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Nutrient Adequacy of Foods Consumed among Adult Population Residing in Urban Parts of Dar-es-salaam, Tanzania
International Journal of Innovative Research & Development,may result to poor nutritional status. However, determining the level of nutrient intakes may be used to establish nutritional
adequacy of the diet consumed. Therefore, this study aimed at assessing nutrient adequacy of diet consumed by adult’s
population in urban area of Dar-es-salaam. A cross sectional study was conducted among 270 adult’s population aged 25 to
64 years. Dietary intake was assessed by using a repeated 24hr dietary recall method and Nutrient adequacy ratio for energy,
protein, fat, carbohydrates, fiber, cholesterol, iron, zinc and calcium was calculated. Mean age (years) of the subject was 38 ±
10.5 years. On average energy intake was2295.6 ± 264.6 Kcal. Average intake for protein, fat and carbohydrate were 65.6 ±
11.5g, 79 ± 18.5g and 337.2 ± 46.8g respectively. Mean saturated fat intake was 53.9 ± 14.9g. Other nutrients analyzed were
fibre (23.9 ± 5.3g), iron (11.7 ± 2.8mg), zinc (8.2 ± 1.5mg) and calcium (299.8 ± 204.4mg). Mean dietary diversity score was
8where by more than 50% of the subjects consumed at least 8 food groups. Average nutrient adequacy ratio for energy was
(0.86), fat (1.27), protein (1.05), carbohydrate (1.1), saturated fat (4.15), fiber (1.07), iron (0.31), zinc (0.89), calcium
(0.3)and the mean adequacy ratio (MAR) for energy intake and 8nutrients was 1.22. Food consumed provided adequate
nutrients due to composition of different foods groups. However, the nutrient adequacy ratio for calcium was very low
compared to saturated fat which had a cut-off of 1, indicating that more fat has been consumed than recommended level.
This may result in developing metabolic risk factors that contribute to the increase of non-communicable diseases. Therefore,
promotion of diversified diets in a right proportion should be advocated to build a health society
Women empowerment and the nutrition status of children aged between 6-59 months
Journal of Nutrition and Health Sciences 2020Malnutrition remains a concern in the central province, despite being the most productive province in terms of Agriculture. Most studies in the province have not paid attention to the importance of women empowerment and the nutrition outcomes of the population. In light of this knowledge gap, this study focused on the Women’s empowerment and the nutrition status of children aged 6-59 months. The study assessed the extent to which women are empowered in agricultural activities. This study sought to determine the association of women empowerment and nutritional status of children aged 6-59 months in Kapiri-Mposhi district in the Central Province of Zambia. A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted using a structured questionnaire. A total of 99 households were randomly sampled and the nutritional status of one child from each household assessed using anthropometric measurements. A total of 99 children were included in the study. Up to 21% of the children were stunted; 2% were wasted; and 9% underweight. There was a significant relationship between access to credit or income opportunities and Z-scores for wasting (WHZ) (p<0.05). This study suggests that further investment into women’s access to income may help improve the nutrition status of children
Preferences and consumption of pigeon peas among rural households as determinants for developing diversified products for sustainable health
Article of sustainability 2020,Pigeon peas are legumes with a high nutritional value. Existing studies of pigeon peas in
Tanzania mainly examine production and marketing, but little has been documented with respect
to consumer preferences and the consumption of pigeon peas. This study assesses the preferences
surrounding pigeon peas and their consumption as bases for the development of diversified and
shelf-stable products for nutrition and income improvement. This study comprised 303 randomly
selected farming households. Furthermore, 60 farmers participated in six focus group discussions in
the Lindi region. A structured questionnaire and a checklist with guided questions were provided
for data collection. The analysis uses SPSS (V.21), with di erences between groups established
using Kruskal–Wallis and Mann–Whitney tests. The associations were tested using Spearman’s
at p < 0.05. The mean pigeon peas consumption during the harvesting and lean seasons was
80 g/person/day and 18 g/person/day, respectively. The frequency of consumption was higher during
the harvesting season (92%) than the lean (29%) season. The majority of farmers (91%) preferred
to consume the local variety, with 84% of them consuming pigeon peas as stew. Five pigeon pea
recipes exist in the area. The farmers identified availability, taste, source of income, and familiarity as
the factors determining pigeon pea consumption and preferences. With limited recipes and other
barriers limiting consumption, the creation of innovative ideas for the development of diversified
and shelf-stable products fitting their consumption preferences is needed