dc.contributor.author |
Gontijo de Castro, Teresa |
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dc.contributor.author |
Baraldi, LG |
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dc.contributor.author |
Muniz, PT |
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dc.contributor.author |
Cardoso, MA |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2017-06-27T23:25:39Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2009-12 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Public Health Nutrition 12(12):2335-2342 2009 |
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dc.identifier.issn |
1368-9800 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2292/33797 |
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dc.description.abstract |
To assess the nutritional status and dietary practices of 0–24-month-old children living in Brazilian Amazonia. Cross-sectional study. Information on children’s dietary intakes was obtained from diet history data. Weight and length were measured for anthropometric evaluation. Fe status was assessed using fasting venous blood samples; Hb, serum ferritin and soluble transferrin receptor concentrations were measured. The towns of Assis Brasil and Acrelândia in the state of Acre, north-west Brazil. A total of sixty-nine randomly selected 0–24-month-old children. Of these children, 40·3 % were anaemic, 63·1 % were Fe-deficient, 28·1 % had Fe-deficiency anaemia and 11·6 % were stunted. Breast-feeding was initiated by 97·1 % of mothers, followed by early feeding with complementary foods. The dietary pattern reflected a high intake of carbohydrate-rich foods and cow’s milk, with irregular intakes of fruit, vegetables and meat. All infants and 92·3 % of toddlers were at risk of inadequate Fe intakes. Fe from animal foods contributed on average 0·5 % and 14·3 % to total dietary Fe intake among infants and toddlers, respectively. Poor nutritional status and inadequate feeding practices in this study population reinforce the importance of exclusive breast-feeding during the first 6 months of life. Greater emphasis is required to improve the bioavailability of dietary Fe during complementary feeding practices. |
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dc.publisher |
CABI Publishing |
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dc.relation.ispartofseries |
Public Health Nutrition |
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dc.rights |
Items in ResearchSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated. Previously published items are made available in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Details obtained from http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/issn/1368-9800/ |
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dc.rights.uri |
https://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/docs/uoa-docs/rights.htm |
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dc.title |
Dietary practices and nutritional status of 0-24-month-old children from Brazilian Amazonia |
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dc.type |
Journal Article |
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dc.identifier.doi |
10.1017/S1368980009004923 |
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pubs.issue |
12 |
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pubs.begin-page |
2335 |
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pubs.volume |
12 |
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dc.description.version |
VoR - Version of Record |
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dc.rights.holder |
Copyright: The Authors |
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dc.identifier.pmid |
19257920 |
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pubs.end-page |
2342 |
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dc.rights.accessrights |
http://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/OpenAccess |
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pubs.subtype |
Article |
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pubs.elements-id |
618890 |
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pubs.org-id |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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pubs.org-id |
Population Health |
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pubs.org-id |
Epidemiology & Biostatistics |
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dc.identifier.eissn |
1475-2727 |
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pubs.record-created-at-source-date |
2017-03-28 |
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pubs.dimensions-id |
19257920 |
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