Anemia and food insecurity: the nutritional struggles of pregnant women in Lebanon amid unprecedented crises
Anemia, compounded by low levels of iron supplementation and low adherence to healthy diets, warrant immediate public action given the detrimental effects they have on pregnancy outcomes. National comprehensive nutrition policies and interventions are thus needed to enhance adherence to healthy diets and the overall health of pregnant women. This also requires improving the food security situation of Lebanese pregnant women, as our findings showed that food security increases the odds of dietary diversity and adherence to the MD.
Authors
- Myriam El Khoury-Malhame (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3397-9337)
- Maha Hoteit (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7392-4835)
- Toni Sawma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4942-4405)
- Yonna Sacre (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4896-9147)
- Rana Mahfouz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5101-837X)
- Rana Rizk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8850-6502)
- Lara Hanna‐Wakim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2948-8148)
Institutions
- Lebanese University (LB)
- Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (LB)
- National Council for Scientific Research (LB)
- Lebanese American University (LB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Nutrition
- Published
- 2025-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40795-025-01042-0
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.24