Artículo
Could local foods achieve recommended calcium intakes for nutritionally vulnerable populations in Uganda, Guatemala, and Bangladesh?
Knight, Frances; Rana, Ziaul H.; Cormick, Gabriela
; Belizan, Jose
; Gomes, Filomena; Bourassa, Megan W.; Dickin, Katherine L.; Weaver, Connie M.; Ferguson, Elaine L.
Fecha de publicación:
05/2023
Editorial:
Blackwell Publishing
Revista:
Ann. N. Y. Academy Scien.
ISSN:
0077-8923
e-ISSN:
1749-6632
Idioma:
Inglés
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Resumen
Globally, dietary intake of calcium is often insufficient, and it is unclear if adequacy could be achieved by promoting calcium-rich local foods. This study used linear programming and household consumption data from Uganda, Bangladesh, and Guatemala to assess whether local foods could meet calcium population reference intakes (Ca PRIs). The most promising food-based approaches to promote dietary calcium adequacy were identified for 12- to 23-month-old breastfed children, 4- to 6-year-old children, 10- to 14-year-old girls, and nonpregnant and nonbreastfeeding (NPNB) women of reproductive age living in two regions of each country. Calcium-optimized diets achieved 75-253% of the Ca PRI, depending on the population, and were <100% for 4- to 6-year-olds in one region of each country and 10- to 14-year-old girls in Sylhet, Bangladesh. The best food sources of calcium were green leafy vegetables and milk, across geographic locations, and species of small fish, nixtamalized (lime-treated) maize products, sesame seeds, and bean varieties, where consumed. Food-based recommendations (FBRs) achieving the minimum calcium threshold were identified for 12- to 23-month-olds and NPNB women across geographic locations, and for 4- to 6-year-olds and 10-to 14-year-old girls in Uganda. However, for 4- to 6-year-olds and 10- to 14-year-old girls in Bangladesh and Guatemala, calcium-adequate FBRs could not be identified, indicating a need for alternative calcium sources or increased access to and consumption of local calcium-rich foods.
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Articulos de CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES EN EPIDEMIOLOGIA Y SALUD PUBLICA
Articulos de CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES EN EPIDEMIOLOGIA Y SALUD PUBLICA
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Knight, Frances; Rana, Ziaul H.; Cormick, Gabriela; Belizan, Jose; Gomes, Filomena; et al.; Could local foods achieve recommended calcium intakes for nutritionally vulnerable populations in Uganda, Guatemala, and Bangladesh?; Blackwell Publishing; Ann. N. Y. Academy Scien.; 1525; 1; 5-2023; 173-183
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