Consumption pattern of beta carotene rich foods from 500 households of Coimbatore district was elicited. Through market surveys in four seasons namely: summer, south-west monsoon, north-east monsoon and winter, a year...Consumption pattern of beta carotene rich foods from 500 households of Coimbatore district was elicited. Through market surveys in four seasons namely: summer, south-west monsoon, north-east monsoon and winter, a year calendar of beta carotene rich foods was developed. The total and beta carotene contents of five commonly consumed beta carotene rich foods both in raw and cooked states were determined. Results indicated that greens were mainly purchased from market and consumed 2-3 times per week. Cooking loss was maximum in boiling and minimum in shallow fat frying. Curry leaves (Murraya koenigii),amaranth tender (Amaranthus gangeticus), agathi (Sesbania grandopra), and ponnanganni (Alternanthera sessilis) were the carotene rich foods available round the year. Cost of most greens was highest in summer and lowest in north-east monsoon. Within a cost of 13-14 ps in summer, 4-10 ps in south-west monsoon and north-west monsoon and 4-12 ps in winter season, the entire day's requirement of beta carotene (2400μg) could be obtained in the form of agathi/amaranth throughout the year: in the form of drumstick leaves and mint in south-west monsoon; as curry leaves and coriander leaves in winter and as agathi,paruppukeerai and amaranth in summer. From this year calendar, according to seasonal availability and cost, low-cost high carotene foods can be selected and used for increasing the beta carotene intake in the intervention programmes and in the community展开更多
Adequate dietary zinc intake remains a public health challenge in China.Also,there is a lack of information on the relationship between Zn intake and food consumption patterns across provinces and over time.In this st...Adequate dietary zinc intake remains a public health challenge in China.Also,there is a lack of information on the relationship between Zn intake and food consumption patterns across provinces and over time.In this study,data from the China Health and Nutrition Survey 2004-2011(21,266 individuals)was used to explore associations between dietary Zn intake and sociodemographic factors.Zn intake per person declined from 11.1 mg·d^(-1)in 2004 to 9.89 mg·d^(-1)in 2011,with reduction in cereal consumption the greatest contributor to this.However,the reduction resulting from the lower cereal consumption was only partly compensated by an increase in consumption of Zn-rich foods.The percentage of the study population with inadequate Zn intake increased from 23% in 2004 to 37% in 2011.While Zn intake was positively associated with income levels in each survey year,the time trend for all income levels was a gradually reducing Zn intake.In all years,males had an average higher dietary Zn intake,whereas no significant difference was found between living areas.In conclusion,this study shows that dietary Zn inadequacy was high and has increased over the studied period.Remediation could be sought by shifting dietary patterns toward more Zn-dense food or by enhancing Zn concentration through biofortification.展开更多
文摘Consumption pattern of beta carotene rich foods from 500 households of Coimbatore district was elicited. Through market surveys in four seasons namely: summer, south-west monsoon, north-east monsoon and winter, a year calendar of beta carotene rich foods was developed. The total and beta carotene contents of five commonly consumed beta carotene rich foods both in raw and cooked states were determined. Results indicated that greens were mainly purchased from market and consumed 2-3 times per week. Cooking loss was maximum in boiling and minimum in shallow fat frying. Curry leaves (Murraya koenigii),amaranth tender (Amaranthus gangeticus), agathi (Sesbania grandopra), and ponnanganni (Alternanthera sessilis) were the carotene rich foods available round the year. Cost of most greens was highest in summer and lowest in north-east monsoon. Within a cost of 13-14 ps in summer, 4-10 ps in south-west monsoon and north-west monsoon and 4-12 ps in winter season, the entire day's requirement of beta carotene (2400μg) could be obtained in the form of agathi/amaranth throughout the year: in the form of drumstick leaves and mint in south-west monsoon; as curry leaves and coriander leaves in winter and as agathi,paruppukeerai and amaranth in summer. From this year calendar, according to seasonal availability and cost, low-cost high carotene foods can be selected and used for increasing the beta carotene intake in the intervention programmes and in the community
基金financial support of the China Scholarship Council(201913043)Hainan University,Agricultural Science and Research Excellence Talents of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs,China(202105510311095).
文摘Adequate dietary zinc intake remains a public health challenge in China.Also,there is a lack of information on the relationship between Zn intake and food consumption patterns across provinces and over time.In this study,data from the China Health and Nutrition Survey 2004-2011(21,266 individuals)was used to explore associations between dietary Zn intake and sociodemographic factors.Zn intake per person declined from 11.1 mg·d^(-1)in 2004 to 9.89 mg·d^(-1)in 2011,with reduction in cereal consumption the greatest contributor to this.However,the reduction resulting from the lower cereal consumption was only partly compensated by an increase in consumption of Zn-rich foods.The percentage of the study population with inadequate Zn intake increased from 23% in 2004 to 37% in 2011.While Zn intake was positively associated with income levels in each survey year,the time trend for all income levels was a gradually reducing Zn intake.In all years,males had an average higher dietary Zn intake,whereas no significant difference was found between living areas.In conclusion,this study shows that dietary Zn inadequacy was high and has increased over the studied period.Remediation could be sought by shifting dietary patterns toward more Zn-dense food or by enhancing Zn concentration through biofortification.
