INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NOVEL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT International Peer Reviewed & Refereed Journals, Open Access Journal ISSN Approved Journal No: 2456-4184 | Impact factor: 8.76 | ESTD Year: 2016
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Objective: fetal development starts during the first trimester of pregnancy and the mother’s diet during this period is crucial. The aim of this study is to investigate possible associations of major dietary components of protein fat energy and vitamin C iron from diet and level of hemoglobin (Hb) as few studies have investigated the role of dietary sources of iron in relation to anemia (Hb<11gm%).
Design: two hundred twenty-six primi para women of mean age 23 years, age of menarche 14 years, belonging to middle-income group, graduate by education attending tertiary care center for the antenatal care of their first pregnancy in a metro city of Delhi provided their diet information. They completed the background information, fasting blood samples for testing using standard hospital machines, and diet intake as per 24-hour recall methods for diet content, portion size, and frequency for the whole day for 3 days to calculate average fat, protein, energy iron, and vitamin C details calculated using validated tools.
Results: First trimester BMI and biochemical parameters were the same in the anemic (Hb<10.9gm% and nonanemic group (Hb>11gm%). Consumption for major food components less than RDA was 46.8%-energy, 16.4%-protein, 1.2%-Fat, 8.4% iron, 16.8% vitamin C. Among anemic <RDA consumption was higher- for fat1.0%, protein19.6%, energy-52.9%, iron10.8% and vitamin C13.7%. However not different statistically significant. Extrapolation for trend analysis showed rising hemoglobin with rising vitamin C and no trend or U shape curve with energy protein. High Fat intake was found to trend for the lower side of Hemoglobin.
Conclusion: Though a bigger sample is required for conclusive outcomes the study data/trend analysis indicates that a diet without any supplements becomes a rich source of iron/rising Hb if it is high in vitamin C content and low in fat.
Keywords:
iron deficiency anemia, role of diet in anemia, dietary protein, diet anemia
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"How dietary protein and vitamin C affect anemia and not iron alone: early pregnancy data from a North Indian Hospital.", International Journal of Novel Research and Development (www.ijnrd.org), ISSN:2456-4184, Vol.8, Issue 7, page no.d442-d455, July-2023, Available :http://www.ijnrd.org/papers/IJNRD2307350.pdf
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2456-4184 | IMPACT FACTOR: 8.76 Calculated By Google Scholar| ESTD YEAR: 2016
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