Consumption of dark green leafy vegetables predicts vitamin a and iron intake and status among female small-scale farmers in Tanzania
| dc.contributor.author | Stuetz, W. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Gowele, V. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kinabo, J. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Bundala, N. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mbwana, H. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Rybak, C. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Eleraky, L. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Lambert, C. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Biesalski, H. K. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-01-29T11:59:24Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-01-29T11:59:24Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2019 | |
| dc.description | Article paper on Nutrients 2019, 11, 1025; | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Inadequate consumption of micronutrient-dense foods such as vegetables and meat are an important contributing cause for anemia and deficiencies of iron and vitamin A in rural communities of Tanzania. A cross-sectional study was conducted in 2016 to examine nutritional and micronutrient status and their associations to the diet of female small-scale farmers in the sub-humid Kilosa (n = 333) and the semi-arid Chamwino (n = 333) districts, in the Morogoro and Dodoma region. An overall higher prevalence of overweight (19.7%) and obesity (7.1%) than of underweight (5.9%) was detected. Significantly more women in the two villages of Kilosa (27–40%) than in the two villages of Chamwino district (19–21%) were overweight/obese, but also more frequently had anemia (34–41% vs. 11–17%), iron deficiency (24–32% vs. 15–17%), and low serum retinol (21–24% vs. 8–9%). Overall, only a small proportion of women reached recommended daily micronutrient intakes: 27% for vitamin A, 17% for iron, 7% for zinc, and 12–38% for B-vitamins. The amount of dark green leafy vegetables (DGLV) consumed was the main determinant of vitamin A and iron intake by women in Chamwino and corresponded to higher hemoglobin, serum retinol and iron status than in the villages of the Kilosa district; in agreement, DGLV consumption also predicted iron and vitamin A intake in Kilosa district. DGLV consumed with wholemeal millet was advantageous in terms of women’s vitamin A and iron intake and status over the predominantly maize-rice-based diet lacking vegetables. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/3376 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Nutrients/ MDPI | en_US |
| dc.subject | Dark green leafy vegetables | en_US |
| dc.subject | Vitamin A | en_US |
| dc.subject | Carotenoids | en_US |
| dc.subject | Iron | en_US |
| dc.subject | Small-scale farmers | en_US |
| dc.subject | Anemia | en_US |
| dc.subject | Micronutrient intake | en_US |
| dc.subject | Micronutrient status | en_US |
| dc.subject | Overweight | en_US |
| dc.subject | Tanzania | en_US |
| dc.title | Consumption of dark green leafy vegetables predicts vitamin a and iron intake and status among female small-scale farmers in Tanzania | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
| dc.url | https://doi.org/10.3390/nu11051025 | en_US |