectional descriptive study was conducted at Greenberg international school Kannenahalli, Tumkur. After inclusion and exclusion criteria, which comprised children between 3-12 years of age, total 123 students were included in the study. A pre structured and pre tested proforma was used to collect the data on general information of the child, anthropometric measurements, physical examination, personal hygiene and clinical examination and blood grouping was done.Results: Out of 123 study participants, 30.9% were found to be malnourished and 35.77% had various morbidity conditions. Out of the 39 students who had malnutrition, 20 students (51.3%) were having grade 1 malnutrition, 15 students (38.5%) were having grade 2 malnutrition and 4 students (10.3%) were having grade 3 malnutrition.Conclusions: It concluded that, balanced diet for all the malnourished children to improve their nutritional status and also for healthy children to maintain their health and nutrition. Grade 3 malnourished children were referred to NRC (nutritional rehabilitation center) to improve their nutritional status.

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A cross sectional study of nutritional status among a group of school children in relation with gingivitis and dental caries severity

Journal of Dentomaxillofacial Science ◽

10.15562/jdmfs.v1i3.307 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 1 (3) ◽

pp. 150

Author(s):

Harun Achmad ◽

Andi M. Adam ◽

Anni Satria

Keyword(s):

Dental Caries ◽

Nutritional Status ◽

School Children ◽

Dietary Habits ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Ideal Weight ◽

Chi Square ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Chi Square Test

To determine nutritional status among a school children of Barru Regency, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, in relation with gingivitis and dental caries severity. Cross-sectional study. A total of 127 school children in the age range of 9-12 years from Barru Regency were included in this study as a sample of simple random sampling. Nutritional status of children (BMI index), degree of gingival inflammation (using chi-square test statistic), and missing teeth (DMF-T index) were recorded. Additional information was collected using a questionnaire survey regarding knowledge about dental health, dietary habits, and oral health behaviors. The data were processed using the program Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). A group of who severe underweight (102 children), had higher odds for mild gingivitis (GI 79.4%) than others group of who has an ideal weight (16 children), had mild gingivitis (GI 62.5%). Children, who severe underweight, had higher odds for moderate caries (38.2%) than others group of who has an ideal weight, had moderate caries (18.8%). Based on chi-square test, there are correlation of nutritional status and dental caries severity (p=0.000<p=0.05). There is a relationship of nutritional status with gingivitis and dental caries severity among a school children.

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Nutritional Status of Adolescent Girls in a Selected Secondary School of North-Eastern Part of Nigeria

Middle East Journal of Rehabilitation and Health ◽

10.5812/mejrh.104331 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 7 (4) ◽

Author(s):

Danjuma Shehu Uba ◽

Md. Rabiul Islam ◽

Md. Imdadul Haque ◽

ABM Alauddin Chowdhury ◽

Sheikh Mohammed Shariful Islam ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Secondary School ◽

Nutritional Status ◽

Adolescent Girls ◽

Family Income ◽

Dietary Habits ◽

Human Life ◽

Educational Status ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Health Concern ◽

Cross Sectional

Background: Adolescence is the most critical period of human life when transitioning occurs from childhood to adulthood. Malnutrition is one of the major global health problems faced by many developing countries across the globe. Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the nutritional status of adolescent girls in a selected secondary school in Nigeria. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 250 adolescent girls who were available during the study period. A nutrition expert, together with an epidemiologist, gathered anthropometric information and measured the height, weight, and body mass index (BMI) of the participants. The BMI was calculated, and the dietary habits of the participants were reported based on their usual food habits. It is part of our limitations and has been addressed under the limitations. Data were collected using a self-administered and semi-structured questionnaire. Results: The mean age of the adolescent girls was 15.9 ± 0.9 years, and more than half (53.2%) were students of senior secondary class 1 (SS-1). More than half (54.4%) of the adolescent girls had average body weight, 36.0% were underweight, and only 9.6% were overweight. The following socio-demographic factors were significantly associated with the BMI of adolescent girls: Age, class of the students, monthly family income, mothers’ educational status, and area of residence. Close to four-fifths (78.4%) of the participants consumed rice more than twice in a week; more than eight-tenths (88.8%) of the participants consumed milk/milk products at least ≤ 2 in a week. About 84.4% of the participants took red meat at least ≤ 2 in a week; more than half (55.2%) of the participants consumed vegetables and fruits more than twice a week. Most (84.8%) of the participants took lunch regularly, and 91.6% of the adolescent girls took breakfast regularly. Conclusions: The study revealed that nearly one-third of the adolescent girls were underweight, indicating a severe public health concern. Early nutritional screening and interventions are recommended to improve the nutritional status of the adolescent girl school in Nigeria.

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PENGETAHUAN IBU HAMIL TENTANG GIZI SELAMA KEHAMILAN DI DESA SIALANG JAYA KECAMATAN RAMBAH KABUPATEN ROKAN HULU TAHUN 2021

Maternity and Neonatal : Jurnal Kebidanan ◽

10.30606/jmn.v9i02.1050 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (02) ◽

pp. 121-127

Author(s):

Eka Yuli Handayani ◽

Ermiza ◽

Mia Widiastuti

Keyword(s):

Weight Gain ◽

Nutritional Status ◽

Pregnant Women ◽

Health Workers ◽

Univariate Analysis ◽

Maternal Weight ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Balanced Diet ◽

Nutritional Needs ◽

Weight Gain During Pregnancy

Nutrition is a process of using food that is consumed normally. Nutrition in pregnancy is a healthy and balanced diet that must be consumed during pregnancy. Assessment of the nutritional status of pregnant women can be known by the presence of weight gain during pregnancy, measuring the upper arm circumference (LILA), and measuring Hb. Nutrition plays a major role in maternal and child health. Poor maternal nutritional status will affect growth and development during pregnancy. The benefits of balanced nutrition during pregnancy are meeting the nutritional needs of the mother and fetus, achieving nutritional status under normal circumstances. Maternal weight before pregnancy and weight gain during pregnancy is less (underweight) or more (overweight) than normal will make pregnancy a risk (low risk). This study aims to determine the knowledge of pregnant women about nutrition during pregnancy in Sialang Jaya Village in 2021, the research method used is a descriptive method with a cross sectional research design. The population in this study were pregnant women, with a sample of 30 respondents. Sampling using Total Sampling. In this study, the measuring instrument used was in the form of a questionnaire as many as 20, while the data analysis was carried out by univariate analysis which resulted in a frequency distribution. The results showed that based on the knowledge of 30 respondents who had good knowledge as many as 3 respondents (10.0%), 13 respondents with sufficient knowledge (43.3%), and those with less knowledge were 14 respondents (46.7%). The conclusion from the research conducted by researchers is that the average knowledge of pregnant women about nutrition during pregnancy in Sialang Jaya Village 2021 is less knowledgeable. To increase knowledge, pregnant women should get information directly from health workers, social media, the environment and others related to pregnant women.

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