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Kapil U, Verma D, Goel M, et al. Dietary intake of trace elements and minerals among adults in underprivileged communities of rural Rajasthan, India. Asia Pac J Clin Nutr. 1998;7(1):29-32
Kapil, U., Verma, D., Goel, M., Saxena, N., Gnanasekaran, N., Goindi, G., & Nayar, D. (1998). Dietary intake of trace elements and minerals among adults in underprivileged communities of rural Rajasthan, India. Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition, 7(1), 29-32.
Kapil, U, et al. "Dietary intake of trace elements and minerals among adults in underprivileged communities of rural Rajasthan, India." Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition vol. 7,1 (1998): 29-32.
Kapil U, Verma D, Goel M, Saxena N, Gnanasekaran N, Goindi G, Nayar D. Dietary intake of trace elements and minerals among adults in underprivileged communities of rural Rajasthan, India. Asia Pac J Clin Nutr. 1998 Mar;7(1):29-32. PMID: 24394894.
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Asia Pac J Clin Nutr. 1998 Mar;7(1):29-32.

Dietary intake of trace elements and minerals among adults in underprivileged communities of rural Rajasthan, India.

Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition

U Kapil, D Verma, M Goel, N Saxena, N Gnanasekaran, G Goindi, D Nayar

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  1. Human Nutrition Unit and Computer Facility, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.

PMID: 24394894

Abstract

In developing countries, data on dietary intake of trace elements, and even major elements, is limited. The dietary intake of 1277 adults of underprivileged communities of rural Rajasthan was studied. Intake was assessed by the 24-h dietary recall method from which the average daily intake of macronutrients, some major elements, and trace elements was computed. The zinc intake was 69.7 and 49.7% of the recommended daily allowance in males and non-pregnant non-lactating females, respectively. The intakes of manganese and molybdenum were adequate when compared with the suggested daily intakes. Element intake during the physiological stress conditions of pregnancy and lactation was 42.4 and 53.0% for zinc, 36.5 and 29.8% for copper, and 21.0 and 23.1% for calcium, respectively. The intake of iron was less than 20 mg/day for all female subjects studied. No significant difference was observed in the trace element intake of subjects with different grades of malnutrition. Assessment of dietary intake may provide a useful indication of the possible status of major and trace elements among adult subjects.

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