Dietary diversity and micronutrients adequacy in women of childbearing age : results from ELANS study

• Autores: Gómez, Georgina; Nogueira Previdelli, Ágatha; Fisberg, Regina Mara; Kovalskys, Irina; Fisberg, Mauro; Herrera Cuenca, Marianella; Cortés Sanabria, Lilia Yadira; Yépez García, Martha Cecilia; Rigotti, Attilio; Liria-Domínguez, María Reyna; Guajardo, Viviana; Quesada, Dayana; Murillo, Ana Gabriela; Brenes, Juan Carlos
• Año de publicación: 2020
• Idioma: inglés
• Tipo de recurso: artículo
• Fuente: Nutrients. 2020, 12(7)
• Materia: HABITOS ALIMENTARIOS; MICRONUTRIENTES; NUTRICION HUMANA; MUJER; FERTILIDAD; LATINOAMERICA
• Institución: Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina

Fil: Gómez, Georgina. Universidad de Costa Rica. Escuela de Medicina. Departamento de Bioquimica; Costa Rica
Fil: Nogueira Previdelli, Ágatha. Universidade Sao Judas Tadeu. Faculdade de Ciencias Biologicas e da Saude; Brasil
Fil: Fisberg, Regina Mara. Universidade de Sao Paulo. Faculdade de Saude Publica. Departamento de Nutriçao; Brasil
Fil: Kovalskys, Irina. International Life Science Institute. Committee of Nutrition and Wellbeing; Argentina
Fil: Kovalskys, Irina. Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Argentina. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas; Argentina
Fil: Fisberg, Mauro. Sabara Hospital Infantil. Fundaçao Jose Egydio Setubal. Instituto Pensi; Brasil
Fil: Fisberg, Mauro. Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo. Escola Paulista de Medicina. Departamento de Pediatria; Brasil
Fil: Herrera Cuenca, Marianella. Universidad Central de Venezuela. Centro de Estudios del Desarrollo; Venezuela
Fil: Cortés Sanabria, Lilia Yadira. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. Departamento de Nutricion y Bioquimica; Colombia
Fil: Yépez García, Martha Cecilia. Universidad San Francisco de Quito. Colegio de Ciencias de la Salud; Ecuador
Fil: Rigotti, Attilio. Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile. Escuela de Medicina. Departamento de Nutricion, Diabetes y Metabolismo. Centro de Nutricion Molecular y Enfermedades Cronicas; Chile
Fil: Liria-Domínguez, María Reyna. Instituto de Investigacion Nutricional; Perú
Fil: Guajardo, Viviana. International Life Science Institute. Committee of Nutrition and Wellbeing; Argenitna
Fil: Quesada, Dayana. Universidad de Costa Rica. Escuela de Medicina. Departamento de Bioquimica; Costa Rica
Fil: Murillo, Ana Gabriela. Universidad de Costa Rica. Escuela de Medicina. Departamento de Bioquimica; Costa Rica
Fil: Brenes, Juan Carlos. Universidad de Costa Rica. Instituto de Investigaciones Psicologicas & Centro de Investigacion en Neurociencias; Costa Rica
Abstract: Dietary diversity, an important component of diet quality, is associated with an increased probability of adequate micronutrient intake. Women of childbearing age (WCA) are particularly vulnerable to micronutrient inadequacy. The Minimum Dietary Diversity for Women (MDD-W) has been used widely as a proxy measurement of micronutrient adequacy. This study aimed to assess the association between MDD-W and nutrients adequacy among WCA of eight Latin American countries. Nutrient intakes from 3704 WCA were analyzed with two 24-hour dietary recalls. Dietary diversity was calculated based on ten food groups with a cut-off point of intake ≥5 groups. The mean dietary diversity score was 4.72 points, and 57.7% of WCA achieved MDD-W. Vitamin D and E showed a mean Nutrient Adequacy Ratio (NAR) of 0.03 and 0.38, respectively. WCA with a diverse diet (MDD-W > 5) reported a significantly higher intake of most micronutrients and healthy food groups with less consumption of red and processed meats and sugar-sweetened beverages. MDD-W was significantly associated with the mean adequacy ratio (MAR) of 18 micronutrients evaluated. Nevertheless, even those women with a diverse diet fell short of meeting the Estimated Average Requirements (EAR) for vitamins D and E. MDD-W is an appropriate tool to evaluate micronutrients adequacy in WCA from Latin America, showing that women who achieved the MDD-W reported higher adequacy ratios for most micronutrients and an overall healthier diet.