OBJECTIVE: To describe dietary intakes and nutrient adequacy during pregnancy in a sample of Peruvian @entity1 . DESIGN: Descriptive, observational prospective study, nested within a double-masked, controlled, @entity219 -supplementation trial during pregnancy. SETTING: Hospital Materno-Infantil 'Cesar Lopez Silva', in Villa El Salvador, an impoverished shantytown in Lima, Peru. SUBJECTS: A subsample of @entity1 enrolled in the larger trial. These @entity1 all had low-risk singleton pregnancies and were receiving prenatal care at the study hospital. A total of 168 24-h dietary recalls were collected at 10-24 weeks gestation and 120 recalls were collected at 28-30 weeks gestation. RESULTS: Median intakes of protein, @entity8728 , @entity1670 , @entity620 and @entity3151 met the current US RDA for pregnancy, whereas intakes of @entity15854 , @entity1501 , @entity904 , @entity460 , @entity68 and @entity219 were well below the recommendations at both time periods. Dietary intake of energy (mostly from carbohydrates) showed a significant increase from 10-24 to 28-30 weeks gestation, as did intakes of @entity1501 and @entity904 . The nutrients with the highest estimated prevalences of inadequacy at both points in pregnancy were @entity68 (93%), @entity219 (88-80%), @entity1501 (87-74%) and @entity460 (86-82%). CONCLUSION: Usual dietary intakes were found to be relatively adequate in terms of their energy and protein contents. However, high prevalences of inadequate intakes were estimated, particularly for @entity68 , @entity219 and @entity460 .

Dietary pattern and usual nutrient intakes of Peruvian XXXX during pregnancy.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women'] @entity1501 :: ('MESH:D005492', 'Chemical') :: ['folate'] @entity620 :: ('MESH:D001205', 'Chemical') :: ['vitamin C'] @entity219 :: ('MESH:D015032', 'Chemical') :: ['zinc'] @entity904 :: ('MESH:D014801', 'Chemical') :: ['vitamin A'] @entity1670 :: ('MESH:D009525', 'Chemical') :: ['niacin'] @entity15854 :: ('CHEBI:33283', 'Chemical') :: ['thiamin'] @entity460 :: ('MESH:D002118', 'Chemical') :: ['calcium'] @entity3151 :: ('MESH:D010758', 'Chemical') :: ['phosphorus'] @entity8728 :: ('MESH:D012256', 'Chemical') :: ['riboflavin'] @entity68 :: ('MESH:D007501', 'Chemical') :: ['iron']
@entity1 :: (9606,Species) :: ['women']
