The excessive (and wasteful) consumption of food

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dc.creatorCafiero, Carlo
dc.date2014
dc.date2024-08-01T02:51:30Z
dc.date2024-08-01T02:51:30Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:07:15Z
dc.descriptionWe used baseline data from the PRECONCEPT study (a preconceptual micronutrient trial) to examine associations between vitamin D intake and anemia (hemoglobin < 12 g/dL) in 4961 Vietnamese women of reproductive age.Nutrient intake was estimated using a semi‐quantitative food frequency questionnaire and Vietnamese food composition tables. Linear and logistic regression models were used to assess factors associated with vitamin D intake and anemia, respectively.Mean hemoglobin concentration was 13.0 ± 1.4 g/dL and 19.6% were anemic. Median daily vitamin D intake was 0.2 µg (IQR: 0.4), below the recommended intake of 15 µg/day. Age, being a farmer, food insecurity, and body mass index were inversely associated with vitamin D intake (p<0.001), and socioeconomic status, total energy intake, and level of education were positively associated with vitamin D intake (p<0.001) in multiple linear regression analysis with vitamin D intake as the outcome. Vitamin D intake was significantly associated with the risk of anemia and, the association remained significant after adjusting for age and total energy intake (OR: 0.82, 95% CI: 0.72, 0.92).In conclusion, vitamin D intake was associated with better social status, and greater vitamin D intake may be protective of anemia.Supported by The Micronutrient Initiative and the Mathile Institute for the Advancement of Human Nutrition
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/150342
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/95137
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dc.relationhttps://doi.org/10.2499/9780896295643
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceCafiero, Carlo. 2014. The excessive (and wasteful) consumption of food. In Global nutrition report 2014: Actions and accountability to accelerate the world's progress on nutrition. Supplementary Online Material. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150342
dc.subjectbirth weight
dc.subjectanaemia
dc.subjectnutrition policies
dc.subjectindicators
dc.subjectstunting
dc.subjectmalnutrition
dc.subjectnutrition
dc.subjecttrace elements
dc.subjectfood supply
dc.subjectchildren
dc.subjectmortality
dc.subjectpoverty
dc.subjectbreastfeeding
dc.titleThe excessive (and wasteful) consumption of food
dc.typeBook Chapter

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