2003
DOI: 10.1053/jada.2003.50114
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Pregnant adolescents in Guam consume diets low in calcium and other micronutrients

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“…Indeed anemia is more frequent in adolescents than in adults and it is linked to LBW and PTB [4,8,12,23,27,34]. The high frequency of anemia in teenagers may be explained by the inadequacy of their diet to fill the iron demand induced by their rapid growth and the menstruation's onset [35,36]. Also, adolescents' intake of iron folic acid for anemia prevention is lower compared to adults [29].…”
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confidence: 96%
“…Indeed anemia is more frequent in adolescents than in adults and it is linked to LBW and PTB [4,8,12,23,27,34]. The high frequency of anemia in teenagers may be explained by the inadequacy of their diet to fill the iron demand induced by their rapid growth and the menstruation's onset [35,36]. Also, adolescents' intake of iron folic acid for anemia prevention is lower compared to adults [29].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 96%
“…children), as repeat measures were not collected in this population. Other studies have erroneously reported inadequate group intakes using the North American Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs), based upon an unadjusted single day's intake 14,15 .…”
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“…La ingesta de micronutrientes se muestra en la tabla 3, se seleccionaron estos en particular dado que son los que habitualmente presentan deficiencias en su consumo en las diferentes poblaciones estudiadas tanto en Chile como otras partes del mundo (13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20). El comportamiento observado en este grupo es similar a los descritos en estos estudios.…”
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“…Un estudio realizado en Concepción (13), utilizando dos encuestas por recordatorio de 24 horas, observó que la adecuación de energía de 243 embarazadas estudiadas fue de 117%, además de presentar un 153% de adecuación para el consumo de proteínas. Por otra parte Pobocik y colaboradores (16) de las recomendaciones (26), tal como ha sido descrito anteriormente en la población chilena, la razón de ácidos grasos omega6/omega 3 es muy alta, bastante lejana a lo recomendado (9,12). Sabiendo que el consumo de energía y macronutrientes es cubierto por las embarazadas la atención se centra en el consumo de micronutrientes.…”
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