Disparities in Risks of Inadequate and Excessive Intake of Micronutrients during Pregnancy.
Katherine Ann SauderRobyn N HarteBrandy M RinghamPatricia M GuentherRegan L BaileyAkram AlshawabkehJosé F CorderoAnne L DunlopErin P FerrantiAmy J ElliottDiane C MitchellMonique M HeddersonLyndsay A AvalosYeyi ZhuCarrie V BretonLeda ChatziJin RanIrva Hertz-PicciottoMargaret R KaragasVicki SayarathJoseph HooverDebra MacKenzieKristen LyallRebecca J SchmidtThomas G O'ConnorEmily S BarrettKaren M SwitkowskiSarah S ComstockJean M KerverLeonardo TrasandeFrances A TylavskyRosalind J WrightSrimathi KannanNoel T MuellerDiane J CatellierDeborah H GlueckDana M Dabeleanull nullPublished in: The Journal of nutrition (2022)
Improved diet quality is needed for most pregnant females. Even with dietary supplement use, >20% of participants were at risk of inadequate intake of ≥1 micronutrients, especially in some population subgroups. Pregnancy may be a window of opportunity to address disparities in micronutrient intake that could contribute to intergenerational health inequalities.