Nutrition and food consumption of Females in theArab Republic of Egypt | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Nutrition | ||
| Volume 39, Issue 4 - Serial Number 1, December 2024, Pages 16-24 PDF (900.27 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/enj.2024.396493 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Asmaa A .Gabr21; Mahmoud2 Ramadan M; ..M. F2 Khalla; H Elsabakhawi1 Doaa2 | ||
| 12- Food Sci. Dept. Fac. Agric. Ain Shams Univ., Cairo, Egypt | ||
| 21- National Institute of Nutrition, Cairo, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| ABSTRACT A cross sectional study was carried out on randomly selected Nutrition and food consumption of females aged 20 to 60 years, 200 females .from different regions of Cairo. Education status )P-value≤0.00), marital status of female(P-value≤0.00)and family size(P-value≤0.00)were greatly affected . where such parameter were greatly Affected .Showed a significant relationship with the age groups. Dietary intake was collected using food frequency of different types of food consumed by females . Energy food: the majority82.5%consumed sugar less than three times per daily, building food ,Legumes were consumed by48.5% three times or less daily. Protective food: the vast majority (43.7%) consumed fruit less than three times daily. Fats and sweets. Beverages, the majority (67.5%) consumed tea three times or less daily. The daily Energy and macronutrient intake of female .There is no significant difference age groups as affecting by most of their variables . Similar Protein energy ratio, Carbohydrate energy ratio ,fat energy ratio and fiber . The daily micronutrient intake of females shows significance between different age groups as affected by most of their variables .Regarding to Vitamin A, there is a significant effect between difference age groups. Each other Calcium, Potassium, Sodium and phosphorus had significant difference rather than that of other. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Keywords: Macronutrient; Micronutrient; Age; Demographic; Food consumption | ||
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