Dietary magnesium intakes among women of reproductive age in Ghana-A comparison of two dietary analysis programs.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite the importance of magnesium to health and most importantly to women of reproductive age who are entering pregnancy, very few surveys have investigated the magnesium status of women of reproductive age, particularly in Africa. Additionally, the software and programs used to analyze dietary intake vary across countries in the region.

Objective

To assess the dietary magnesium intake of women of reproductive age in Ghana and to compare the estimate of magnesium intake obtained from two commonly used dietary analysis programs.

Methods

We collected magnesium intake from 63 Ghanaian women using a semiquantitative 150-item food frequency questionnaire. Dietary data was analyzed using two different dietary analysis programs, Nutrient Data Software for Resear

SUBMITTER: Bentil HJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10153694 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature