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Energy and Nutrient Intakes of Public Health Concern by Rural and Urban Ghanaian Mothers Assessed by Weighed Food Compared to Recommended Intakes
Nutrients, Vol.17(15), p.2567
2025
PMID: 40806151
Abstract
Background/Objectives: Previous studies assessing dietary intake have used self-report methods, prone to misreporting. Using researcher-conducted weighed food records, we assessed rural and urban mothers' energy and nutrient intakes of concern and compared them to recommended nutrient intakes (RNIs). Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in rural (Asaase Kokoo) and urban (University of Ghana Staff Village) communities. Dietary data were collected from fifty-four mothers (26 rural, 28 urban) on 2 weekdays and 1 weekend day, analyzed with software, and programmed with West African, FNDDS, Kenyan, Ugandan, and USDA food composition databases. Results: Mean (SD) ages (years) were 35.8 (11.6) and 44.4 (7.6), and mean energy intakes (kcal) were 2026 (461) and 1669 (385) for rural and urban mothers, respectively. Mean percentage contributions of macronutrients to energy intake were within recommended ranges for rural and urban mothers. All participants met or exceeded vitamin A RNI, irrespective of location. While all rural mothers met or exceeded iron RNI, some urban mothers (14.3%) did not. Few rural (7.7%) and urban mothers (10.7%) did not meet zinc RNI. About half of rural (46.2%) and urban mothers (53.6%) did not meet folate RNI. Most rural (96.1%) and urban mothers (92.8%) met or exceeded fiber RNI. Conclusions: Overall, rural mothers had higher energy and nutrient intakes than urban mothers. While most met RNIs, there were some micronutrient inadequacies, particularly folate, where almost half of rural and urban mothers consumed below RNI. Our findings indicate the need for tailored interventions to prevent nutrient deficiencies or excesses in Ghanaian mothers.
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- Title
- Energy and Nutrient Intakes of Public Health Concern by Rural and Urban Ghanaian Mothers Assessed by Weighed Food Compared to Recommended Intakes
- Authors/Creators
- Prince K. Osei - University of GeorgiaMegan A. McCrory - Boston UniversityMatilda Steiner-Asiedu - University of GhanaEdward Sazonov - University of AlabamaMingui Sun - University of PittsburghWenyan Jia - University of PittsburghTom Baranowski - Children's Nutrition Research Center at Baylor College of MedicineGary Frost - Imperial College LondonBenny Lo - Imperial College LondonChristabel A. Domfe - University of California, DavisAlex K. Anderson - University of Georgia
- Publication Details
- Nutrients, Vol.17(15), p.2567
- Publisher
- Mdpi
- Number of pages
- 15
- Grant note
- GEO00701 / Georgia Agricultural Experiment Station Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Grand Challenges Explorations Initiative; CGIAR
- Identifiers
- 991005884951607891
- Copyright
- Copyright: © 2025 by the authors.
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Centre for Computational and Systems Medicine
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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