Association of Diet Quality With Meal-Related Habits and Lifestyle Factors in Young to Middle-Aged Adults
zinc(19%), and calcium (23%).For the primary group, all children met the RDA for iron, magnesium, and potassium and a significant proportion did not meet the RDA for energy (61%), carbohydrate (20%), fat (76%), vitamin A (77%), vitamin B12 (68%), vitamin C (54%), zinc (47%), and calcium (49%).The prevalence of stunting was 5.4%, wasting was 3%, and underweight was 7% for the ECD population compared to 7% stunting, 0.3% wasting, and 7.9% underweight among the primary school children.Conclusions: These findings indicate nutrient inadequacy among ECD and primary school children enrolled in a one meal a day school feeding program, demonstrating the need for efforts to address the dietary intake gaps in school children.
Authors
- Emília Rahnemay Kohlman Rabbani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4016-5198)
- Jaapna Dhillon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4798-9111)
- Ayodeji Adepoju (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6966-2588)
- Onyedika G Ani
Institutions
- University of Missouri (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Current Developments in Nutrition
- Published
- 2025-05-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cdnut.2025.106536
- Primary Topic
- Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00