A longitudinal study of the food and nutrient intake of pregnant women
Reddy, N.S.; Salani, M.J.; Pande, V.
Indian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics 31(8): 235-240
1994
ISSN/ISBN: 0022-3174 Document Number: 312912
The food intakes of 20 pregnant women in India were determined in 1 day of the first, second and third trimesters of pregnancy. Intakes of cereals, pulses, leafy vegetables, fats and oils, sugar and jaggery and milk and milk products were less than Indian recommended dietary allowances (RDA) values. Fruit, root and tuber intakes were adequate. The food and nutrient intakes of pregnant women in the first trimester were significantly less than that in the second and third trimester. The diets of women from high-income and low-income families were compared. The intakes of pulses, other vegetables, fats and oils, milk and milk products, and fruit by the high-income group were higher than those of low-income groups. Energy, protein, calcium, iron and riboflavin intakes in all trimesters were below RDA values. Intakes of beta -carotene, thiamin, niacin and vitamin C were higher than RDAs.