Intake of Vitamin E and C in Women of Reproductive Age: Results from the Latin American Study of Nutrition and Health (ELANS)

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dc.contributor.authorBusso, Dolores
dc.contributor.authorDavid, Andrea
dc.contributor.authorPenailillo, Reyna
dc.contributor.authorEcheverria, Guadalupe
dc.contributor.authorRigotti, Attilio
dc.contributor.authorKovalskys, Irina
dc.contributor.authorGomez, Georgina
dc.contributor.authorCortes Sanabria, Lilia Yadira
dc.contributor.authorYepez Garcia, Martha Cecilia
dc.contributor.authorPareja, Rossina G.
dc.contributor.authorHerrera-Cuenca, Marianella
dc.contributor.authorFisberg, Mauro
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-20T22:16:59Z
dc.date.available2025-01-20T22:16:59Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractVitamin E was identified as a lipophilic compound essential to maintain rat pregnancy. Low vitamin E intake during early pregnancy associates with congenital malformations and embryonic loss in animals and with miscarriage and intrauterine growth restriction in humans. Vitamin E protects cell membranes from lipoperoxidation and exerts non-antioxidant activities. Its function can be restored by vitamin C; thus, intake and circulating levels of both micronutrients are frequently analyzed together. Although substantial vitamin E inadequacy was reported worldwide, its consumption in Latin America (LatAm) is mostly unknown. Using data from the Latin American Study of Nutrition and Health (Estudio Latinoamericano de Nutricion y Salud, ELANS), we evaluated vitamin E and C intake in women of reproductive age (WRA) from eight LatAm countries and identified their main food sources. Two non-consecutive 24-h dietary recalls in 3704 women aged from 15 to 49 years and living in urban locations showed low average intake of vitamin E (7.9 mg/day vs. estimated average requirement (EAR) of 12 mg/day) and adequate overall vitamin C consumption (95.5 mg/day vs. EAR of 60 mg/day). The mean regional inadequacy was 89.6% for vitamin E and 36.3% for vitamin C. The primary food sources of vitamin E were fats and oils, as well as vegetables. Vitamin C intake was explained mainly by the consumption of fruit juices, fruits, and vegetables. Combined deficient intake of both vitamins was observed in 33.7% of LatAm women. Although the implications of low antioxidant vitamins' consumption in WRA are still unclear, the combined deficient intake of both vitamins observed in one-third of ELANS participants underscores the need for further research on this topic.
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/nu13061954
dc.identifier.eissn2072-6643
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/nu13061954
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/94538
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:000666671800001
dc.issue.numero6
dc.language.isoen
dc.revistaNutrients
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectwomen of reproductive age
dc.subjectLatin America
dc.subjectintake
dc.subjectvitamin E
dc.subjectvitamin C
dc.subject.ods03 Good Health and Well-being
dc.subject.odspa03 Salud y bienestar
dc.titleIntake of Vitamin E and C in Women of Reproductive Age: Results from the Latin American Study of Nutrition and Health (ELANS)
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen13
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.trazabilidadWOS;2025-01-12
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