Abstract
Dietary Patterns and Risk of Micronutrient Deficiencies: their Implication for Nutritional Intervention in Ethiopia
Highlights
IntroductionThe aims of this paper were to assess the interactions between dietary patterns, nutritional adequacy, nutritional quality and the risk of micronutrient deficiencies, and to highlight their implications in nutritional interventions
Dietary patterns are the quantities, proportions, variety or combinations of different foods and beverages in diets, and the frequency with which they are habitually consumed
The study was undertaken in seven kebeles in urban and rural areas of North Shewa zone of Amhara Regional State, Central Ethiopia
Summary
The aims of this paper were to assess the interactions between dietary patterns, nutritional adequacy, nutritional quality and the risk of micronutrient deficiencies, and to highlight their implications in nutritional interventions. Dietary patterns are the quantities, proportions, variety or combinations of different foods and beverages in diets, and the frequency with which they are habitually consumed. The dietary patterns’ approach considers the inherent interactions between foods and nutrients in promoting either health or increasing disease risk [1]. The prevalence of diseases associated with a poor-quality diet is increasing in Ethiopia.
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