Abstract
BACKGROUND: Grain legumes are appreciated for their contribution to dietary protein and micronutrient intake in addition to their benefits in providing income and replenishing soil fertility. They offer potential benefits in developing countries where future food demand is increasing and both undernutrition and overweight co-exist. We studied the current and potential role of grain legumes on protein, both quantity and quality, and micronutrient adequacy in the diet of rural Ghanaian infants and young children. METHODS: Energy and nutrient (including amino acids) intakes of breastfed children of 6-8 months (n=97), 9-11 months (n=97), 12-23 months (n=114), and non-breastfed children of 12-23 months (n=29) from Karaga district in Northern Ghana were assessed using a repeated quantitative multi-pass 24-hour recall method. Food-based dietary guidelines that cover nutrient adequacy within the constraints of local current dietary patterns were designed using the linear programming software Optifood (version 4.0.9, Optifood
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Number of pages | 1 |
| Journal | Nutrition Journal |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 21 Feb 2019 |
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Keywords
- essential amino acids
- Grain legumes
- infants and young children
- micronutrients
- nutrient adequacy
- optimised diets
- protein
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Current and potential role of grain legumes on protein and micronutrient adequacy of the diet of rural Ghanaian infants and young children : using linear programming. / de Jager, Ilse; Borgonjen-van den Berg, Karin J.; Giller, Ken E.; Brouwer, Inge D.
In: Nutrition Journal, Vol. 18, No. 1, 21.02.2019.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
TY - JOUR
T1 - Current and potential role of grain legumes on protein and micronutrient adequacy of the diet of rural Ghanaian infants and young children
T2 - using linear programming
AU - de Jager, Ilse
AU - Borgonjen-van den Berg, Karin J.
AU - Giller, Ken E.
AU - Brouwer, Inge D.
PY - 2019/2/21
Y1 - 2019/2/21
N2 - BACKGROUND: Grain legumes are appreciated for their contribution to dietary protein and micronutrient intake in addition to their benefits in providing income and replenishing soil fertility. They offer potential benefits in developing countries where future food demand is increasing and both undernutrition and overweight co-exist. We studied the current and potential role of grain legumes on protein, both quantity and quality, and micronutrient adequacy in the diet of rural Ghanaian infants and young children. METHODS: Energy and nutrient (including amino acids) intakes of breastfed children of 6-8 months (n=97), 9-11 months (n=97), 12-23 months (n=114), and non-breastfed children of 12-23 months (n=29) from Karaga district in Northern Ghana were assessed using a repeated quantitative multi-pass 24-hour recall method. Food-based dietary guidelines that cover nutrient adequacy within the constraints of local current dietary patterns were designed using the linear programming software Optifood (version 4.0.9, Optifood
AB - BACKGROUND: Grain legumes are appreciated for their contribution to dietary protein and micronutrient intake in addition to their benefits in providing income and replenishing soil fertility. They offer potential benefits in developing countries where future food demand is increasing and both undernutrition and overweight co-exist. We studied the current and potential role of grain legumes on protein, both quantity and quality, and micronutrient adequacy in the diet of rural Ghanaian infants and young children. METHODS: Energy and nutrient (including amino acids) intakes of breastfed children of 6-8 months (n=97), 9-11 months (n=97), 12-23 months (n=114), and non-breastfed children of 12-23 months (n=29) from Karaga district in Northern Ghana were assessed using a repeated quantitative multi-pass 24-hour recall method. Food-based dietary guidelines that cover nutrient adequacy within the constraints of local current dietary patterns were designed using the linear programming software Optifood (version 4.0.9, Optifood
KW - essential amino acids
KW - Grain legumes
KW - infants and young children
KW - micronutrients
KW - nutrient adequacy
KW - optimised diets
KW - protein
U2 - 10.1186/s12937-019-0435-5
DO - 10.1186/s12937-019-0435-5
M3 - Article
VL - 18
JO - Nutrition Journal
JF - Nutrition Journal
SN - 1475-2891
IS - 1
ER -