Legume Intake of Childbearing Aged Women in Rural Tajikistan

• Published in: Ecology of food and nutrition Vol. 47; no. 2; pp. 109 - 125
• Main Authors: Yarbaeva, Shakhlo N, Giraud, David, Albrecht, Julie A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Taylor & Francis Group 02.04.2008; Taylor and Francis
• Subjects: adults; anthropometric measurements; Biological and medical sciences; body mass index; dietary minerals; dietary surveys; Feeding. Feeding behavior; folic acid; food choices; food intake; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Human physiology applied to population studies and life conditions. Human ecophysiology; iron; legumes; Medical sciences; nutrient intake; Nutritional survey. Food supply and nutritional requirement; obesity; overweight; rural women; skinfold thickness; Tajikistan; underweight; Vertebrates: anatomy and physiology, studies on body, several organs or systems; waist circumference; women; women of childbearing age; Tajikistan; Asia; Human; women of childbearing age; Vegetables; Rural environment; Anthropometry; legumes; Physiological age; Feeding; Pregnancy; anthropometric measurements; Food intake; Female; Age; Tajikistan
• ISSN: 0367-0244; 1543-5237
• DOI: 10.1080/03670240701702370

Legume intake among women of childbearing age living in “vilojati” (region) Khatlon of Tajikistan was investigated. Tajik women (n = 151) between 19 and 41 years old completed a survey on legumes. Anthropometric and skinfold measurements were collected with body mass index (kg/m2) of 22.6 ± 4.7, waist circumference (cm) of 74.8 ± 12.2, and sum of skinfold measurements (triceps, thigh, and suprailiac) (mm) of 60.1 ± 19.3. Overall, 19% of the participants were underweight, 20% overweight, and 9% obese. Consumption of legumes in the Tajik diet was at least two to three times per week or more (73.5%), suggesting a positive dietary approach for increasing folate and iron intake of Tajik women of childbearing age.