Investigation on dietary and diet habits among pregnant women in Shenyang city

  Objective   To understand the nutrients intake of pregnant women in Shenyang, and to give a reasonable nutrition suggestion to promote the health of pregnant women and development of fetus.

  Methods   Dietary habit was investigated for pregnant women in Shenyang, and Dietary survey was made among some of them.

  Results   The amount of protein intake accounted for 119% recommend nutrients intake(RNI), but the amount of calcium intake only accounted for 65% RNI.The others nutrients intake reached above 80% RNI; The rate of complement calcium and folid acid among pregnancy was about 77% and 50%, but the number of complementation zinc and iron among pregnant women was relatively low.

  Conclusion   The amount of protein intake is relatively higher, and calcium intake is lower among the pregnant women in Shenyang.So the nutrition guidance should be made among them, and the amount of milk or milk product intake should be increased, as well as the amount of animal foods intake should be decreased properly.