Evaluation of the impact of a food program on the micronutrient nutritional status of Argentinean lactating mothers.
Biol Trace Elem Res
; 150(1-3): 103-8, 2012 Dec.
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| ID: mdl-23111948
This study was conducted to evaluate the impact of a food aid program (Plan Más Vida, PMV) on the micronutrient nutritional condition of lactating mothers 1 year after its implementation. The food program provided supplementary diets (wheat- and maize-fortified flour, rice or sugar, and fortified soup) to low-income families from the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. A prospective, non-experimental study was carried out to evaluate the micronutrient nutritional status of lactating mothers (n = 178 at baseline and n = 151 after 1 year). Biochemical tests (hemoglobin, ferritin, zinc, vitamin A, and folic acid), anthropometric assessments (weight and height) and dietary surveys (24-h recall) were performed. We found no significant changes in anthropometric values 1 year after the intervention. The risk for vitamin A (retinol 20-30 µg/dl) and folate deficiency significantly decreased 1 year after PMV implementation (56.3 vs. 29.9 and 50.3 vs. 3.4 %, respectively; p < 0.001). Anemia was seen in 25.8 % of lactating mothers at baseline, without statistically significant differences 1 year after (p = 0.439). The nutritional data obtained after assessing the early impact of PMV actions may be useful to provincial health authorities to perform periodic evaluations in the future.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Lactação
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Estado Nutricional
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Micronutrientes
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Assistência Alimentar
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Implementação de Plano de Saúde
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Evaluation_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Sysrev_observational_studies
Aspecto:
Implementation_research
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Argentina
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Biol Trace Elem Res
Ano de publicação:
2012
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Argentina
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos