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dc.contributor.authorMcKenna, Elle
dc.contributor.authorHure, Alexis
dc.contributor.authorPerkins, Anthony
dc.contributor.authorGresham, Ellie
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-13T01:37:19Z
dc.date.available2018-04-13T01:37:19Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier.issn2072-6643
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/nu9101119
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/373119
dc.description.abstractWorldwide, dietary supplement use among reproductive aged women is becoming increasingly common. The aim of this study was to investigate dietary supplement use among Australian women during preconception. Self-reported data were collected prospectively for the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health (ALSWH). The sample included 485 women aged 31–36 years, with supplement data, classified as preconception when completing Survey 5 of the ALSWH in 2009. Frequency and contingency tables were calculated and Pearson’s chi-square test for associations between demographic variables and supplementation status was performed. Sixty-three per cent of women were taking at least one dietary supplement during preconception. Multiple-micronutrient supplements were the most commonly reported supplement (44%). Supplements containing folic acid and iodine were reported by 51% and 37% of preconception women, respectively. Folic acid (13%), omega-3 fatty acids (11%), vitamin C (7%), B vitamins (4%), iron (3%), and calcium (3%) were the most common single nutrients supplemented during preconception. Women trying to conceive, with no previous children, and born outside Australia were more likely to take dietary supplements. In Australia, dietary supplement use during preconception is relatively high. However, supplementation of recommended nutrients, including folic acid and iodine, could be improved.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherM D P I AG
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom1119-1
dc.relation.ispartofpageto1119-12
dc.relation.ispartofissue10
dc.relation.ispartofjournalNutrients
dc.relation.ispartofvolume9
dc.subject.fieldofresearchNutrition and dietetics
dc.subject.fieldofresearchNutrition and dietetics not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchFood sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3210
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode321099
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3006
dc.titleDietary Supplement Use during Preconception: The Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
dcterms.licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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gro.facultyAn Unassigned Group, An Unassigned Department
gro.rights.copyright© 2017 by the authors. 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 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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gro.griffith.authorPerkins, Anthony V.
gro.griffith.authorMcKenna, Elle
gro.griffith.authorGresham, Ellie


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