Micronutrients and Pregnancy
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Micronutrients and Human Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 June 2021) | Viewed by 53024
Special Issue Editor
Interests: micronutrients; anaemia, iron deficiency; multiple micronutrient supplement; diet quality; vitamin D and chronic diseases
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Micronutrient deficiencies are known to affect more than two billion people globally. The magnitude of the problem is much greater in low-income countries where multiple micronutrient deficiencies often occur concurrently as a result of a poor-quality diet. Suboptimal dietary intake of micronutrients during pregnancy has been associated with poor foetal growth, pre-term delivery, poor infant survival, and increased risk of chronic diseases in later life. Hence, adequate micronutrient status and good dietary practice during pregnancy are necessary to achieve healthy birth outcomes.
Establishing the relationship of maternal dietary micronutrient intakes with maternal and foetal outcomes requires accurate estimation of micronutrient intakes throughout pregnancy. Further, there is limited information about the determinants of poor dietary behaviours, specifically concerning micronutrients, of pregnant women in different settings. These knowledge gaps should be filled by high-quality data to develop an appropriate intervention for the prevention of micronutrient deficiency during pregnancy and help the public health practitioners in targeting effort to those who are at highest risk.
Thus, the aim of this Special Issue on “Micronutrients and Pregnancy” is to bring together the latest research on a broad range of topics, including micronutrient deficiency, the dietary intake of micronutrients, interactions between micronutrients, supplemental intakes, dietary recommendations, validation studies, and factors associated with poor dietary intakes of micronutrients and micronutrient deficiencies including intervention trials. Submissions of original papers, reviews, meta-analyses, and commentaries on the aforementioned issues are welcome.
Dr. Faruk Ahmed
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- micronutrient intake
- dietary intake
- dietary pattern
- dietary assessment
- validation studies
- micronutrient supplement
- pregnant women
- intervention