Geophagia in pregnancy and its association with nutritional status - A prospective cohort study in rural north-eastern Tanzania
Prenatal geophagia is closely related to iron and folate status. A greater decrease in hemoglobin and folate is associated with the initiation of geophagia during pregnancy. These findings are particularly relevant to low- and middle-income settings where geophagia is practiced and the prevalence of anemia in pregnancy is high.
Authors
- Inge Tetens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2495-2511)
- Daniel T. R. Minja (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6159-4664)
- Ruth J. F. Loos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8532-5087)
- Sofie L Moeller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5319-7001)
- Marta Guasch‐Ferré
- Line Hjort (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4673-4176)
- Dirk L. Christensen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2142-522X)
- Erica E Eberl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7199-4909)
- Ib Christian Bygbjerg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9100-2754)
- John Lusingu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9407-0602)
- Christentze Schmiegelow
- Lise E Lundtoft
Institutions
- Statens Serum Institut (DK)
- University of Copenhagen (DK)
- Harvard University (US)
- Novo Nordisk Foundation (DK)
- Copenhagen University Hospital (DK)
- Zealand University Hospital (DK)
- University College Copenhagen (DK)
- National Institute for Medical Research (TZ)
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
- Published
- 2025-03-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-025-01721-y
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Therapeutic Uses of Natural Elements
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.41
Funders
- Københavns Universitet