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Assessment of Heme and Non-Heme Iron Intake and Its Dietary Sources among Adults in Armenia

Adequate dietary iron (Fe) intake is crucial for preventing Fe-deficient anemia, a recognized global public health concern which is important in Armenia. This study aimed to analyze the intake of Fe, both heme (from animal tissues) and non-heme (more prevalent, but less efficiently absorbed), as wel...

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Autores principales: Pipoyan, Davit, Stepanyan, Seda, Beglaryan, Meline, Mantovani, Alberto
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10097195/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37049483
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu15071643
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author Pipoyan, Davit
Stepanyan, Seda
Beglaryan, Meline
Mantovani, Alberto
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Stepanyan, Seda
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Mantovani, Alberto
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description Adequate dietary iron (Fe) intake is crucial for preventing Fe-deficient anemia, a recognized global public health concern which is important in Armenia. This study aimed to analyze the intake of Fe, both heme (from animal tissues) and non-heme (more prevalent, but less efficiently absorbed), as well as the Fe dietary sources, among adults in a representative national sample in Armenia. The study was conducted on 1400 individuals aged 18–80 and above, who were enrolled from all regions of Armenia. The Fe intake was assessed through a 24 h dietary recall survey, while Fe occurrence was determined through atomic absorption spectrophotometry (AAS). The results showed a high proportion of adults with a Fe intake lower than the average requirements set by EFSA (65%, 80% and 85% of males, total females and females at fertile age, respectively). Main Fe sources were bread, fruits and vegetables; heme Fe accounted only for <5% of total Fe intake. Compared to males, females had a lower intake of all forms of Fe (p < 0.05). Significant differences were observed in the intake of different forms of Fe between regions (p < 0.05), while the age-group 36–55 years had higher intakes of total Fe. Our data call for comprehensive nutritional security strategies in order to reduce iron deficiency in Armenia, that represents a public health concern.
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spelling pubmed-100971952023-04-13 Assessment of Heme and Non-Heme Iron Intake and Its Dietary Sources among Adults in Armenia Pipoyan, Davit Stepanyan, Seda Beglaryan, Meline Mantovani, Alberto Nutrients Article Adequate dietary iron (Fe) intake is crucial for preventing Fe-deficient anemia, a recognized global public health concern which is important in Armenia. This study aimed to analyze the intake of Fe, both heme (from animal tissues) and non-heme (more prevalent, but less efficiently absorbed), as well as the Fe dietary sources, among adults in a representative national sample in Armenia. The study was conducted on 1400 individuals aged 18–80 and above, who were enrolled from all regions of Armenia. The Fe intake was assessed through a 24 h dietary recall survey, while Fe occurrence was determined through atomic absorption spectrophotometry (AAS). The results showed a high proportion of adults with a Fe intake lower than the average requirements set by EFSA (65%, 80% and 85% of males, total females and females at fertile age, respectively). Main Fe sources were bread, fruits and vegetables; heme Fe accounted only for <5% of total Fe intake. Compared to males, females had a lower intake of all forms of Fe (p < 0.05). Significant differences were observed in the intake of different forms of Fe between regions (p < 0.05), while the age-group 36–55 years had higher intakes of total Fe. Our data call for comprehensive nutritional security strategies in order to reduce iron deficiency in Armenia, that represents a public health concern. MDPI 2023-03-28 /pmc/articles/PMC10097195/ /pubmed/37049483 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu15071643 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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title_short Assessment of Heme and Non-Heme Iron Intake and Its Dietary Sources among Adults in Armenia
title_sort assessment of heme and non-heme iron intake and its dietary sources among adults in armenia
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10097195/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37049483
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu15071643
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