Water Intake in Pregnant Women in China, 2018: The Report of a Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adequate water intake in pregnant women plays an important role in their health and in fetal growth and development. However, there is insufficient applicable data to guide and evaluate the water intake of pregnant women in China. Based on a nationwide sample of pregnant women, we mainly aimed to investigate the daily total water intake (TWI) and the contribution of different beverages and food sources to the TWI, to assess the percentage of participants who comply with the adequate intake (AI) value of water set by the Chinese Nutrition Society (CNS) and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and to analyze the contribution of different water sources to the daily total energy intake (TEI).

Methods

A multi-stage sampling method was used to recruit pregnant wome

SUBMITTER: Ding Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8308335 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature