Riboflavin requirement of Filipino women

Article Abstract:

Riboflavin-deficient subjects determined through erythrocyte glutathione reductase activation coefficient (EGR-AC) screening were given increasing levels of riboflavin to assess the adequacy of the current Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) for riboflavin among pregnant and non-pregnant Filipino women. The estimates for minimum riboflavin requirement for non-pregnant women were within the recommended values but pregnant women estimates were higher by 25% compared to present RDA. The frequent low EGR-AC is an indication for increasing riboflavin in the diet of Filipino pregnant women.

Evaluation, Nutrition, Nutritional requirements, Vitamin B2 deficiency, Riboflavin deficiency

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Dietary habits and superstitions of rural Jamaican women during pregnancy

Article Abstract:

A study was done among pregnant women in rural Jamaica to determine the dietary habits and beliefs that influence food intake and its effects on thenutritional status of mother and baby. One hundred twenty-five women in various stages of pregnancy were interviewed and food preferences were discovered to be strong for nutritious foods. Those that were avoided characterize foods which are difficult to digest and cause unpleasant symptoms of nausea and vomiting. It was evident in this study that women in rural Jamaica have maintained their beliefs and customs regarding pregnancy.

Health aspects, Food habits, Letter to the Editor

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The impact of malarial infection and diet on the anaemia status of rural pregnant Malawian women

Article Abstract:

A study aimed to determine if pregnant women living in rural Southern Malawi were at risk of iron deficiency and iron deficiency anaemia, and to examined the extent to which malaria confounded the interpretation of indices of iron status. Anaemia prevalence was found to be high, and the factors implicated were malaria, and deficiencies of iron and possibly folate.

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