Okafor, J. C. and Oloyo, R. A. and Addo, A. A. (2004) A survey of nutrient intake and work-load of pregnant women in Yewa South Local Government Area of Ogun State. The Ind. J. Nutr. Dietet., 41. pp. 17-29.
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A study on the assessment of the adequacy of diets and workload was conducted among 40 pregnant women who were primarily petty traders, fashion designers (sewing mistresses), hairdressers, civil servants, housewives and farmers; and were attending antenatal clinic in the rural community of Ilaro. The subjects had average maternal age, gestational age and gravidity of 26.2±5.86 yrs, 5.9±1.98 months and 2.8±2.47, respectively. Average daily nutrient intakes were energy (2.85±4.10 MJ), protein (50.93±18.84 g), calcium (492.59±471.86 mg), iron (25.73±11.15 mg), vitamin A (942.38±341.28 µRE), thiamine (1.53±0.51 mg), riboflavin (1.27±0.99 mg), niacin (25.13±12.18 mg), and ascorbic acid (148.90±65.36 mg). Mean daily energy expenditure (workload) was 7.52±2.59 MJ. Assessment of the adequacy of the nutrient intake against the RDA indicated that calcium was the most limiting, its intake was low throughout the pregnancy period and the teenagers, hairdressers, fashion designers and the civil servants suffered the deficiency of the mineral most. Protein, riboflavin, niacin and iron ranked next to calcium. It was concluded that while the mean energy intake of all the women was higher than acceptable level, its utilization might be limited in the majority of the women who had either marginal or inadequate intake of riboflavin, niacin and iron.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | S Agriculture > S Agriculture (General) |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences > School of Biological Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Dr J. Soyemi |
| Date Deposited: | 31 May 2020 06:06 |
| Last Modified: | 31 May 2020 06:06 |
| URI: | http://eprints.federalpolyilaro.edu.ng/id/eprint/284 |
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