FOOD. Science. Technology. Quality

Food. SCIENCE. Technology. Quality

Food. Science. TECHNOLOGY. Quality

Food. Science. Technology. QUALITY

Authors

EWA STEFAŃSKA, LUCYNA OSTROWSKA, DANUTA CZAPSKA, JAN KARCZEWSKI

Title

Assessment of vitamin content in daily food rations of women with normal body weight, overweight and obesity

Abstract

The levels of chosen fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E) and water-soluble vitamins (B1, B2, B6, B12, niacin, foliates) were assessed in daily food rations of 346 women with differentiated state of nutrition (145 women with normal weight, 73 with overweight and 128 with obesity). The diets of overweighed and obese women, as compared to those with normal weight, were characterized by higher vitamin levels (statistically significant differences). Low dietary contents of foliates and vitamin D were found in all the study participants and of vitamin E in the women with normal body weight. Excessive dietary supplies of vitamin B2 and B6 were noted in all the women and of vitamins A, C, B12 and niacin in the overweighed and obese study participants.

Keywords

women, state of nutrition, vitamins

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