Journal article
Protein and amino acid intakes in a rural area of Bangladesh
Food and nutrition bulletin, v 31(2), pp 206-213
01 Jun 2010
PMID: 20707226
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Abstract
Background. Few studies have described protein and amino acid intakes in rural Bangladesh, a country with considerable undernutrition.
Objective. The purpose of this population-based study was to assess and describe protein and amino acid intakes in Araihazar, Bangladesh.
Methods. The study participants were 11,170 adult men and women who participated in the Health Effects of Arsenic Longitudinal Study (HEALS), which had a 98% participation rate. Dietary exposures were assessed by a food-frequency questionnaire that had been designed and validated for the HEALS study population.
Results. The mean body mass index (BMI) was 19.7 among all participants, and 34.9% of women and 44.4% of men had a BMI below 18.5. The average caloric intake was 2,142 and 2,394 kcal/day among women and men, respectively, and the mean protein intake was 67.5 and 78.2 g/day. The largest sources of protein were from rice and fish. Greater protein intake was related to younger age and several socioeconomic measures, including more years of education, land and television ownership, and employment in business, farming, or as a laborer (for men) or as a homemaker (for women).
Conclusions. This study found a high prevalence of underweight among study participants. Nonetheless, most participants had adequate protein intake according to Food and Agriculture Organization standards for body weight.
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- Title
- Protein and amino acid intakes in a rural area of Bangladesh
- Creators
- Julia E. Heck - Columbia UniversityJeri W. Nieves - Columbia UniversityYu Chen - New York UniversityFaruque Parvez - Columbia UniversityPaul W. Brandt-Rauf - Columbia UniversityGeoffrey R. Howe - Columbia UniversityHabibul Ahsan - Columbia University
- Publication Details
- Food and nutrition bulletin, v 31(2), pp 206-213
- Publisher
- Sage
- Number of pages
- 8
- Grant note
- P42ES10349; P30ES09089; R01CA107431; R01CA102484 / US National Institutes of Health; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA R01CA107431 / NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Cancer Institute (NCI) 1R21ES018960 / National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) 5R25CA087949 / National Cancer Institute; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Cancer Institute (NCI) P30ES009089 / NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- School of Biomedical Engineering, Science, and Health Systems; Drexel University
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000279853000003
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-77954924917
- Other Identifier
- 991019323667304721
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