Local foods can meet micronutrient needs for women in urban Burkina Faso, but only if rarely consumed micronutrient‐dense foods are included in daily diets: A linear programming exercise

• Published in: Maternal and child nutrition Vol. 14; no. 1
• Main Authors: Arimond, Mary, Vitta, Bineti S., Martin‐Prével, Yves, Moursi, Mourad, Dewey, Kathryn G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England John Wiley and Sons Inc 01.01.2018
• Subjects: Adult; Burkina Faso; Burkina Faso - epidemiology; Deficiency Diseases - economics; Deficiency Diseases - epidemiology; Deficiency Diseases - ethnology; Deficiency Diseases - prevention & control; Developing Countries; diet; Diet, Healthy - economics; Diet, Healthy - ethnology; Dietary Supplements - economics; Feasibility Studies; Female; Food Preferences - ethnology; Food Supply - economics; Humans; Lactation - ethnology; linear programming; Maternal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena - ethnology; micronutrients; Micronutrients - economics; Micronutrients - therapeutic use; Models, Economic; Nutrition Surveys; Original; Patient Compliance - ethnology; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Complications - economics; Pregnancy Complications - epidemiology; Pregnancy Complications - ethnology; Pregnancy Complications - prevention & control; Risk; supplements; Urban Health - economics; Urban Health - ethnology; women; Young Adult; Burkina Faso; supplements; linear programming; micronutrients; Burkina Faso; diet; women

Women of reproductive age are at nutritional risk due to their need for nutrient‐dense diets. Risk is further elevated in resource‐poor environments. In one such environment, we evaluated feasibility of meeting micronutrient needs of women of reproductive age using local foods alone or using local f...