| Content Provider |
World Health Organization (WHO)-Global Index Medicus |
| Author |
Freese, Riitta Korkalo, Liisa Vessby, Bengt Tengblad, Siv Vaara, Elina M. Hauta-alus, Helena Selvester, Kerry Mutanen, Marja |
| Spatial Coverage |
Mozambique |
| Description |
Country affiliation: Finland Author Affiliation: Freese R ( Division of Nutrition, Department of Food and Environmental Sciences,PO Box 66, FIN-00014 University of Helsinki,Helsinki,Finland.); Korkalo L ( Division of Nutrition, Department of Food and Environmental Sciences,PO Box 66, FIN-00014 University of Helsinki,Helsinki,Finland.); Vessby B ( Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism, Uppsala University,Uppsala Science Park, SE-751 85Uppsala,Sweden.); Tengblad S ( Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism, Uppsala University,Uppsala Science Park, SE-751 85Uppsala,Sweden.); Vaara EM ( Division of Nutrition, Department of Food and Environmental Sciences,PO Box 66, FIN-00014 University of Helsinki,Helsinki,Finland.); Hauta-alus H ( Division of Nutrition, Department of Food and Environmental Sciences,PO Box 66, FIN-00014 University of Helsinki,Helsinki,Finland.); Selvester K ( Nutrition and Food Security Association (ANSA),Maputo,Mozambique.); Mutanen M ( Division of Nutrition, Department of Food and Environmental Sciences,PO Box 66, FIN-00014 University of Helsinki,Helsinki,Finland.) |
| Abstract |
Many African diets are low in fat but are currently changing because of nutrition transition. We studied fat and fatty acid (FA) intake and the essential fatty acid (EFA) status of adolescent girls (aged 14-19 years, n 262) in Zambezia Province, central Mozambique. A cross-sectional study was carried out in a city as well as in the towns and rural villages of a coastal and an inland district. Dietary intake and FA sources were studied in a 24 h dietary recall. FA compositions of cholesteryl esters and phospholipids of non-fasting serum samples were analysed by GLC. Fat intake was low (13-18 % of energy) in all areas. Coconut and palm oil were the main sources of fat, and soyabean oil and maize were the main sources of PUFA. Compared to Food and Agriculture Organization/WHO 2010 recommendations, intake of linoleic acid (LA, 18 : 2n-6) was inadequate in the coastal district, and intakes of n-3 PUFA were inadequate in all areas. FA compositions of serum lipids differed between areas. The proportions of LA tended to be highest in the city and lowest in the rural areas. The phospholipid mead (20 : 3n-9):arachidonic acid (20 : 4n-6) ratio did not indicate EFA insufficiency. LA proportions in phospholipids were low, but those of long-chain n-6 and n-3 PUFA were high in comparison with Western adolescents. To conclude, fat sources, FA intake and EFA status differed between adolescent girls living in different types of communities. Fat intake was low, but EFA insufficiency was not indicated. |
| File Format |
HTM / HTML |
| ISSN |
00071145 |
| Issue Number |
7 |
| Volume Number |
113 |
| e-ISSN |
14752662 |
| Journal |
British Journal of Nutrition |
| Language |
English |
| Publisher |
Cambridge University Press (on behalf of The Nutrition Society) |
| Publisher Date |
2015-04-14 |
| Publisher Place |
Great Britain (UK) |
| Access Restriction |
One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) |
| Subject Keyword |
Discipline Nutritional Discipline Sciences Adolescent Nutritional Physiological Phenomena Deficiency Diseases Etiology Diet Adverse Effects Fatty Acids, Essential Deficiency Fatty Acids Blood Intestinal Absorption Nutritional Status Adolescent Ethnology Adult Cross-sectional Studies Epidemiology Metabolism Developing Countries Administration & Dosage Female Humans Mozambique Nutrition Policy Patient Compliance Rural Health Seasons Urban Health Young Adult Clinical Trial Journal Article Research Support, Non-u.s. Gov't |
| Content Type |
Text |
| Resource Type |
Article |
| Subject |
Nutrition and Dietetics Medicine |
