Evaluation of the micronutrient composition of the diet offered to adult pregnant women in a public maternity hospital
Abstract
Introduction: Pregnancy is a period of countless changes and transformations. At this stage, adequate food intake is essential due to increased maternal nutritional needs, mainly iron, calcium, zinc and vitamin A. Objective: to evaluate whether the micronutrients iron, zinc, calcium and vitamin A in the diet offered in a maternity hospital meet the daily recommendation for pregnant women. Materials and methods: This is a cross-sectional, descriptive study, with quantitative analysis. An evaluation of the menu offered to pregnant women hospitalized in a maternity hospital in Salvador - BA was carried out. Four weekly menus were evaluated in soft consistency. The recommendations of the Dietary Reference Intakes – DRI's were used as a comparison parameter to quantify the values of zinc, calcium, iron and vitamin A. Results: The percentage of iron and vitamin A adequacy was , respectively, 71.6% and 54.29%. In the zinc and calcium analysis, the values exceeded 100% of the DRIs, with adequacy values of 149% and 128.5%, respectively, but were within the tolerable intake limits. Conclusion: There was an adequacy in the average supply of the minerals calcium and zinc, however, a deficiency in the supply of the micronutrients iron and vitamin A for hospitalized pregnant women.
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