Pregnant adolescents in Guam consume diets low in calcium and other micronutrients

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Volumn 103, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 611-614

  Pobocik, Rebecca S ^a   Benavente, Janet C ^b   Boudreau, Nancy S ^a   Spore, Crystal L ^c  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^c Ashtabula County WIC Program   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; CALCIUM; FOLIC ACID; IRON; MAGNESIUM; TRACE ELEMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ADULT; AGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; DIETARY INTAKE; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; FEMALE; FILIPINO; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GESTATIONAL AGE; GUAM; HUMAN; NUTRIENT CONTENT; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PACIFIC ISLANDER; CALCIUM INTAKE; CATERING SERVICE; CHILD NUTRITION; DIET; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; STANDARD; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CALCIUM, DIETARY; DIET; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; FOOD SERVICES; GUAM; HUMANS; MAGNESIUM; MICRONUTRIENTS; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITION DISORDERS; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; VITAMIN E;

EID: 0038783999     PISSN: 00028223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jada.2003.50114     Document Type: Article

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